First time posting here. Our venue has their ABC license so they are required to purchase and serve the alcohol. That's fine. We chose the 'beer and wine' package at $24 a head (anyone 21+). Our guest list keeps growing (due to my sons paternal side of the family wanting to invite their friends as well, however they are not really contributing financially to the wedding) and now the bar tab is at an estimated $4K.
So FH says 'open bar' and initially I agreed, but with the guest list growing and being 90% family/essential guests (around 138 guests) - $4K is almost half our budget!
I want to see about paying a certain amount in beer and wine (E.g. $1800 and cover cocktail hour) and then having cash bar for the remainder who want to drink. Also, I have about 20 family members who don't drink (Southern Baptists) so I can't justify paying for them even though they won't drink.
Is that a suitable thing since it's a partial open bar or tacky?
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