If you are having alcohol at your wedding, we have a few requirements that must be completed.

Option 1:
If you are having hard alcohol/liquor, per Indiana State Law you MUST have a bartending service with a valid offsite/catering or 3-way liquor license. You may use the bartenders who work for this company. We do need to have a copy of the offsite license and liquor liability insurance BEFORE any other company (besides the 5 listed below) is approved to serve here so please check with us before putting down a deposit with anyone!
-Bourbons and Brews Mobile Bartending, Thirsty Sportsman, The Pines, Pewter Hall, First Class Catering. These are just a few examples of companies I have proper documentation for already.

Option 2:

If you are planning to have beer and wine only (malt beverages) for your event, I wanted to inform you of some changes from the ATC!

Starting January 1, 2024, paper applications will no longer be accepted. You will still need to fill out the second form and acquire the Jennings County Sheriff signature on the second form and then upload it into their system. I recommend completing step 2 before step 1 as it all needs to be submitted at the same time!

You will need to create an account with access Indiana in order to apply for the permit.

It is a two part process:

1.    Online Temporary Beer/Wine Permit Application

2.   https://www.in.gov/atc/files/Temporary-Permit-Local-Authorization-Form.pdf

Be sure when filling out the form/application, that you are putting your name as the applicant (twice) AND as the contact person for the permit. You will want your event time to start an hour prior to the ceremony time and the end time to be 11:00pm for 2024 and 10:00pm for 2025.

You will want to reach out to Distrcit 4 directly (812-523-8314).

If you decide to go with option 2, you are also REQUIRED to get one day event insurance that includes: host liquor liability and up to $500,000 in damages. You can obtain this through your homeowners or renters insurance or an online policy such as Markel, Wedsafe or Wedsure.

If you decide to go with option 2, you are REQUIRED to use a bartender scheduled through Willow Lake. You cannot pick your own bartender! You will tell me how many bartenders you need and I will set them up for you. You are to pay them prior to the ceremony and they charge $200 each for the night.

If you decide to go with option 2, you can purchase your kegs from the North Vernon Beverage or any liquor store, they will require the temporary permit number that you obtain after completing the above for. The NV Beverage will deliver and pick them up for you. They also have a beverage trailer that holds a large quantity of kegs and you can serve from it if you want an outside bar!

You can have cans or bottles if you prefer that over kegs, you are in charge of purchasing this.

You can find discounted wine at Sam’s club, Costco, or Aldi. You can typically get a discount when you buy a case at a time as well!

Champagne and malt based seltzers are allowed on this one day permit. Truly, White Claw, Mikes Hard, Twisted Tea, etc. You cannot have liquor based seltzers such as High Noon, Bacardi Seltzers etc.