Bar Closed During Dinner

Our bar will be closed during introductions and speeches, then open again for dinner.

The last 3 weddings I been to they did this. I don't know how long it was closed, I was pretty much tipsy before dinner even came.

This is why they say don't have friends working in your wedding. They should enjoy it as a guest only. I would not close the bar at all.

My venue said they will only serve beer and wine during dinner and that they will have the waiters taking the drink orders by table at that time. So that they don't have guests going to the bar while waiters are trying to place food at tables and potentially being in the way. I don't understand why it can't be a full bar, but whatever. I wouldn't close it completely, but maybe you could have the waiters serve the drinks.

My cousin did this at her wedding... there was no announcement.. while waiting for our dinner to come out I went up to get a Pepsi......there was nobody around, just a cheesy chalkboard that said bar will reopen when dinner ends.. and they didn't have anybody walking around with water... it was super tacky at this wedding, because their service in general sucked. But maybe it'll go smoother with you.. 99% of adults are/can be responsible and know it's time to eat and not go to the bar and drink the night away, so if they think hey a tequila sunrise sounds good with this meal, let them!

My cousin did that as well to get through the formalities. They did run through the formal things like toasts which we were given champagne for. It was nice. We were able to see everything including cake. As soon as they finished the cake, the bar was open and the DJ got the party started.

I was a cater waiter in college at a very upscale wedding venue that REQUIRED an open bar. To cut costs some couples chose to close it during dinner. It NEVER WENT WELL. People so we're confused as to why if they happened to finish their glass of wine during dinner, they weren't allowed to get a new one. Or it resulted in people chugging/double fisting before dinner because they knew the bar would be closing for an hour. It was never smooth and guests were ALWAYS unhappy about it.

I come from a large family, and we've all been taught that top shelf open is the only kind of bar available (no offense, it's just the way we do things). At every wedding, the bar is closed during dinner, but nobody cares. There are several hours before, many hours after, and a warning -- and 45 minutes after dinner is served, it's open again. So, go get your drink right before dinner and take it to the table. Eat your meal, and then the party explodes.