Welcome Wedding Drinks

Hi all!!

So I’m hoping for some advice with wording. We are having an out-of-state wedding (3 hour drive) and I would love to have welcome drinks with our guests after our reherseal dinner but I’m not seeing how we can fit it in the budget. Should I....

1.) Include “come join us for drinks” on the itinerary and have it implied somehow that it won’t be covered by us.... if so, what would that wording be?
2.) Include “come join us for drinks” on the itinerary and simply tell people word of mouth that it’s their dime.
3.) Don’t include it at all and just tell people to come meet us after the rehearsal dinner.

This is tricky. I need to hit the lottery within the next five months. Thanks in advance for help!