Drink tickets?

Oh crapoola, I missed it.

Well, whatever, a big "Bless your heart" back atcha!

No.no.no.

Don't.

90% on WW will say to host beer n wine at a minimum. That would be ideal.

Do what is what right for you. The venue we chose only offers bar by consumption or cash bar. There is no open bar option; which is what I want. I struggled with choosing this place because of that. However, out of 15 venues, it was the only place my FH and I agreed on and fell in love with. It is a perfect blend of us except for the bar part. They offer 2 drink tokens. We did not like that idea nor having a full cash bar. So we decided to do a cap which should take us through most of the reception then the last 1-2 hours a cash bar. Not crazy about that either but it's the option I can live with. I rather have cap then getting 10,000+ bill at the end of the evening.

@FB99 Right now we are offering beer, wine, and 2 mixed signature drinks as part of the "open bar." Although we might scratch the signature drinks. But I still prefer a cap because this can still add up to a large amount at the end of the night. Believe me considered all of the ways to do it. I even looked at other places and it kept coming down to this place. We still have the option to extend the cap during the night once we reach it so that is an option we are considering too. I just like controlling the amount so there are no surprises.

No. As a guest, I'd rather even have it be a cash bar then get drink tickets. Alcohol is expensive, I get that and have no problem paying for it nHonestly I think drink tickets are just tacky.

Horrible idea!

You will not get much support from WW on this topic. I'm with Snow. I have gone to different types of weddings over the years. I've been to open bars, one that had drink tickets, a cash bar, and a dry wedding. Personally the only wedding that offended me was the dry wedding as I feel that adults should be allowed to drink if they chose. I am hosting an open bar because I want my guests to have a good time plus I also enjoy a drink or five.

Zombie thread...

Uhhhh, have half of these people commenting hosted a wedding of 130+ guests? No offense, but hosted event or not, alcohol is by no means a requirement, and when your venue is still charging $5 a pour for JUST beer and wine, this doesn't make your budget on alcohol any cheaper. Also, leaving the bar "open" to an extent, leaves it OPEN for certain family members/friends to drink a 6 pack before another guest even gets 2. So in my opinion, I say do the drink tickets. If you are serving dinner, giving favors to your guests, supplying unlimited lemonade/coffee, and also offering 2 free alcohol drinks with a cash bar after that is more than fair. If they are your family members and friends, they should be there for YOUR day and should understand that not everyone can afford to have a $4,000-$5,000 bar tab. What most people may not realize, is that even having an open Beer and Wine bar for 130 guests can still cost this $4,000-$5,000 if there aren't limits. That to me is just completely unreasonable and unfair to expect free drinks all night. If someone is hosting a dinner party at a restaurant, they aren't going to supply as many drinks as you want all night. Sure, if you decide to have a backyard wedding or choose a venue that allows for BYOB, than by all means, supply the alcohol for the night, because at this point you can get kegs and make it wayyyy more affordable, but if the venue you fell in love with, is just overly pricey on alcohol, your guests should understand, and not judge your wedding over it. After all, they are there to support you and be there as you give yourself to the love of you life, not just to get trashed on your dime. Again, supplying 2 free drinks to your guests, with the option to purchase your own after that not only saves you on Liability issues (such as drinking and driving), but also gives guests a reasonable amount of FREE alcohol, and if they so choose to drink more, than by all means, they are welcome to. I'm just confused why this option gets so many negative remarks. To me, its the most fair to all guests if the bride and groom have a strict budget.