re: Are cash bars at weddings ever acceptable?

I have only been to a few weddings of my wife and I's very closest friends. It's just not my thing and everyone around me knows that. My wife goes all the time and I don't even get asked usually. When I had my daughter's wedding, it was kind of understood we would probably get the same reaction that I give but that was not the case. So, only because of that I decided to pay for an open bar. I would not other wise pay for a bunch of fools to drink on my dime when I only see most of those dick heads every few years. Generally, one should probably expect free wine, beer and soft drinks; anything else is gravy. frick paying for an open bar unless you have good reason.