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WHAT KIND OF ABC LICENSE
WOULD WE APPLY FOR?
You need a Banquet or "one-day"
license for a wedding reception.
This license is issued for private
events where beer, wine or mixed
beverages are provided at no
charge.

CAN A CATERER PROCURE
THE LICENSE FOR ME?
Many full-service caterers already
have their own licenses in order
to purchase and serve alcohol,
including beer, wine and spirits,
while caterers that provide only
food don't have licenses, explains
Chris Ilias, director of operations
at the Richmond-based Groovin'
Gourmet catering service. "Either

we [the caterer] bring the license
and we provide the alcohol, or the
client procures a banquet license
and they bring their own alcohol."

IF SOMEONE ELSE PROVIDES
THE LICENSE, CAN WE OR
OUR GUESTS STILL BRING
OUR OWN ALCOHOL?

HOW DO I GET A
LICENSE?

Perhaps you have a special bottle
of Champagne that you'd love
to pop open to toast the happy
couple or a favorite beer or liquor
that you'd like to share. If you've
applied for the banquet license,
then you and your guests can
bring alcohol (as long as it follows
other legal requirements).
If you're using a caterers'
license, however, neither you
nor your guests can legally bring
alcohol-unless the reception
is held in a private venue, like a
home.
ABC-licensed restaurants
in Virginia have the option to

You can apply online at abc.
virginia.gov if you submit your
application at least 12 days before
the event date. Apply in person at
your local Virginia ABC regional
office within 10 days of the event
(or apply by mail, but beware
postal delays).
To find your regional office:
go to the Virginia ABC website,
click Enforcement on the top
navigation bar, then click the link
in the Regional Offices sidebar.

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