[Mary108099]

My wedding I want to limit the alcohol intake because a few family members have drinking problems, and I do NOT want a bunch of drunks at my wedding. So I was going to limit one bottle of white and one bottle of red to each table of 8 people. Is that enough?

[Just Dahlia]

I think you should do 2 white and 2 red, because some people don't drink one or the other. If everyone drinks white, it will be gone with 4 people.

Or you could have the caterer replenish the empty bottle, but limit it to just one refill.

[pauper79]

The standard rule of thumb used by caterers is half a bottle of wine per person (see this page on wedding drinks). If you are spreading this out over the whole meal, with food, then people shouldn't get too drunk. So I would agree with JD and go for 2+2 bottles per table. If you are using caterers then perhaps have someone point out the problem family members in advance, so they can go easy on the refils?

[jjwoodhull]

One bottle of wine is 4 glasses. I agreee that you should have two and two to allow for the taste of the guests. This will still limit it to an average of 2 drinks per person.