approximately how much did you spend for open bar at your wedding for 2 hours?

Question

for around 80 people

Answer 1

I was told that if 50% of my guests drank- it would be between3-4 dollars per drink. At 50 guests each averaging 3 drinks an hour for 2 hours would be roughly 300-500 per hour. I say just stick to a keg, a cash bar, or champagne. If you can even go one step further and have your reception where you can bring in your own liquor, that would be even cheaper. $2000 is what the norm is on drinks per wedding from what i have seen so far.

Answer 2

Depends on the average price of the drinks at that bar, and whether you want to set any limits (i.e. beer and wine only - no mixed drinks).

The medium age of the 80 people will have a bearing. Are they are all ages (juniors through to seniors) or all your age. (Sometimes the softdrinks for kids can be more expensive than the beers - depending on the venue).

Finally, are they friends or family. The latter is possibly likely to drink at a steady pace, whereas friends might be inclined to bend the elbow more rapidly.

To assume the worst. Six drinks each in the first hour, and maybe three or four drinks in the second hour.

$2000 might cover it. (That's assuming each guest downs about $25 of stuff over two hours). It's an average - some will drink more, and some will drink less.

Answer 3

We had around 80 people at our wedding and bought 1 keg and a few bottles of champagne to toast. The people that left when the keg was empty were the people that really were not there for us, just for the free food and booze. An open bar is an open invitation for people to get drunk on your dime. Unless you put a cap of 1 drink per person or only serve cheap beer, it could cost you thousands of dollars over 2 hours. I really don't recommend it. Get a keg or two, or invite people to BYOB if your venue will allow it,

Answer 4

$600.00 aus