Cash bars are a swear word among most wedding guests. They just don?t like ?em and it?s not really hard to see why. Yes, it?s a pain that they have to spend money to get drunk at your wedding, but is that such a bad thing" Is it better to have a cash bar and risk lowering guest morale" You?ll ultimately have to decide that by yourself, but in the meantime, check out our comparison below. It?s time for the cash bar vs open bar smack down.
Generosity
Open bars are certainly more generous. When your guests think open bar, they think generous couple. When they think cash bar, they think stingy. By providing an open bar you?re providing a huge service to your guests. Open bars are the equivalent of freshly washed towels or chocolates on the pillow at a hotel. It?s not that the chocolates or towels make the stay, but they certainly help guests enjoy themselves. Your wedding will be beautiful no matter what, and guests know that. It doesn?t matter what accoutrements you offer, your family and friends will still be happy for you, but they?ll think better of the time if you?re more generous. Overall, an open bar might not even be so important because of the access to alcohol, it might be the generosity of the open bar that impresses guests so much.
Open Bar = Happy Guests
Likely there are a few drinkers (some more heavily than others) within your group of friends and family. These folks are waiting and looking for the open bar. No judgment here, and these people would li...