Another Way to Save on Your Wedding – Alcohol Ideas
Alcohol can add a big expense to the total price of a catering hall. At many places, an open bar will set you back an extra $25.00 or more per person. If you plan to have 150 guests or more, they will add an extra $3,750 to the cost of your wedding. Some alternatives which will allow you to reduce the alcohol expenses at your wedding are:
- Bring your own Alcohol. Many reception halls will allow you to provide your own alcohol and they will provide the bar tenders. For these catering halls, it is often best to find a local liquor store that will not only provide the alcohol at a below retail price, but will take back unused bottles of liquor. Often these same places will make several “runs” – they will check up on your alcohol and replenish anything if needed.
- Cash Bar – Not my favorite alternative, but if you’re in a bind for cash, it’s better than no bar at all. If someone wants to boose it up, they’ll have to pay… Something to keep in mind, you are going to spend an incredible amount of money on your wedding and this one simply thing unfortunately can leave a bad impression in the minds of your guest. The last thing people think about before going to a wedding is bringing cash for tips and the bar… so, it could be a potential inconvenience for your guest.
- Drink Tickets – Don’t want to pay for an open bar, but don’t want to make your guests pay for all of their drinks – go half way. Many reception halls will allow you to prepay for the alcohol you can afford and assign drink tickets. Your guests can use their tickets to “buy” drinks or give it to a friend… When they’re all out of tickets, it’s a cash bar for them.
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