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@MidwestBride2012: I think so, I'm assuming it would operate just like normal restaurant operations.
I think your current wording is fine. I would probably request that servers not serve (& charge) your guests for drinks. If the guests decide on their own to get up and walk to the bar, then that's 100% their choice. You can't stop them. I would feel weird having my guests receive bills at the table, though.
I would get cute drink menus printed up with the options your guests do have. And I would verify with the restaurant that guests can use credit cards. If so, nearly everyone will have a credit card or cash on them, so notifying them ahead of time isn't necessary. I would make no mention of guests buying their own drinks ahead of time. That implies that you aren't hosting drinks, which you absolutely are.
That's basically what we did with our wedding as full open bars are very unusual for the region where we held our wedding. Our venue coordinator made nice framed signs for the bar listing the complimentary drinks. If people wanted mixed drinks, they were able to purchase them with cash or credit card, same as they would at a normal bar.
We didn't make a special effort to let people know it was a wine/beer open bar but when people asked, we just said that we had chosen two locally brewed beers and a selection of wines and champagne for our open bar. It was not an issue in the slightest. I should also mention that most of our guests were from Chicago, where open bar is the norm, but it still was not an issue.
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So, it's really early to be considering this, but I'm writing our FAQ on our website and I got to the "will I get to eat/drink" bit.
We're having our wedding at a restaurant. We're going to be providing a custom beer and wine list for our guests.
The manager mentioned that, since there is a full service bar, if we chose to offer beer and wine only, the bar could sell the liquor to anyone who wants it (basically the bar would be in operation, but guests would have free and open access to our list drinks).
I'm not really interested in the discussion of cash vs. open bar and being a good host. We're going to offer a really nice "open bar" selection of beer and wine, and while I love my bourbon as much as the next bee, I just don't think liquor is necessary.
What I'm not sure of is this:
1) Do we just tell the venue not to sell ANY drinks (besides what's on our list) the day of?
or
2) Should I convey the 'cash' option in our guests? (either in the FAQ or elsewhere)
As it stands now, this is what I have:
Will there be drinks?
Yes! There will be a custom beer and wine list for our party, in addition to coffee, tea, soda, and other non alcoholic options.