Open Bar or Cash Bar?

Open bar, I would never ask guests to pay. We are only offering beer and wine to cut down cost though.

Open bar. Serve beer and wine and a few signature drinks if needed. Skip favors, bridesmaid proposals, photobooths, menus, heck, skip the bridal party if needed! Don't ask your guests to fund your wedding.

If you have not booked your venue try to find one that allows you to bring your own alcohol. By that I mean you and groom provide it, not BYOB.

Think of it this way: You would not ask them to pay for a passed app or dinner, don't make them pay for a glass of wine.

Open bar. They will usually have different level packages to pick from, beer and wine being the cheapest, and then premium liquor being the most expensive with call brands falling in the middle.

We would love to do a full open bar, but are getting married and having our reception lakeside in the mountains, and the town owns the beach and therefore only beer and wine are allowed by town ordinance.

Girl do what you can afford and feel is reasonable. With my family? Open bar would be a terrible idea. We're putting $500 down and after that, it's cash bar. It's your wedding, no anyone else's on here lol

Open bar. There is never an appropriate time for a cash bar at a wedding. If you don’t want to pay for a completely open bar, look into a beer and wine package. Please don’t make your guests open their wallets.

I'm doing an open bar. We can purchase our own alcohol and take it to the venue so we are buying tequila, whiskey and beer. The venue provides the bartender.

I know booze is pricy but it is so important to properly host your guests! As others have said, beer and wine is acceptable and generally much cheaper.

Open bar. I agree with what several people have said about doing something modified to suit your budget.

Its your choice if you can't afford one don't v get one. I have been to plenty cash bar as everyone seemed fine I didn't mind. I an having an open bar only because its included so don't let nobody tell you you have to have one because you don't

Our reception is dinner only, so we are hosting open beer and wine. It was the best compromise we could come up.

Alcohol can definitely be very expensive! It’s overwhelming sometimes to think of the cost of a wedding.

If open bar isn’t what you want, I would personally still choose to do some sort of modified bar with beer, wine, and maybe a signature drink or two.

Although expensive, I try to remember that I’m the one who had wanted to plan a wedding and invite all of my friends/loved ones. We’re having a DW wedding, so I especially wanted to let my guests know how much I appreciated them coming to celebrate our marriage. I know my guests would personally prefer an open bar and full bellies over something like little favors or a photobooth, so I cut some of those things out to be able to afford everything I needed.

Either open bar or just beer and wine. Never expect your guests to pay anything. You are hosting the party, not your guests. If you can't afford alcohol, cut your guest list so you may provide alcohol.