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Hi all,
My fiancee and I are getting married at the end of August in Collingswood, as most know it is a dry town. However, the restaurant we are having our wedding allows us to bring our own wine and beer for the reception. We are still new to this area, and really don't know the cheapest place to buy this in bulk.
Does anyone know of a beer/wine store that has great prices? I was thinking maybe Wegmans but I wasn't sure?
And does anyone have any recommendations on how much to actually buy? Our wedding will be about 45-50 people. And I would say most will drink.
Does NJ have a law against bringing alcohol (at least in these large quantities) into NJ from other states? PA has such a law, but I was under the impression that was only to preserve business at the state stores. If the law allows, or even if not but if you are comfortable going into other states for this purpose, the liquor store attached to the BJs (owned by BJs) at their New Castle DE store is excellent. And I believe you are not required to be a BJs member to shop there but I am not sure. Also, the PLCB (Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board) has a wholesale wine/spirits store in Broomall PA which I would recommend, but they are forbidden to sell beer, and this store is in an industrial park and has very short hours. Just showing up and asking about a wedding order might seem odd. I think most customers of this store are small business owners who stock their bars from it. If you make a phone call to their store before ordering, that might help you make a good (or bad) first impression. I think there also is one of these stores in South Philadelphia on Washington Avenue but this store is in a rough area without easy parking. Unfortunately I am unsure of the number for any of these stores but you could probably search Google for the PLCB warehouse Broomall and for BJs in New Castle.
I never have personally been to a Trader Joes with alcoholic beverages (unless you count the Gerstel non-alcoholic beer and Ariel non-alcoholic wine sold at the PA/NJ/DE/MD stores) but I get the feeling a Trader Joes would not even have anything resembling wholesale quantities of alcohol at their stores.
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Hi all,
My fiancee and I are getting married at the end of August in Collingswood, as most know it is a dry town. However, the restaurant we are having our wedding allows us to bring our own wine and beer for the reception. We are still new to this area, and really don't know the cheapest place to buy this in bulk.
Does anyone know of a beer/wine store that has great prices? I was thinking maybe Wegmans but I wasn't sure?
And does anyone have any recommendations on how much to actually buy? Our wedding will be about 45-50 people. And I would say most will drink.
Thanks so much for your help,
Kristin
Trader Joe's is good, but too far. Go to Total Wine.
Why in the world would they go to PA or DE? NJ prices and selection are better than PA and even if they did get a good deal in DE they can only transport a small amount into NJ without a permit.
Do they really want to mess up their wedding and have to pay a bunch of fines or even jail if they happen to get caught?
Why in the world would they go to PA or DE? NJ prices and selection are better than PA and even if they did get a good deal in DE they can only transport a small amount into NJ without a permit.
Do they really want to mess up their wedding and have to pay a bunch of fines or even jail if they happen to get caught?
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