Cash bar?

My cousin's venue was set up such that the bar was outside away from the dance floor. The walls were glass so you could see everyone out there while maybe five people were dancing. To the poster that said the bar will be elsewhere, I understand your intention but I watched this happen when it was just how the venue was set up. No bueno. People never came back in. :/

And how am I still in bed and already read two of these posts? Yikes.

As much as we like to believe the wedding is about us that stops being the case after the ceremony. The cocktail hour and reception must be designed with your guests in mind (that sounds like a slogan lol).

Not tacky. Just bad

Yes. Do a limited selection of beer and wine, like PP's have said.

I do not care if I'm invited to a wedding with a cash bar. If I feel like spending money I will buy drinks. If not, I will just drink what's offered and still have fun. I've never thought a couple was tacky for not providing an open bar. I personally will have an open bar because that's how I like to throw parties. If you can do beer and wine I think that's a good middle ground

Making your guests pay for anything at the Wedding is tacky.

A co-worker told me (back in his day) it was normal to have open bar for about two hours then have it change to cash bar. We chose to go with open bar to avoid the headache.

Wow, people are so rude to you Jess, over alcohol, like I get it, Ameircans like to drink, but I honestly find it rude to expect alcohol at a wedding. All I expect is a decent meal and the bride and groom to come by and thank me for attending, not everyone is the same as me so I can't expect every wedding I go to to have what I think it should have....so in my opinion it's totally fine to have a cash bar if you don't drink and people know it. I think if people know you guys aren't drinkers they won't expect it, and if they can't enjoy a night because you're not providing them with free liquor then that's not the right kind of friend to have. my FH and I don't drink and neither does my side of the family but his side drinks to the nines so his mom insisted on open bar and is paying for it.....in my opinion unless it's like a family tradition and one of your parents insist, then you're fine, some families are way more into alcohol than others, and I really do think that if most people know you don't drink they won't expect an open bar, unless you guys are like totally loaded $$ and normally provide alcohol at all of your other parties. I know a lot of these girls are attacking you, but I like to think that I'm a pretty decent and normal person and the way I see it is if the bride and groom like to party I usually expect open bar and crazy drunk people at their wedding, but for my conservative friends that I know don't drink I usually am surprised if they have a open bar unless one of their families insisted. You have to go with your gut, I would say if more than 20% of your guests drink then go for the open bar, if not, I'm sure those 10 people will get over it. I also like what some of these people said like open bar for 1-2 hrs then cash bar... that might be a good in between if your bartender allows it.