Kegs vs canned beer....parents think canned is cheaper...

Will there be a bartender or at least a tap guests won't have to pump? If not go with cans or bottles

I read that cans will be cheaper because there will be less waste. Leftover keg beer will only be good for a few days... Leftover cans will stay good for weeks.

I attended a wedding last fall where wine and beer were served. Almost no one drank the beer...

Also, you can collect all the cans and then take them to an aluminum recycling place and get cash back

We are doing bottles because cans are ugly and with kegs you also have to rent glasses. So there is that added expense.

We had a keg malfunctioned at a friend's wedding. If you don't have professional bar tender, just go with can and bottles.

Also, if you aren't familiar with a kegerator tap, it is very easy to wind up with beer ALL OVER the place

Keg makes the beer taste better but there is also nothing wrong with a can. I agree with PP about making sure you know how to handle the kegs if that's what you get

Get bottled beer.

One of the caterers I talked to cautioned is about keg beer because what happens if you get a bad keg?

You can get more variety if you get bottled/canned beer. If you know your friends are big beer drinkers and they all like the same kind of beer, a keg might be worth it. Or do two half-kegs of different beers.

I have issues with drinking beer from a can lol. We always have bottles at home and save the cans for tailgating and camping.

IF serving cans, would glassware be available?

I'm doing cans because my reception is around a pool area and I don't want to take any chances of glass getting in the pool. We got koozies for the cans too. I think it all depends on your venue and feel of the reception. Mines a DW, and we're having reception at beach house, so it'll be more laid back.

All I can think of with cans, is a couple drunk guys trying to smash them into their forehead.

We had beer...and no one drank it. Everyone drank our signature drinks that was all. I wish we had done bottles instead of paying for a Keg.

Were doing cans, it'll be much easier plus our wedding favors are can koozies

Well we do not have a bartender. The venue we rented is letting us do whatever we want with catering ect. We figured a keg can sit behind the bar or outside on the patio area. But we are already getting a keg of abita (Louisiana beer) for ourselves and our friends because we dont drink bud but my family does. Dad mentioned having kuzies for canned beer, which makes this issue a little better. I just know I would not drink canned unless I was tailgating. My family membrs are big drinkers

Glassware, probably not, we are doing clear plastic cups for wine. (The 6oz ones, not solo cup style)

We are doing bottles mainly because we don't want wasted leftover beer in a keg. If the bottles are left over we will just take them home for BBQ and game nights after the wedding.

We will have a bar tender. Our venue is all DIY so we have to provide the alcohol.

Honestly, how pretty your alcohol is will be a nonissue. I've never been to a wedding and thought "ew this beer is so ugly looking!". If you have people noticing how your beer looks instead of partying then you've got bigger problems. The issue with kegs is that you can get a bad one and unless you have a place nearby where you can get another one, you're stuck with bad beer. At my SIL's wedding my parents paid for the alcohol and overbought (as most people do). They had cans and glass bottles and had so much leftover that we're still drinking it a year later lol With a keg you can't do that. No matter what you do, I would avoid any glass bottles. At weddings I've been to with them they end up shattered on the dance floor with barefooted people dancing. If you're really concerned about the look of the alcohol then maybe you can have the bartenders pour the cans into cups for the guests when they order.