Wednesday, March 3, 2010

I'm Getting Drunk at My Wedding. So Back Off.

Someone once told me that it's not "classy" to get loaded at your own wedding.  I'm not even going to waste my time explaining why I think that statement is the biggest CROCK I'vc ever heard. Because if you're reading this blog, you probably are having the same, "are-u-fucking-kidding-me" reaction to that as I did.

Who the EFF is going to spend an entire YEAR planning a party for themselves and not party? Well. Not this bitch.  In fact, I'm planning the entire schedule of this wedding around the booze.
  1. Pre-ceremony & Ceremony: White Wine
  2. Cocktail Hour: Same + Red Wine, Homebrew, Keg of PBR
  3. Dinner: Same + Mead tasting
  4. Toasts: Same + Champagne
  5. First Dances: Same + Gin n Juice
  6. Dance Party: Same + Shots of Patron
I've also heard horror stories about not having *time* to drink at your own wedding... that the couple spent most of the reception talking to their guests. Which is lovely, don't get me wrong. I will of course want to talk to as many guests as I possibly can, but I'll be double-fisting drinks while I'm doing it. And when the dance party starts, don't even *think* of starting a conversation with me... unless you can communicate in the language of DANCE. Like so:
So I have two questions for you:
How loaded do you plan on getting at your wedding? And if you're married... How loaded did you get at your wedding? On a scale of 1 to 10... 1 being "stone cold sober" and 10 being "Drunk off your balls." I'm really curious...
    Posted by Britt Hollenbrau at 9:31 AM
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    1. I'm aiming for a 7-8.5... I think that seems right, that allows me to have rye in one hand and wine in the other. It also allows for the shots to occur, which they will. But it allows me to keep my composure a bit. When I get drunk drunk, well let's just say my family doesn't need to see that.

      Add to the fact FH's Mother is AGAINST drinking of any sort, the type where if you have a glass of wine you're an alcoholic, this will only partially piss her off. Hahahaha not that I'm worried, the second time she met me FH's brother and I challenged each other to a drinking competition, she knows I drink.

      So I'm aiming for somewhere between a hard seven and a slight nine, all I know is it will be a good time.
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    2. Haha I love those photos.
      On that scale, I'm going to be a 0. But that's because I never drink anyway. But honestly, for those who do, who freakin' cares? Even if it isn't classy, why would you spend so many months planning a sweet party only to let the thought of maintaining your classiness get in your way of having fun. I say, be as drunk as you want. That's what photographers are for, you don't have to remember what actually happened the night of...
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    3. I want to be a good 5 or 6. In the past few years, my body has turned on me and I can't handle the booze like I used to. So if I keep it at a good buzz, I won't want to fall asleep before dessert.
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    4. we totally got drunk at our wedding - not enough time? are you kidding me!? the bride should always have a drink in her hand! hah
      i made sure u didnt get so smashed that i forgot any of the day however but hell yeah we got drunk..christ we had to fly to tokyo the next day for our honeymoon and gareth was throwing up in the airport! nice....
      id say i was a 7 or 8...
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    5. I'm not going to get shitfaced simply because I don't want to spend my wedding night puking (and worrying about my dress) and the day after my wedding where I will either have to be traveling or dealing with an absurd amount of family or both, I really don't want to be hung over.

      I'm aiming for a happy buzz.
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    6. First of all, those pics are amazing and I think we'd have one helluva good time if we were at the same dance party. We're a special breed, yes we are.

      So I've thought a lot about how much I plan to drink at my wedding and I've come to the conclusion that I just can't drink as much as I'd like. For one thing, I get incredibly bad hangovers. This wouldn't matter if the Sunday after the wedding were just a lounge-around day, but we're not doing that. We're getting on a plane at SIX THIRTY in the EFFING MORNING (sorry about the shouting...I'm not happy about this) to leave for our honeymoon. My ass cannot handle being hungover on a plane all damn day. Can't do it.

      Having said all that, sober me and drunk me are eerily similar. I have a good time no matter my level of drunkenness (and I have the pictures to prove it). So I'm going to say that I'll probably be around a 4-5? Maybe I'll get REALLY drunk during dinner and then taper off the rest of the night. Or maybe I'll be eating my words and need to be carried out of the reception. Oy.

      Also, I love when brides get drunk and dance their faces off. Your pics are going to be out of control, I just know it.
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    7. I'm going for a consistent tipsy-happy at 5/6 (probably 1 glass of white wine per hour/45 min and that glass won't leave my hand) But I'm with Dana. I suddenly got old an can't handle as much booze any more and don't want to spend the night either a) sleeping by 9pm b) in the bathroom or c) wanting the party to stop spinning.

      Afterparty though? That may crank up to 7/8.
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    8. You are SO right. I'm planning on having bottles of champagne at my disposal and my disposal only. No one gets in between me and my bubbly.
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    9. I'm with Miss Fancy pants. I was at a 0 at my wedding because I don't drink anymore. I'm also blaming it on age.

      But I think the hubs at our wedding was probably at a 4 - 5. He had started at 11:00 am because where the guys took their pictures at was at a brewery. But I must say, it was fun dealing with all of my drunk friends and taking pictures with them. I mos def laughed my ass off a TON.

      Have you named your homebrew yet? If not, I was thinking it would be awesome if you named it Jesus Juice. That would be the shiz.
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    10. A good 7-8. I don't want to be completely man down the next day, but I do want to make the most of my party and open bar. I'm hoping to at least be tipsy from dinner on.
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    11. I told you on Twitter that I wouldn't get very loaded, but I should qualify: I still intend to drink, and I'll probably get drunk. But I won't get so drunk that I can't recover before I fall asleep. It has nothing to do with class and everything to do with how much of a bitch I'm going to be when we're driving up to Sonoma the next day... I don't want to be mean to my new husband because I have a raging headache. So I'd put myself at... a 6. Maybe a 7 if I get careless.

      Seriously... you should party as much as you want to. Weddings are too much work for the bride not to enjoy.
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    12. I had 1 not only because I'm one of those brides that was constantly talking to people (and hey I had friends fly 8000 miles for me) but also because alcohol drives my eczema crazy.

      Of course that didn't stop my grad school friends from shoving 4 shots of tequila down my throat for the after party. It was pretty glorious.
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    13. I was about a 4. I had mostly champagne to drink, so I felt bubbly/happy/blissful. :) I didn't want to get too crazy, because when I feel sick I'm a huge bitch, and I really didn't want to miss out on anything. But the bubbly did help loosen me up!
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    14. He he... this is a fab question!! I know what I'm like - when I'm excited, I can't eat, and when I drink champagne/bubbly stuff, I get so giddy and happy... so I suspect I'll be pretty drunk by the end of it all. (Actually I suspect I might be a bit disappointed if I'm not!) ;)
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    15. I figure pre-ceremony while I'm drink mimosas, I'll probably be about a 4. At the reception I'll probably get up to a 6. But I love me some dancing, and, to be honest, I can't dance when I'm drunk. So a good strong buzz is what I'm shooting for. If I was drunk I'd just fall down on the dance floor. And maybe I'll get up to an 8 or 9 for the private after party, ie. party of two.
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    16. I'm going to aim for a 4-5.

      I don't want to be miserable the next day, and I want to remember the night as clearly as I can. I don't want my memories of probably the only time the Groomie and I will have our whole family together to be "fuzzy."
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    17. I'm having a courthouse wedding Friday, with a bar crawl as our only "reception." so yeah, drinking is happening. as i've gotten older, the hangovers have gotten worse (and from fewer drinks), but i just want to keep a glass in my hand at all times, even if i'm drinking from it sloooowly.
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    18. 7- floating in a hazy wonderland.

      10 is for the afterparty. And we will likely do a little burning then, as well.
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    19. i'm going for a solid 7. i don't want 100+ people having pictures of me that i don't remember... and i second cupcake's 10 on the afterparty. i can handle 15 people having pictures of me that i don't remember :)

      who doesn't have time for a drink?? food, i can understand, but a drink?? seriously?
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    20. i was pretty much at a 3 from pre-ceremony until cocktail hour, then a 7 from cocktails through dancing. maaaaybe an 8. i am holding a drink in 90% of the photos!!!
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    21. I went past tipsy and straight into too much, but we danced our asses off. I would aim for that high 8.
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    22. I'm going to keep my dignity (I hope) until midnight and then I shall be totally playing drinking games with my new brothers! As the are all a good foot taller than me and all rugby boys I will be broken. I cannot wait.
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    23. I'm boring and don't drink but have had to say to the other half "Don't mind how drunk you get later in the day, just pleeeease make sure you remember the ceremony." I don't think that's too much to ask. On the other hand, if he's hammered he'll be asleep by 10pm which is not much fun for anyone, especially on a wedding night...!
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    24. 5/6 tipsy but present...

      So proud of our friends though who managed to top off 15 handles of tequila and 10 other handles of hard alcohol, we weren't even fooling around!
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    25. I had Landen at my wedding, so I didn't drink a drop and I regret it totally!! Next time, I will def drink!

      Drink it up Brit, have an amazing fucking time!!!
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    26. I'll probably be a 3 or 4, because anything higher than that and I'll start flashing people or pulling my skirt up. I tend to go from 0 to 60 quite quickly
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    27. oh for god sake... i found this posting bc i was looking to feel better after making an ass out of myself at my wedding.

      I drank champagne all afternoon so the ceremony was a 3. however, i got emotional at the church and... when i had a shot of brandy to loosen me up at the reception followed by another, i hit a 7/8.

      All my photographs at the reception should be burned. Not only did i look drunk in my most of my photographs, my hair was a mess and i had cried off my make-up during my maid of honor's speech.

      i spent 5 weeks feverishly planning a wedding... only to feel awful for drinking during the reception and being so emotional. its almost a year since my wedding... i still dont feel any better. i would love to do it all over w.out the liquor.

      moral of the story, dont drink. pop a xanex instead.
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