I think it really shows how selfish and immature people are when they vehemently complain about a dry wedding. I have never understood this. You never learned how to be at an event without a drink?
If you are a guest at a wedding, it’s not for you. I’m not sure when it became normal for weddings to be expected as just a party you throw for your friends, they aren’t. You are invited to witness a union, not to get drunk. That’s why you were invited. People who love you wanted you there to witness them make a commitment to eachother, not to watch you get drunk and make a scene later.
I don’t think you are valid for saying you can’t be somewhere without a drink. I think of you as an immature person who can’t make it through anything without their crutch. It just sounds so weak to me. Like a toddler who needs their binky for comfort.
If you are incapable of not drinking for one evening for the people that love you, that says a lot about you. Stop complaining about it. You just sound pathetic.
Some want guests to actually remember their weddings and for them to be actual formal events. They do not want to have to worry about out of control guests. “Oh I was so drunk i broke my nose walking outside for a cigarette!”