Where to buy alcohol in bulk for reception?!

We hired a bartender who works independently and has offered to come shopping with us so we can get her discount. I'm not sure exactly where she goes, but if you hired your own, check with them and see if they have a supplier who they can use for you.

I'm not sure the answer to your question. But some liquor stores will buy back the leftover alcohol. I suggest looking for a place that does that so you don't have to worry about buying too much.

We're buying from BevMo. They don't charge for delivery over a certain dollar amount and do take some liquor back that isn't used.

We're gonna go with BevMo too, they always have those buy one get one for 5c wines and we'll be researching those before.

We got ours at Total Wine.

I have been shopping around at all the stores. It's turning out to be about the same cost of costco/Sam's as it does in the liquor stores. I will be going with the stores over costco/Sam's since I would like a huge variety. Ask the stores about bulk discounts. Most ate giving 10% or more off

I'm actually thinking of buying ours during a cruise we are taking with FH's family before the wedding. Has anyone else done this? The last cruise we went on we bought a couple bottles and it was very cheap in the duty free shops. There are 9 people going on the trip so we could spread it out between everyone so we don't have too many bottles per person. We are thinking a little outside the box as the state of NC will not allow you to order liquor online and have it shipped to you.

Costco doesn't do case pricing so you might be able to find better deals with places that do. The same bottle of wine that was 17$ at Costco I found at Safeway with case pricing to be $10.

This is only for people on the West Coast.

Check around anywhere that sells alcohol: grocery stores, liquor stores, etc. Depending on where you are, many cities have alcohol warehouses that sell individual bottles and by the case. Do price comparisons everywhere to see where is the best for what you need and ask about their return policies.