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How Much
Liquor Will We Need?
Q:
Is
there a formula to determine how much beer and liquor is needed for
a reception with 300 guests? Thank you, Mary D.
A: Allow
three to four drinks for a buffet or dinner of about four hours in
length. For an all evening party of about five or six hours, count on
four to six drinks per guest, not including wine with dinner. While
some guests may drink less than the average person, others may
consume more than average, so using these figures should allow for a
balancing of the numbers.
It
is always best to order MORE liquor than the amount you expect will
be consumed, as running out of liquor is in poor form and reflects
very badly on the host. In most jurisdictions, unopened liquor can be
returned for full refund, so it is better to be safe than sorry. Just
confirm the refund policy with your liquor vendor to be certain.
Here's
what you'll need to do to determine the number of servings you'll
get out of a bottle of wine, champagne, or liquor, and to determine
the number of bottles you'll need:
To
calculate the number of bottles required, you'll need to take your
best guess as to what your guests are likely to prefer to drink. For
example, will most likely prefer wine, beer, or hard liquor? Or do
you predict an equal mix of wine drinkers, hard liquor drinkers, and
beer drinkers? Now tune your estimates a little farther. As an
example, you may know that more of your guests prefer red wine to
white, or prefer rum to rye.
Now
you will need to count:
A
26 oz. ( 750 ml.) bottle of wine produces 5 servings.
The
average bottle of champagne produces 6 servings, when served in
fluted glasses A 26 oz. (750 ml.) bottle of spirits yields seventeen
1 1/2 oz. (45 ml.) servings.
A
40 oz. (1.14 L) bottle of spirits yields 25 servings.
If
serving wine with dinner, allow for two servings per guest.
Have
on hand three bottles of mix for every bottle of spirits.
Once
again, it is important to stress the importance of having a generous
amount of liquor on hand. Bump up your estimates to be safe! Unopened
bottles can be returned! Cheers! |
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Recommended Temperature For
Serving Champagne?
Q:
We're handling all
of the food and beverage arrangements for my son's wedding, rather
than hiring a caterer and bar service. We have one issue we are
unsure of, though. What temperature is champagne supposed to be
served at? Please help!
Mom
of Groom in Detroit
A:
No problem! Champagne
is best served chilled at 40 degrees F. Enjoy! |
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Timing
Concerning Ceremony Seating
Q:
Where I can I find
information on the proper timing of the seating of the principals in
the family for a wedding ceremony?
A:
Here is a run-down
of everything you are likely to want to know with regards to seating:
Ushers should be
used to escort guests to their seats. The standard formula to
determine the number of ushers required is one usher per every fifty
guests. Friends and relatives of the bride are seated on the left
side of center aisle in the church or ceremony site, while friends
and relatives of the groom will be seated on the right side of the
center aisle.
When seating
guests, ushers should ask if they are friends or family of the bride
or of the groom and then seat the guests accordingly. When escorting
a lady up the center aisle, the usher should have her take his left
arm if escorting her to the left side of the church and have her take
his right arm if seating her to the right side of the church. If the
lady has a gentleman with her, the gentleman walks a few steps behind
the usher and the lady. If escorting a single gentleman to his seat,
the usher walks along side the gentleman.
The principals in
the family are seated in the first few pews. This area is reserved
seating and may be marked off using a ribbon, which is where the
expression "within the ribbon" comes from, to refer to the
reserved seating area.
A list should be
made of the names of all relatives who should be seated within the
ribbon. This list should be provided to ushers at the rehearsal in
order for them to review in advance. It should be on hand at the
ceremony for them to refer to if required. Alternatively, 'pew
cards', also known as 'within the ribbon' cards, may be printed and
included with the invitations mailed to those who should be seated
within the ribbon. Guests present these cards to the ushers, who then
recognize that they should be seated within the ribbon. Siblings of
the bride and groom are typically seated in either the second or
third row, however, if preferred, they may be seated in the first row
alongside the parents.
Seating of the
grandparents should be done just prior to the start of the ceremony,
beginning with the groom's paternal grandparents, followed by his
maternal grand- parents, then the bride's paternal grandparents,
followed by her maternal grandparents. A special musical selection
may be played for the grand parent's entrance. If the grandparents
should be in poor physical condition, they may be seated about 20
minutes prior to the ceremony in order to prevent the possibility of
them feeling uncomfortable with attention being drawn to them if they
are seated just prior to the ceremony start.
The mother of the
groom should be seated immediately following the grandparents of the
bride. The groom's father follows a few steps behind her. The bride's
mother is the last to be seated, signaling that the ceremony is about
to start.
There you have it.
Have a wonderful wedding!
Linda
Kevich is the creator and editor of SuperWeddings.com. She has been a
professional wedding consultant for the past ten years, and now
teaches the business of wedding consulting through a home
study program she has developed. Have a
wedding question? Click here to ask the expert!
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Linda Kevich is the creator and
editor of SuperWeddings.com. She has been a professional wedding
consultant for the past ten years, and now teaches the business of
wedding consulting through a home
study program she developed and
administers. Have a wedding question?
Click here
to ask the expert!
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