I will be paying for all the food and non-alcoholic drinks.
2007-10-17 06:43:37 · 25 answers · asked by lilydixie 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
The key word here is "guest"
If they were a guest in your home at a party, would you expect them to pay for their drinks if you provided the food?
Well, they're guests at a function you are hosting. It's along the same lines.
Either serve an alcoholic drink to the guests at no charge, or don't serve them.
2007-10-17 08:08:06 · answer #1 · answered by sylvia 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I don't think it's tacky. I did that at a baby shower recently and actually thought it was a great idea. It saves you a lot of time and energy, you know you have the right address, and it's very easy for the guests to write down their own address once! Now, i understand that you're not happy about them being addressed in pencil, but it WOULD be tacky and rude if you didn't use the envelopes. Just use them or trace over the pencil written address in pen.
2016-05-23 04:23:50 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's tacky to ask anyone to pay for drinks at any party (birthday, bridal shower, anniversary, wedding, etc.). Either pay the bar bill or don't serve any alcohol.
I don't get why anyone feels compelled to mention that having a dry wedding means the guests enjoyed themselves sober. I had a full on premium 6 hour open bar and not one of my guests got so hammered they couldn't enjoy our special day. One has nothing to do with the other. If you do a dry party, great. If not, pay up.
2007-10-17 08:03:29 · answer #3 · answered by Empress1 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Nope. It sure is not tacky. I didn't have alcohol at my bridal shower, and I was much happier that people enjoyed our their time sober. However,here is one suggestion that I thought would help (I saw this one of the Q&A the other day). If you want to, buy the first round of drinks (be it for your toast or the bar). That might be an alternative solution. Good luck.
2007-10-17 08:03:05 · answer #4 · answered by navywife_2001 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
All the wedding showers I went to they would pay for your drinks and then when it came to the wedding they would have a $2 charge at the bar and the wine on the tables was free. The $2 is really cheap and it just kind of helps to pay for those people that are really heavy drinkers. When i have My wedding non of my family will drink because we dont drink at all and maybe some of my fiances side might drink so Im not to sure how much alchohol to have to I would rather them just pay $2 at the cash bar that way I am safe and didnt buy to much.
2007-10-17 06:51:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's not tacky if it's just the shower. However, I've always thought making guests pay for their drinks at the actual wedding reception to be tacky.
2007-10-17 06:50:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
I don't think that it is tacky. They are their for the bride anyways, it shouldn't be a big deal if they get get an alcoholic drink without buying. At my bridal shower everyone who wanted to drink had to pay for their own. Nobody complained to me.
2007-10-17 06:47:22 · answer #7 · answered by Beth Lolley 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Touchy subject here. Let your guests know in advance that it will be a non-alcoholic event. But if I were a guest and there was a cash bar for alcohol -- it honestly wouldn't bother me.
2007-10-17 07:23:11 · answer #8 · answered by Jasmine808 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As long as you're providing other drinks, it's fine. Just let them know that they should open their own tab at the bar if they want alcoholic drinks. Or get one bottle of wine or pitcher of beer per table, so that they have the option, but can't get really drunk.
2007-10-17 06:49:12 · answer #9 · answered by teresathegreat 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Any time you invite people to something you are hosting, whther it is a wedding or a backyard bbq, the guests should not be responsible for providing their own refreshments. Typically, alcoholic drinks aren't even made available, but if they are, the host should pay.
2007-10-17 07:17:04 · answer #10 · answered by melouofs 7 · 5⤊ 2⤋