Hi, I am getting married in Good year, Arizona in a few months and am wondering if anyone knows of a good company that provides an open bar. Thanks so much!
2007-10-11 09:41:12 · 6 answers · asked by cbrandi199 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
I am wanting to pay for the toast, but I am wanting everyone to pay for there own drinks as we go. Is this something that is possible. We were already told by the place that we are having our wedding that we are not allowed to hire our own bar tender due to insurance issues.
2007-10-11 10:09:12 · update #1
If you only want to pay for the toast then you don't want an open bar. Open bar is where your guest will get whatever drink they want and you end up paying the bill. For my husband and I's wedding we actually put a limit on the alcohol. We bought one keg and had 3-one gallon punch bowls which had fuzzy navel, rum and coke and a 7/7. After that was gone it was gone. The only alcohol our guest could purchase is if they wanted wine. That was it no other drinks allowed. We didn't want the issues of drunks and problems at our wedding.
Normally where you have your reception they will either provide the services for you or will at least give you a list of companies they don't mind coming into their building. I would ask your reception provider. Good luck
2007-10-11 16:50:55 · answer #1 · answered by b1alto 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry if I'm not understanding your question, but usually your hotel or venue will provide this. If you are getting married in a hall, etc. then simply get a license, purchase your alcohol, and hire a bartender to serve it. Often non-hotel vendors also have staff who can help at functions, including bartending for a fee.
I don't think this will be much of a problem. Most hotels will not let you bring your own liquor (must use theirs), but if you can, they will only charge a corkage fee and you can save a lot of money.
To the idiot below me (Sarahz)....OBVIOUSLY you pay yourself for an open bar. That is a given. The person wants to know how to set one up. And I'm sorry you think it's right to charge *your guests* for their drinks. If the person has already decided that an open bar is what they want to do, why are you trying to discourage them?!
EDIT: If you just want to pay for the toast, then you would be having a *cash* bar and not an open bar. You would put bottles of wine or champagne on the tables for the guests to drink from. Or, you could provide prefilled glasses served by the waitstaff on trays. This may prevent guests from pouring excess. Talk to your venue about how they usually advise people to do it. If you were to have the bar open just for toasts (not sure why), then some places may not let switch to a cash bar later due to licensing laws. Usually you have either a cash OR a host bar, but there are exceptions. It sounds like you want a *cash* bar with wine paid for by you on the tables. This is easy to do.
2007-10-11 16:59:33 · answer #2 · answered by reginachick22 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think you are confused. An open bar means you are paying the tab for your guests to drink for free.
What you want is a CASH bar. Here in the US a cash bar is perfectly acceptable, although a lot of people will tell you otherwise.
You need to speak with you reception site/caterer to find out what they offer and the costs. You also may have options of having beer, wine and soft drinks provided to your guests but all other drinks would be cash bar. So there are options but you need to discuss it with your vendor and find arrangements that will fit your budget.
2007-10-11 19:17:53 · answer #3 · answered by Reba 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Many times catering companies will have the option of offering a bar. If you are wanting people to pay for their own drinks, that is a CASH BAR... an open bar allows anyone to purchase a drink free of charge to them, the bill comes to you... I'd talk to the catering company you are using... if they cant do it, I'm sure they would know who can... or speak with your receptionvenue and they may have a few suggestions for you depending on their own rules.
Good luck and congrats!
2007-10-11 17:24:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
You need to talk to the people where your reception is taking place. If I'm not mistaken they should have given you that information when you rented. By the way open bar usually means your guest do not have to pay.
2007-10-11 18:44:43 · answer #5 · answered by diablo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the people who provide the open bar is you. you pay the bill at the end of the night for the open bar, or just the complimentary beer and wine. Some people don't do any open bar at all, or you could just have it open for an hour or so. be carefull, it can get REALLY expensive.
2007-10-11 17:00:42 · answer #6 · answered by Sarahz 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋