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re: Cash bar at a wedding reception...

Posted on 5/12/19 at 7:10 pm to
Posted by lsu13lsu
Member since Jan 2008
11841 posts
Posted on 5/12/19 at 7:10 pm to
If the options were cash bar or no bar, I would vote cash bar.
Posted by Breaux
Member since Nov 2005
4670 posts
Posted on 5/12/19 at 7:11 pm to
You won't see anything that fine within 60 miles of Bogalusa, baw.
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
60078 posts
Posted on 5/12/19 at 7:12 pm to
I bought y’all booze but the old lady complained that all I bought was old crow and coors banquet
Posted by Bullfrog
Running Through the Wet Grass
Member since Jul 2010
61777 posts
Posted on 5/12/19 at 7:13 pm to
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You won't see anything that fine within 60 miles of Bogalusa, baw.
Thats more like West Monroe than Bug a lousy.
Posted by vl100butch
Ridgeland, MS
Member since Sep 2005
37323 posts
Posted on 5/12/19 at 7:13 pm to
the groomsmen and bridesmaids all got tickets for free drinks at the bar...the regular guests had to pay...

this was a family member of mine and I would have gladly offered to hook them up with wine and champagne as a present from me...but I'm also quite sure the venue wouldn't have allowed it...
Posted by Tigerbait357
Member since Jun 2011
71179 posts
Posted on 5/12/19 at 7:13 pm to
I was referring to the dress itself but you are correct
Posted by Bullfrog
Running Through the Wet Grass
Member since Jul 2010
61777 posts
Posted on 5/12/19 at 7:14 pm to
I’m really surprised Lithium did that shite to you butch.

Sorry.
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
139208 posts
Posted on 5/12/19 at 7:14 pm to
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So if you were a guest...you would rather there be NO alcohol available whatsoever at the reception instead of having to pay for it?



If I were a guest, I would find my own booze if I wanted some. It's tacky as hell to charge money at your wedding. Either have it for free or don't have it. Only exception would be free beer and wine with an option to purchase spirits.
Posted by HoustonChick86
Catalina Wine Mixer
Member since Dec 2009
59321 posts
Posted on 5/12/19 at 7:14 pm to
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Plenty of weddings are wine and beer with a cash bar for mixed drinks.

Yep. Totally normal.

If you are charging people for Diet Coke that's one thing, but charging for liquor is not unheard of at all.
Posted by oVo
Member since Dec 2013
11983 posts
Posted on 5/12/19 at 7:15 pm to
I would have left
Posted by Peazey
Metry
Member since Apr 2012
25427 posts
Posted on 5/12/19 at 7:17 pm to
Tacky. You throw an event like that at least cover some natty lite at the bar.
Posted by Martini
Near Athens
Member since Mar 2005
49696 posts
Posted on 5/12/19 at 7:18 pm to
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I would say it's far better not to have any alcohol than charge for it.


Meh, maybe so but people do what they can and we aren’t all alike. Had a neighbor growing up that lived with her parents until she was 50, worked at K&B and met a guy. Rented her wedding dress from Sears for $59.00 and was so proud of it you just couldn’t help feeling for her. They had the reception in the parents carport and my dear mother made platters of finger sandwiches for them. They put out Chek Colas and a couple bottles of K&B Bourbon.

To be honest it was one of the best weddings I’ve been too. Of course I walked across the street to hit the old man’s liquor cabinet but what the hell-she was proud and they are still married.
Posted by vl100butch
Ridgeland, MS
Member since Sep 2005
37323 posts
Posted on 5/12/19 at 7:18 pm to
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I’m really surprised Lithium did that shite to you butch.

Sorry.




actually Lithium and I met up for dinner on Friday night over at Lulu's...
Posted by pwejr88
Red Stick
Member since Apr 2007
37954 posts
Posted on 5/12/19 at 7:18 pm to
If I invite someone to my wedding, they shouldn’t have to pay a dime.
Posted by ThatMakesSense
Fort Lauderdale
Member since Aug 2015
15281 posts
Posted on 5/12/19 at 7:18 pm to
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If you are charging people for Diet Coke that's one thing, but charging for liquor is not unheard of at all


And now you can't even take your wedding gift back if the happy couple pulls this trick.

frickers get everything mailed direct now. Did not know this. I was the ONLY person to show up with a wedding gift in hand at a reception recently. 'Hey, where's the gift table?'
Posted by Fat and Happy
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2013
20235 posts
Posted on 5/12/19 at 7:19 pm to
Quit being a bitch.

People don’t need to pay for you to get drunk.

Be an adult
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
139208 posts
Posted on 5/12/19 at 7:20 pm to
I don't mind something like that, but that's an exception, not the norm
Posted by lsunurse
Member since Dec 2005
129146 posts
Posted on 5/12/19 at 7:20 pm to
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It's tacky as hell to charge money at your wedding.


Some people just have different priorities when it comes to weddings. Maybe most of the guests aren't big drinkers to begin with?

Only thing the bride and groom need to provide for guests is a meal if the reception is during a normal meal time. Otherwise...it's up to what the bride and groom have decided they can afford/want for their wedding.
Posted by Displaced
Member since Dec 2011
33054 posts
Posted on 5/12/19 at 7:21 pm to
Nah, it's pretty fricking tacky.
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
Member since May 2012
61489 posts
Posted on 5/12/19 at 7:21 pm to
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Be an adult

adults have open bars
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