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Christina
Dedicated May 2018

Which is more rude, cash bar or dry wedding?

Christina, on January 10, 2018 at 9:54 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 197
I see negative reactions to both. Which one is worse is your opinion?

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Latest activity by SL, on April 13, 2018 at 4:08 PM
  • starsinwaves
    VIP November 2018
    starsinwaves ·
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    Dry wedding. I’d rather have the option to buy a drink than not have the option to drink at all. Both are bad though.
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  • JustKidding
    VIP April 2018
    JustKidding ·
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    I would at least want the option to have a drink.
    The other is telling me just what I can't do because you don't agree with it.
    But I judge both.
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  • Charli
    Expert May 2018
    Charli ·
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    Dry wedding. I would rather have the option to drink, even if I have to pay for it.
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  • P
    January 2018
    Private User ·
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    Yeah dry wedding is worse. No one will even stay if it's a dry wedding. Take it for someone who unknowingly went to one...I left after dinner.
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  • Kiwibride
    Super November 2018
    Kiwibride ·
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    I think a cash bar is ruder because it says you don't have any issue with alcohol you just don't want to pay for it. But I would prefer going to a cash bar than a dry wedding because at least I could still get a drink. So it depends which of your questions I answer. Cash is ruder, but dry is worse.

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  • Mrs. DeNigris
    VIP October 2017
    Mrs. DeNigris ·
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    I’d 100% rather buy a drink than not have one, and I’m not sorry about it.
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  • OliviaP
    Devoted June 2018
    OliviaP ·
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    Cash bar because it screams cheap. So does a dry wedding, but at least that couple is owning their cheapness and not having the attitude “if my guests need alcohol to have fun they can buy their own drinks.”
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  • Lauren
    Expert June 2019
    Lauren ·
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    Cash bar will go over a better than a dry wedding
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  • MrsBlah
    Devoted September 2016
    MrsBlah ·
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    I think cash bar is more rude. But, if those were the two options, I would prefer to go to a cash bar wedding than a dry wedding.
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  • Bethyonce
    Master February 2015
    Bethyonce ·
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    Cash is worse. I'd rather not even think about it vs having to pay.
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  • Nemo
    Master August 2018
    Nemo ·
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    I prefer a dry wedding and think a cash bar is worse. I would never purchase drinks at a cash bar reception because it’s not my job to fund a party 🤷🏻‍♀️ I would probably leave early at both, but I would be WAY more turned off by a cash bar.
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  • MsToMrs
    Dedicated September 2018
    MsToMrs ·
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    Both are bad, but dry weddings are worse.
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  • MrsPreach2018
    Master August 2018
    MrsPreach2018 ·
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    I would rather go to a cash bar wedding over a dry wedding!
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  • Ashley
    VIP May 2018
    Ashley ·
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    Both are rude and tacky.
    Offer beer and wine. Or offer a signature drink.
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  • FutureMrs.V
    Super June 2018
    FutureMrs.V ·
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    Dry wedding. Hands down.
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  • D
    Expert December 2018
    Debbie ·
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    We are having a dry wedding. I was ok with having limited types of drinks but my FH doesnt want alcohol there. Neither of us drink often, and we have quite a few friends and family who are not big drinkers also. What I'm going to do instead is have a couple of specialty non alcohol drinks, and have a hot chocolate station with various mix-ins. We will have cider available also. I think this really depends on the people who are going to attend as to whether it is rude or not. I have been to quite a few dry weddings, they were fun also. And in my home country it was tradition that there was a happy hour so to speak. Where the alcohol was free and after that time period or when the funding was spent, then people bought their own drinks. It was not a problem because it was just how weddings were done and there were notices to say which hour the drinks were free.
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  • Megan
    Expert June 2018
    Megan ·
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    Neither is better. Both are horribly inconsiderate.
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  • Ms. Queenie
    Savvy March 2019
    Ms. Queenie ·
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    Honestly, neither one would bother me THAT much because when I go to a wedding I am there to celebrate the bride and groom not get wasted beyond belief. BUT, if I had to choose, cash bar all the way.

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  • LibbyLane
    Super July 2018
    LibbyLane ·
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    I would rather go to a dry wedding versus a cash bar wedding.

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  • Jacks
    Rockstar November 2054
    Jacks ·
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    The etiquette answer is that a dry wedding is better than a cash bar.

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