Bringing a fine whiskey to the wedding

No not rude at all, as a whisky drinker myself I would enjoy the gift

You can bring it wrapped as a gift, but I wouldn’t expect it to be able to be served , and I’d say you should still gift the *couple* bc I know I would’ve been annoyed if someone came to the wedding with a gift that was really only for my husband (for us whiskey would be, I can’t stand the stuff , but for many couples both partners enjoy it!)


We were gifted a nice (boxed and wrapped) bottle of champagne at our wedding, we opened it for some anniversary type date !

No, I don't think this would be rude! Just make sure you are also gifting the couple

I would give it as a gift without the expectation of him opening it that evening. Most venues wouldn’t be okay with that and he may want to save it for another time.

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I agree with Cool. The venue is unlikely to be happy if he opens the whiskey, so expect it to be a gift that they open later.

Yes, I agree, we love whiskey so this would be a lovely gift for us, but like the others - make sure you're not expecting to open it on the day, and make sure it's a gift for them both, not just the husband.

If it's just for him, maybe you can go over to where he's getting ready, and share a glass together before the ceremony.

Nothing wrong with gifting it to the couple. But don’t expect it to be served due to possible venue restrictions

I would bring it wrapped as a gift with the expectation that he wouldn't open it until after the wedding. Many venues have strict no outside alcohol policies. Our venue's policy was that any outside alcohol would be confiscated

You have some options.

If you were hoping it would be served at the reception, probably not. Many places have restrictions on outside alcohol.

Does the bride also enjoy it, or only the groom?

If it's only the groom, have you considered gifting it to him the evening before or having it given to him the morning of when he is getting ready, perhaps to share a toast with his groomsmen? If he's getting ready at the venue, most venues won't really have anything to say about private alcohol in a getting ready room, people bring flasks and things like that all the time for that purpose. If he's getting ready at a hotel or his home, then there really is no issue.

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Agree with this completely.

I think its totally fine to give as a gift, but agree with the others that I would not expect it to be opened and served at the wedding.