As a Christian...Bar or No Bar?

Your guest might enjoy the cash bar. FH and I don't drink also, but we decided that we will include beer, wine and two signature drinks. If you feel comfortable doing the open bar I say go for it!

Christians still like to drink. In my opinion, you shouldn't police your guests on "not getting drunk". If they are going to get drunk, they'll do it in any manner that they please. Open bar, cash bar, signature drinks, etc.

If 90% of your guests don't drink either then ok, but if there are only a select few non-drinkers you should have the open bar or at least beer & wine with may a signature drink or two. People sort of expect some type of cocktails at a wedding unless like I said, the majority of your guests are non-drinkers as well.

Give your guests an option. If you can afford it I personally would include it. Liven up the party

Um... don't Christian's drink wine? Blood of Jesus and all that?

Me at your cash bar wedding, to spite you:

FH and I don't drink. We are still having an open bar.

I can say I'm a Christian and I like to drink at weddings (and happy hour, and at concerts, and on days that end in Y...). Go for the open bar if it's in your budget, unless like others said, the majority of your guests don't drink. Otherwise, people will get drunk if they want to (whether there's limited bar, cash bar, or even at a dry wedding...heyyyy flask). As @Caitlin said, don't try to police people. It's your wedding and you probably won't even notice or know about it!

And please don't do a cash bar!

If you don't want to do an open bar, then don't. I didn't-- DH and I don't drink, and we're both atheists. Do what makes you comfortable.

We hardly ever drink any alcohol at all, but we are having beer and wine at our reception. It is a celebration and we want everyone to have a good time and dance and such. Most people we know, including myself, wouldn't dance at all without some alcohol. So for us, it's a must lol

Many christians will still drink so I would say yes, do the open bar. People hate cash bars. Either people don't have the cash to drink because they didn't know it was a cash bar or people don't like having to come to a wedding and having to drink. Period.

This Christian likes the sauce. Providing alcohol for your guests is a nice gesture. Having your guests open their wallets...not so much.

FH and I don't drink and we're still having an open bar (beer & wine). It's nice to provide a party for your guests. It's the Christian thing to do.

Me and my FH don't drink either. We are having an opening bar.

Jesus turned water into wine.

Oh and i suggest either an open bar or no alcohol. Please don't make your guests pay for drinks.

Lol. These comments are funny. Also just want to clarify, I didn't post this to put on as if I'm holier than though because we are NOT. lol. Thanks for the input.

Definitely go with an open bar, your guests will thank you.

She's maybe having her wedding at an hotel. If that's the case that's why there will be a cash bar in the lounge. Her title say bar or no bar. I don't think she is thinking about a cash bar.

We're Christians and neither of us drink. Since very few of our guests drink we are having a dry wedding. I think it probably depends on your guests, but if you don't feel comfortable with the bar, you don't have to have one despite what everyone else is going to say.

Yes! Let me clear this up. I've seen enough convos on here to know how y'all go to bat for open bar and HATE cash bars.

The cash bar will be there no matter what. There is a lounge/bar inside the venue that the guest have the option to go to before and after the ceremony. The question was do u have a full open bar, beer and wine, or beer and wine and like two signature drinks or no bar at all. Again, the cash bar will be in a lounge/bar area available for guest before and after ceremony. That has NOTHING to do with bar at the reception. IF there is a bar at the reception it will be at no cost to the guest!

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All the options are fine. Do what makes you most comfortable. Dry weddings are fine if you want to go that route. However, you will have people paying for their drinks at the lounge/bar if you go that route, which means people leaving your reception often to get drinks. Eta: providing some type of alcohol might prevent that.