Is a cash bar at my reception ok?

No cash bars in any form. Your guests should never have to open their wallets at your wedding.

You should do a consumption beer and wine with no maximum. Just having beer and wine will save you as opposed to a full bar.

Simply, no. I don't think a cash bar is ok.

Do what works best for your budget. I'm paying for a set number of margaritas and anything else is a cash.

Why does this question come up ten times per day? NO NO NO!

Please newbies, read the stickies about hot topics.

No you don't make your guests pay for anything this is extremely rude and tacky.

As a guest, I find cash bars annoying. Offer beer and wine only. It's substantially less expensive then offering a full bar and your guests can still get a good buzz going. Another way to cut a bar cost would be to skip the champagne toast and just have people toast with whatever they already have.

Thank you for the feed back.

Nope. Here is why. http://www.jayfarrellphotography.com/cash-bars-at-weddings/

Cash bar makes you look cheap.

What's with the selfie?

You definitely won't find anyone to agree with you here on cash bars.

As a guest cash bars suck. Guests put in money to come to a wedding for gifts,clothes,travel. It really sucks to then get charged per drink at the reception.

People ask this all the time. The answer is no. No cash bar. No partially cash bar. No open beer and wine and cash for liquor. None of it.

This is definitely a hot topic on here, I suggest you lurk around in the previous forum posts and search for topics similar to what you are wondering and read up about most people's opinions and about proper etiquette for hosting your guests. With that said, cash bars are rude to ask of your guests and are tacky. If you are having a hard time justifying the cost, here are some good options: cut down your guest list and have complete open bar, provide open bar of only beer and wine, see if your venue offers a consumption bar, elope. Weddings are expensive for everyone, including your guests. They pay so much to just be part of your day and celebrate with you: gifts, new outfits, hair, nails, what have you, don't ask them to pay more once they walk through the door of your venue.

Nope! no! I support just a beer and wine bar. I know wedding are very expensive but it's a balancing act to accommodate your guests appropriately.

Wasn't trying to do a selfie not sure how I put that picture there but it's ok it me and my question so it's ok

Do beer and wine to save money. But no cash bar.

Your guests shouldn't have to open their wallets for anything. Have you thought of a consumption bar? My caterer is providing the bartender and full bar setup and we're supplying the alcohol. Maybe that would be better.

The easiest way to keep costs low is to shrink your guest list. We had to get pretty ruthless but we're doing a max of 50 because that's the most we could afford to properly host.

No cash bar!! Beer and wine at minimum

I went to a wedding with a cash bar once and I didn't even think twice about it I was more interested in the food but no it's not okay

No.