Plastic glasses vs Real glasses

I'm using the fancier plastic glasses. I've done several dinner parties with those and the plastics and it's been great!

My only caution- they are like fake flowers. You don't want to mix them. The real glasses will make the plates look even plastic-er (grammer error anyone). I'd go with the plastic glasses just for cohesion.

As far as the drinks from the bar- it depends. Some venues do not allow glass beer bottles. Others could care less. If you're able to self cater, I think you'll have a choice. If you have a choice, I say use the bottles provided, and get plastic cups for mixed drinks. I'm not talking fancy-smancy plastic cups- but the small cocktail size plastic cups.

Use the famcy smancy cups for non-alcoholic beverages.

Meghan where are you getting your stuff from???

I am using some nice plastic ones (not the hard plastic though) and I am getting mine from either BJ's Warehouse or Sam's Club. I can get 300 for about $8.00.

Double post

Chuwana...The problem with buying and reselling glassware is transporting/mailing them. The weight and fragility will make it costly, and you may not recoup. Buy the time we priced it out, and because my FH is a total snob about what he drinks out of, we are renting.

For the table(dinner and toast), we are renting water goblets and flutes. For specific drinks, we have rented glass: martini, rocks, wine, martini and margarita.

For beer, we are using hard plastic. My FH doesn't drink beer. Ugg

We are using the hard plastic as well, we have a lot of drinkers and I don't want any broken glass because if anything happens to the venue we are responsible. I am getting mine from restaurant depot.

Personally, I would look into renting glasses, not buying some at dollar tree.

The rental company that I used, for my daughters wedding, charges 40 cents per glass for glassware, and $1 per stem for crystal.

We did not pay for glassware, nor use the hotel glassware. I work for a wine distributor and we also sell crystal. We have loaners, so I sent those, free of charge.

But, had we needed to get our own glassware, I would have rented, rather than use plastic. I prefer real glassware and I do not like the thought of throwing plastic in the trash.