Drink Ticket Etiquette

View Quoted Comment Good points- we are having lemonade, filter coffee, and iced tea available for all guests too.

I am not normally one to nitpick how people choose to approach drinks for their wedding, drink tickets or not. BUT, drink tickets for coffee seems really tacky to me. People are unlikely to drink as many coffee drinks as they would alcoholic drinks. As others have said, pick a few signature coffee drinks that they can choose from. Your vendor may appreciate this for simplicity of preparation as well.

View Quoted Comment My thoughts exactly! Just thinking about how much a liquor/wine bar would cost would be far more expensive I would imagine.

I am not a fan of drink tickets. However, if that is what you are set on, I would select a few drinks, within your price range, and allow your guests to choose from that. But honestly, it sounds like the coffee bar might be out of your budget and should be cut all together.

I would not put a price on it. Instead why not choose let's say 5 or 6 drinks for the coffee cart to feature and those are the only ones they can choose from. Just a heads up, not everyone will drink coffee either, so that should help balance out those that have more then 1 coffee. Good luck.

View Quoted Comment Since you're already serving the filter coffee for free, have someone on hand to add flavored creamers, whipped cream, sauces, etc. You can stock up at the local grocery store for the price of a handful of fancy drinks. Saves you money to get the same thing without offending guests.

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This is actually a great idea. Honestly a much better solution than having to offer drink tickets... As a guest, I would definitely be put off by drink tickets and would MUCH rather the option that Jana suggested. I personally find the concept of drink tickets at a wedding uncomfortable and tacky

Just do a cash bar! Most weddings believe it or not don’t have open bars anyway unless it’s included in the venue package.


If you don’t want to seem ‘“cheap” then do a good for one free drink ticket, just inform your vendor of your price limitations. They can be creative with the signage to exclude the pricier drinks under the listing of freebies (or something of that nature).
Good Luck and Congratulations!
Carmien

View Quoted Comment If it’s a small town and they know the couples struggles then they should understand if the couple has a small ceremony with just family and a reception at a later date when they can afford it!


If it’s a Great Small town the. They would all pitch in and have a good old barn burner without charge and enjoy the celebration of 2 people that love one another. Otherwise they just want a reason to “party” and don’t care.

This is so incredibly weird. Please do not listen to these other comments. If I went to your wedding and there was a weird coffee truck and then a $4 limit, I would be mortified for you. I can't even believe people are agreeing with you.

Tickets should cover 1 drink not a portion of the cost, that’s what makes it tacky. Plus not everyone drinks coffee. And never feel responsible for helping your grind make money off your wedding. You’re helping her out by hiring her as a vendor. Best to only select drinks you can afford and pass out 1 ticket per person. You’ll find tickets laying around from guests who don’t want coffee and no one really drinks more than one in the same timeframe

Provide the drinks you can afford. Don't worry about the vendor making money, that's not the point of working a wedding. I get the vendor is a friend, but that doesn't change it being rude to have business transactions going on at your wedding. Honestly, I also would not limit the number people can get if I were you.