Drink limit?

I’ve honestly never heard of this at a wedding before. I would be a bit turned off if i went to a wedding with a drink limit (that being said, I’m not a big drinker and still manage to drink 2-3 drinks during a wedding reception).

Professional bartenders know when to stop serving people. They can handle who has had enough.

This is the bartenders responsibility. Please do not treat your adult guests like children.

In my circle, if you cut everyone off at 2 drinks, you’d have no guests left after cocktail hour because people would leave when they got turned away at the bar. Trust that bartenders know how to do their jobs.

I've never seen this at a wedding. At work events and at the free members only museum galley preview they give us tickets.

Thanks- I should have specified. I meant more in lines with drink tickets.

View Quoted Comment I’m not concerned with behavior as much as safety when leaving. Also, this will help me plan how much alcohol is needed.

Don't do this. Very rude.

To add on, my cousin had a similar ticket system at her wedding. I still laugh and tell people about how terrible this wedding was, 5 years later.

View Quoted Comment May I ask what made it terrible?

This is so rude. Drink tickets have no place at a wedding. Please don't do this to your guests. They're adults. They can worry about their own safety. Bartenders know when to cut people off.

Grown adults know how to handle themselves when drinking is involved. When they go out to drink, they find other methods such as a taxi to get home. Or maybe they agreed that one person did be the DD, even if you did cut them off, they should still have the option of buying if they want

View Quoted Comment If you're concerned with safety then provide hotel options nearby and trust that your guests will act like adults. If they drink too much the bartender will cut them off. They are trained on this and holds a lot of responsibility regarding people overdrinking.
Don't do tickets. I've never seen that at a wedding before.

View Quoted Comment Treating your guests like children is pretty terrible.

Thanks all.

What's the specialty drink? I refuse to drink beer and can't drink wine.

View Quoted Comment One bride selected: probably a mojito or a cosmo and one groom selected: bourbon and coke

Please don’t do this. Don’t do tickets as you’re not selling a package/entry fee to your event and allowing 2 drinks in your fee. It’s not a wedding thing, it’s rude and it’s not appropriate to manipulate adults like that.
if you’re worried about safety block rooms nearby and offer a shuttle (also Offering to call Uber, making sure everyone has options to call if they want a cab) If you’re worried about cost, offer beer and wine and maybe just one signature drink. Bartenders are professionals that know when to stop to serve drinks, they have insurance, they are trained to handle people in difference settings - let them do their job.

I'm with you. We are only doing two hours of open bar to alleviate this stress from the evening. We were not going to have alcohol at all but decided to go with two hours of open bar then soda, water, coffee, and a non alcoholic signature drink. If our guests decide to leave because we are not serving alcohol all night then they leave. Yes they are our guests but they are also our family and friends and should respect our wishes for our wedding.

View Quoted Comment Yes! I like the idea of a time frame. That might be a better option.