I mentioned last night that once we have the details worked out, we might have to talk to my homebrew club and see about having them brew up a few batches for the reception (or rehearsal dinner). She's on board
Congratulations! A word of warning, though:
My daughter was married over the weekend and we had the reception in Dubuque. Of course I wanted to have some homebrew at the reception and was told I could not. Something about Iowa laws....this despite the fact they would have gotten the beer from me for free, whereas otherwise it was part of the contract.
We provided beer and wine at the reception but I was told I could only supply beer from their distributor. And you can guess what they had available (BMC). Ended up holding my nose and going Miller Lite and MGD.
Maybe it's different where you live in IA, maybe I don't have the laws right, but before you get too far along make sure you can do it at the reception venue.
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In the spirit of the thread, i wasn't going to take no for an answer. We reserved the
Al Capone Suite which was just a few feet down from the banquet hall, and brought a bunch of bottled beer for me and guests. Some even found its way into the reception hall, so I hear.
Turns out reserving that suite was maybe the smartest move of the entire wedding/reception. Great home base, had cocktail hour there for guests (I supplied other libations), place for decorations and gifts and such to be tucked away. It wasn't cheap (normally $500/night but we got a bit of a deal), but it had two king-bed bedrooms, one w/ jacuzzi, a pull out sofa bed, kitchen, 2 1/2 baths....it was nice.
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