Beer/wine vs. full bar

Offering beer and wine is totally fine. Jut make sure you have a good variety of both. Kegs are also fine, but keep in mind once a keg is tapped it can't be returned, so anything not drunk from a tapped keg at the end of the night is wasted.

We went back and forth on this for a while. We ended up deciding on beer, wine and 2 signature drinks. A whiskey and a vodka. These were recommended by the bartender. She said the most ordered drinks are a jack and coke and a cran and vodka. Which are perfect because they are mine and FH's favorite drinks!

I am interested in thoughts on kegs, though. I want to go bottle because it is easier to open, carry, etc. However, like PP an opened keg cannot be returned.. and we are using a store here that allows unopened cases/bottles to be returned.

I personally don't like beer and wine only... HOWEVER, it is still a lot better than CASH BARS or DRY WEDDINGS, so in the end, I would still be grateful. If your guests are more of beer/wine people, then you got nothing to worry about.

Beer and wine is good! I think as long as you have a decent variety of beers and wines, you should be all set. For beers, definitely offer something heavier and something lighter. Maybe something fruity or an IPA also as a third option. For wine, at minimum I think you should offer 1 red and 1 white.

Agree with PPs that kegs (and open cups of beer) make for more possibility of mess/spills. Bottles or cans are much easier to carry around and dance with.

We plan to do beer and wine with 2 signature drinks. But my sister has also suggested do just do beer and wine and start a tab on the liquor, that way you only pay for those who order the drinks not everyone in attendance.

Beer and wine is fine, especially when you know that is what the majority of your guests prefer anyway. If you are concerned and it is in the budget, you could add one or two liquors with mixers like tonic, club soda and other sodas.

Beer and wine is fine; I'd skip the kegs so you can offer more variety; maybe a hard cider too? You could also have your venue make a sangria base to add to red and white wine. Several of our venues offer this and it's really, really popular.

We're doing beer, wine, and 2 signature drinks. Our caterer/bar tender recommended against kegs though- mostly because there's so much waste.

Depends on your crowd. We did a full bar because many of our friends and relatives are big liquor drinkers, but there's nothing wrong with just beer & wine (or beer & wine signature drink). Also, because a wedding is such a long event, more people tend to go for beer and wine over liquor to help pace themselves (I got a bottle of VO specifically because my mother wanted Manhattans...she didn't even order one).

We considered a keg but instead did bottles/cans for the beer because we wanted to get several varieties. It helped with leftovers, too, since it'll keep and we'll just pick at it over the coming months (yes, I know we could technically return them, but we'd rather just keep it)

Beer and wine is fine-- id do it if my party was just friends and immediate family. (Well beer wine and a CIDER for sure)

But my extended family are more liquor fans, so we're going full bar.

The problem for us with kegs is we like too many varieties/different beers. I drink one type, FH won't touch that and drinks another type, and neither are the classic universally appealing easy drinking lager type, so I'd only go the keg route if I knew I could count on a lot of people drinking the same type of beer

Beer and wine are great, especially if you know your crowd. If you feel inclined to offer liquor as PPs said a signature drink or two is an option to add without going to full bar.

I have no experience with kegs.

Know your crowd. If they are big beer and wine drinkers, they may appreciate more varieties of beers/wines more than liquor.

I tjink beer and wine are fine. I'm doing a consumption bar of beer, wine and signature drink at my pre- ceremony picnic....open bar at the reception!

Beer and wine is completely fine.

Beer and wine is fine.