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If you want to enjoy your day and have great memories of it, you might decide to pace your alcohol intake. Alcohol makes you tired and you don’t want to burn out before the real party has started. Maybe just one mimosa with a hearty breakfast and one glass of champagne while you’re getting ready with your men and women of honour (bridesmaids, groomsmen, men of honour, best women, and so on). Don’t forget the entire day is being captured in photos and video, and you want to look your best.

A wedding expert recommends that once your hair and makeup start, then it’s time to stop drinking for a while. “You don’t want to mess up your look or, worse, get anything on your beautiful wedding dress,” she says. “And stopping drinking around the time you do hair and makeup should also provide you with enough time to get the alcohol out of your system before the ceremony starts.”

The couple and their wedding party often want to share a special drink before or after the ceremony. But, if it’s your choice to drink glasses of champagne all day and all night too, then go for it! If you have a special choice of whiskey, that’s become a wedding tradition too.

However, alternating your drinks between one alcoholic beverage followed by a non-alcoholic one is one way to help pace your alcohol intake. What about a lemon and bitters in between glasses of Wairarapa’s amazing local wine? You may decide to talk to your men and women of honour, too, about how you’re relying on them to help the day go well which might require them to regulate their alcohol intake.

Often, portrait photos are taken after the vows while guests mingle with a drink and some nibbles before the meal. This may take an hour or two. Don’t forget to provide nibbles or a grazing table to help your guests pace themselves. And if you need a chiller for the day, talk to Brooks Refrigeration Services.