Alcohol at wedding

Don't make anyone pay for anything.

No

If you are Ok with looking cheap and people thinking you're a bad host then this is fine.

No. Beer and wine must be free. Don't "offer" anything they have to pay for.

Nope. Don't punish the people that don't like beer.

Beer and wine free, and a signature drink or two if you can swing it. Don't have anything cash.

No...

You should really offer an open bar, cut back somewhere else if it's too pricey. People don't expect to have to carry a bunch of cash to a wedding and it's a little tacky to not provide at least beer and wine.

Guests shouldn't be paying for anything for YOUR hosted event.

Offer beer and wine. It's also probably best to have more than one type of each.

Nope. Your reception is your thank you to your guests for attending your wedding. They should not have to open their wallets for any reason at your wedding.

It is fine to provide beer and wine for your guests and not offer any other alcohol. This will cover most of your guests' tastes. I would aim to offer two kinds of beer and one red and one white wine, minimum. Don't have other alcohol available that they would have to pay for.

The cash bar isn't really the option. The venue my family is looking at comes with a cash bar included. I would offer a drink to each guest and if they would like more, then they can with the cash bar. But if I offer a type of beer and a type of wine for free, is that okay?

I would pick a different venue.

My other option is a drink ticket and then the cash bar after. My guests do not have to pay anything unless they would like to drink more.

Someone suggested to me to offer what I want but don't offer something that must be paid for. With my venue, I don't have the option totally because there is a bar outside the reception area that's part of a restaurant inside the venue. However, I'm not going to say "cash bar" I'm just going to say beer and wine are free.

No ma'am. @bemyguests suggestion is good. Have you thought about a consumption bar?

UO, I think hosting beer and wine is fine with other cash drinks available. I have been to weddings that have only hosted miller and shitty wine. I would have loved the option to buy my own mixed drinks. I have also been to weddings who hosted beer and wine and did have the bar open for other cash drinks. I bought all of my drinks and it really didn't bother me. Like I said, it's unpopular opinion and I'll probably get a lot of flack for it, but not everyone can afford a full open bar.

I've been to weddings where a limited amount of alcohol is provided to guests for free (paid for by the couple) and then it switches to cash bar when those drinks are gone. It's confusing and I don't recommend it.

I wouldn't recommend doing this. Offering only beer and wine is fine. As someone else mentioned, do they offer consumption so that you pay for the drinks your guests consume?

We are doing beer and wine only, open bar, is included our package