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FREE MARGARITAS!!!! If they want something else, tough noogies! Could you swing margaritas and beer or wine? A choice is always nice. Do margaritas go with your food?
One free booze option is better than paying for them, as far as I am concerned
I would prefer the free margaritas. But a lot of people might not like margaritas. Have you considered having your "free drink" be something like red & white wine? More people might like that and you could pick a very cost effective but delicious white wine & red wine.
Honestly, I prefer margaritas any time, but that's me. Is there anyway you could add a keg to that option for those who don't like margaritas? That way you have a signiture drink and also an option for those who don't like magaritas, and still get to keep your bar costs pretty low.
PS- I think it's a great idea if you are having a cash bar to do something like this- it shows your guests that you are happy to have them and are trying to provide for them, but you are also offering an alternative (cash bar) so they can buy something else if they don't like what you are providing!
I was thinking of doing the keg or wine option. I think, if we add anything else, it'll be a keg, but it might be hard to get it delivered since the wedding is on a Sunday. We might just cave and do margaritas/keg/and some wine. we shall see...
We did a keg--one keg for 120 guests (in addition to lots of other booze) and it was like $150. Most liquor outlets are open on a sunday, but the groomsmen will likely have to pick it up Saturday. I know ours did. Then we returned the tapper and barrel on Snday. It was really cost effective.
So the margarita idea sounds kinda neat and I think I'd lean in that direction.... but there might be otherways to also include beer and/or wine without it being expensive. Or margarita and a keg, just cause the sweetness of margaritas bothers some people. And personally I'm a fan of wine in the box, though maybe there's more presentable ways to serve it.
I'm the only one voting for a cash bar. I do like margaritas, but can only stomach about 1/2 of one because they're so sweet/strong. I would personally rather pay for my own beer or vodka soda.
I'm assuming you are serving plenty of food? That's a strong drink that needs a sidekick!!
We had a margarita machine at my graduation party and it was a huge hit! Of course, but I have a lot of alcoholic friends, so maybe that's just us.
Could you do the margaritas, but still do the cash bar for those who don't like margaritas? It would be their choice to spend money, but still have the option for to have a free drink.
oo yum yum margaritas! It's your wedding - serve what YOU wan to drink and what makes sense for you!
I agree with others that most people will appreciate free anything when it comes to the bar, but if all you have is margaritas, I could see a lot of people getting wasted quickly! If you could afford it, I think beer would be a nice alternative for the people who don't like tequila.
I say no to a cash bar, and yes to margaritas. I know in this area, most people would be offended or turn their noses up at a cash bar.
Plus, margaritas are delicioso and a crowd-pleaser.
I've never seen a margarita machine ... do you mean the ones that have the frozen margarita inside? Well ... some people will get sick too ... and wasted =)
I voted for margarita machine ... I guess free margaritas are better than nothing!
Maybe .. I just thought of this, you could do a cash bar and than after dinner when dancing starts and it gets more relaxed ... throw in the margarita machine! lol
Who doesn't like margaritas?? Lots of couples do a signature drink. My husband and I had our reception at St. Arnold's brewery, so the only choices were beer, root beer, or water. If anyone complained, I didn't hear it. :)
I love margaritas so I would pick that and most people love them. I can't imagine why anyone would get sick from them out of a machine. That's how they're served at state fairs and such and no one gets sick there.
I would rather have anything as a guest than a cash bar. Most people do feel it's rude to pay for anything themselves at the reception and that if you can't afford something as the hosts, you shouldn't have it, period. I don't normally drink at weddings, mainly because I have only been to a couple that actually had alcohol and I didn't feel like I was missing anything, even though I do like to drink on occasion but I can have a blast without it, but if I had to choose between paying for alcohol and having a free soda, you can bet that I would be drinking all the free soda I could before I shell out money for alcohol as a guest. Plus not everyone has money on them and if they have to pay for anything then they're screwed.
i dont even drink booze but occasionally would love a margarita! i think they are a fun drink!
I really do think you should have both. Is there a place very close by where your guests can go get drinks if they wanted something else? I *love* 'ritas, but my FI does not. He would definitely rather pay for drinks he want vs. not drinking...
Many of our friends will rather pay than not having an option - quite frankly, that would probably disappoint them quite a bit and almost even ruin the night...
Margaritas, definitely! IMHO it's much better than asking guests to pay. And if they don't like margaritas, so what? I was taught as a guest, you eat and drink what you're served!
a few suggestions...
perhaps you could rent two machines and put margarita in one, and maybe strawberry daiquiri, pina colada, frozen hurricane, or even strawberry margarita in the other to add some variety? i'm not sure if the price of the machine rental is super high, but most mixed frozen drinks are just fine with "well" liquors so the cost of the liquor shouldn't be much more.
i also like the idea of a margarita machine and a keg of beer.
one more suggestion...i'm not sure if you've found a bartender or if your venue provides or requires one. being in texas, if you haven't already found a bartender, you can always place an ad on craigslist for a TABC certified bartender and offer them a flat amount for the night. i'm a photographer/bartender. when photography slows, i bartend more and vice versa. i can tell you from my experience that you could easily get a bartender for a pretty reasonable amount since your wedding is on a sunday. sundays aren't the greatest days for making money in the bartending world, so it's not like they'd be losing money to come bartend at your wedding the way they would on a friday or saturday.
I don't even like tequila and I like margaritas! Definitely margaritas over cash bar.
Not a big margarita fan here -- if there were only margaritas available without ANYTHING else, I'd be a little stuck without a drink. Can't you have a margarita machine plus a cash bar? Or get a keg?
But by the looks of it, clearly people prefer margaritas, haha, so you probably won't get any complaints!
I said no to both... mostly because not everyone can or will drink margaritas. I think if you are going to put money towards the bar, it should offer some other options as well. Also, keep in mind that the ppl who don't like margaritas will just be paying cash for their drinks anyway.
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Hello. So, we're on a super-tight budget and were thinking of having a margarita machine at the wedding. It's either that or a cash bar, but I think guests would be happier getting free margaritas, than having to pay for whatever else they want. What do you think?