Soft drinks?

(This isn’t going to go well.)

You should pay for the bar.

View Quoted Comment We aren’t paying for a bar because we don’t drink.

...oh boy...

Consumption bar, open bar, or no bar at all.
The last cash bar wedding I went to, no one drank anyway.

You are thanking your guests for being by your side and supporting you and your relationship that has blossomed into marriage. Treat them well. Feed them and provide drinks for them without asking for their money.

Also, $3 per can of soda?! That's worse than stadium pricing.

All I’m going to say is if you’re having kids at you’re wedding I would offer soft drinks. A lot of kids won’t want coffee, tea, or lemonade

I mean AT LEAST provide soda.
i don’t get the concern about guests “wasting” them yikes. Like what is the worry, that they won’t appreciate the soda enough? No one is going to get a can of coke if they don’t want coke

I would never go with a venue that charges $5 for a can of damn soda. That’s obscene. Can you bring in your own drinks (including alcohol)?

I would atleast pay for one alcoholic drink for people even if you guys dont drink other people do. I hate going to cash bar weddings because ive already bought a decently expensive gift, paying for a sitter plus the attire for my day... if your debating paying for soda you should debate paying for atleast one drink per guest probably costs around the same anyways.

I think you should pay for soda.

I would be really upset if my only option for a drink at a wedding was water. I hate tea and lemonade is full of sugar ( I'm diabetic). I don't drink alcohol but I would talk about how I had to buy a diet coke that's just wrong. A cash bar for alcohol is bad enough but no soft drinks is just totally wrong.

I think that you should pay for wine and beer or offer no alcohol at all.

Do not charge your guests to enjoy a beverage. Especially a non-alcoholic one.

I would 100000% include soft drinks, even though the cost is astronomical. Bottom line - if you're refusing to pay for alcohol, you are least need to have non-alcoholic drink options.

I think it's disgusting that you're going to make guests pay for drinks.

I've never been to a cash bar wedding before but if I got to a reception and I had to shell out cash for a soda I would leave and take my card or gift with me. Your reception is a thank you to your guests, and an opportunity for you to treat them. Don't nickle and dime your guests.

Yes, you pay for it.............

This is a whole new level of cheap. Your guests should not have to pay for anything at your wedding reception. Pay for soda, pay for beer, at for wine.

Yikes. What everyone else said. Pay for a bar, and I’m sure then there’s only a small fee for mixers which would include sodas. Otherwise I believe that’s just plain rude.

View Quoted Comment Is it really a whole new level of cheap? If they don’t want it they don’t have to buy it. I was letting them have the option. But I probably won’t have a bar at all🤷🏾‍♀️

View Quoted Comment If didn’t really ask how you felt about me having a cash bar...

View Quoted Comment Yes it really is.

View Quoted Comment I disagree. But we can agree to disagree and move on but thanks for your input!