Tulsa, Oklahoma engaged couples lead the way in weddings at dry venues for so many reasons.
Bella Rosa Venue in Sapulpa Oklahoma chooses to be a dry venue because our guests want to focus on the people and celebration they were invited to. Because our state is one of the worst for alcoholic incidents of violence in homes, we promote celebrations that do not have alcohol. Alcohol leads to addictions and eventually innocent children are neglected as a result. We have seen in other places where guests may attend an event only for the chance to drink, otherwise they would not have come to congratulate the couple. We find that guests will focus more on the lovely couple and the happy occasion rather than on drinking and becoming intoxicated, because in a dry setting people are more in tune to each other and the occasion. Enjoying a lively conversation while sharing a mocktail has no negative side effects.
Tulsa Oklahoma couples choose to have a dry wedding because serving alcohol is an extra expense. Bella Rosa Venue staff seeks to assist couples in making their wedding day joyous and memorable without extra unnecessary expense. The expense can be enormous, instead those funds could be used for a greater honeymoon, or couples can invest that money in something important to them like a down payment on buying their first home together. Other couples have chosen to give a gift to their friends and family who attended in memory the newly established family.
Tulsa Oklahoma couples choose a dry wedding because alcohol can sometimes lead to behavior that might detract from the festivities or cause discomfort to others. Experiences of spills, fights, vomit, falls etc. can be avoided by serving mocktails instead; as a Shirley Temple drink. You mix Cherry 7 up and a little orange juice mixed with ice and a maraschino cherry on top. Okie Soiree Mobile Bar Co. and Bru Coffee House offer a high class wedding beverage service that is non alcoholic. Planning a special event should be a fun and exciting experience, and a dry wedding reduces the risk of such nasty incidents that people must clean up or the person who caused the mishap so embarrassingly regrets the next day.
Non-drinkers, recovering alcoholics, or individuals from cultures where alcohol is not consumed will feel more included and comfortable. We have had some weddings where the couple had gone through rehab and chose Bella Rosa because we didn’t allow alcohol in the building. Here are a few fun recipes but you can find more on Pinterest.
Here are some recipes for mocktails
Guests are more likely to remember the heartfelt speeches, dances, and interactions at a dry wedding without the haziness that alcohol can bring. We have found our guests to be very involved in the full experience with those they are celebrating, besides very cooperative with all aspects of the wedding down to helping carry out gifts and clothes at the end of the day.
Besides knowing that those driving home from our venue are fully capable of driving gives us peace because they will most likely not cause a wreck from alcohol consumed at Bella Rosa Venue. Moreover, without alcohol, there’s less risk of guests feeling unwell the next day, allowing everyone to enjoy the next day and be fully present in the next day’s activities.
Tricia Bell
