a venue i'm considering says you have to buy/ set up your own bar. they will supply bartenders. rules- no shots, blender drinks, kegs. this sounds like it might be way cheaper than having an open premium bar at another venue. any thoughts, ideas, price ranges?
2007-02-27 07:23:00 · 8 answers · asked by Susan 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
60 people
philadelphia- center city
charging anyone a dime is out of the question
having leftovers is great
2007-02-27 07:46:14 · update #1
Depends on where you live..... due to the cost of liquor.
We are doing mix of top shelf and medium grade liquor, bottle beer only and it's ending up around $1,500.
We are allowing shots but no blender drinks.
We are skipping the keg because we have too many people who drink different beers and most people per bottles.
We also found a liquor store who will allows us to return any unopen bottle of liquor for the price paid... but for the beer because it has to be cold it's unrefunable.
2007-02-27 07:31:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This sounds like an excellent idea! And I'm especially thrilled that you aren't even considering having your guests pay anything... I HATE the concept of a cash bar at a wedding!
Having a professional bartender is the way to go... he can help keep an eye on overdrinkers and also who wants to be a guest at a wedding serving drinks?
Unlike a previous answerer, I strongly disagree with the sangria idea.. it will NOT keep wine drinkers happy! You need at least one red and one white... in most crowds the white is more popular. Play it safe and go with cabernet & chardonnay :)
I wouldn't go too hogwild on choices of beer... buy what you would like to drink if there are leftovers, and provide a light beer for those who like it.
And you know your friends and what they like best, but since you aren't going for fancy drinks and want leftovers, provide all of the standard beverages... rye, scotch, gin, vodka, rum, maybe tequila and JD.
None of this stuff goes rotten, and if you have excess... well have a great housewarming party when you get back from the honeymoon!
Congrats on your wedding.. sounds like it will be great!
2007-03-07 04:36:53 · answer #2 · answered by endorable 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Were providing the liquor at our wedding also, were looking at $1200, but that's for 250 people your looking at a fifth of that so maybe $400 at the most. Were buying 2-3 differnt types of beer. Were narrowing it down to 3 mixed drinks, and sangria for the wine drinkers. This way your not buying all kinds of liquor. We also know know what the popular drinks are amoung our family and friends.
2007-02-27 16:00:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
At my wedding the drinks were included in the per head price (about $46 a head), which included appetizers, dinner, drinks, dessert, and rental of the room for 5 hours. For premium liquor (eg. Jack Daniels, Captain Morgan) we paid an additional $2 or $3 a head. So our alchohol was included in the per head price, we paid additional for better liquor. But the alchohol was anything - shots, mixed drinks, beer, wine.
2007-02-27 15:33:23 · answer #4 · answered by lwil82 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all you have to do is go to a warehouse that sales liquor. You should be able to get a good deal on a case of this or on a case of that. Do you really need a bartender if they are only going to open the wine, beer or champagne? You can have a bottle per table or something like that.
2007-03-06 14:30:02 · answer #5 · answered by DePressed08 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would expect about 700 dollars for 100 people.
Between mix and alcohol, I would say $7/ person.
Stick with wines, 3 main liquors (rum, vodka, whiskey¿) with mix, and only about 3 brands of beer... 1 popular, 1 lower end, 1 import.
I don't know where you live, but check if you need to supply a licence, and also if you can return un-opened alcohol.
if you can return it, get several smaller bottles... 40 OZ etc. If you can't return I would stick with a couple large bottles.
you can always find friends to help you drink the leftovers! I learned that at my wedding last year.
ONE MORE THING~!!!! consider charging a small nominal amount for drinks... i.e. a dollar... this will encourage people to keep tabs on their alcohol and therefore save you money.
2007-02-27 15:29:18 · answer #6 · answered by Virginia 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
booze cost me about $250 for my wedding. we had 40 people and there was still a bunch left over. we had 4 cases of beer, 2 wine boxes, rye, rum and vodka. everyone was really happy with that and like i said...lots left over...and everyone did have alot to drink so we made out well. I would never dream of charging my guests a dime at my wedding. i think if you go this route you would save money.
2007-02-27 16:46:06 · answer #7 · answered by Jenn ♥Cadence Jade's mum♥ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
start by figuring out how many people will be there good starting point would be 10 dollars a person150 drinkers could handle1500 worth of booze and if they run out good sober up before they go home
2007-02-27 15:28:44 · answer #8 · answered by workin_man66 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋