I don't mind going cash bar if you're looking to save etc. But going black tie, 3 day event 5 course meal wedding then hitting a cash bar seems off

At the very least, beer and wine should be free. If both sets of parents are Doctors, it's a strictly black tie affair, and you are making me pay for all of my drinks, why in the **** would I attend?

Let me guess, this is one of those dumb spoiled bitches who thinks her entire group of friends has to be in her wedding so she has like 8 bridesmaids. There will probably be a worthless chocolate fountain, extravagant center pieces on the tables, and a huge tiered wedding cake that cost a fortune. Let's keep Princess happy and **** over all of our friends to save a couple thousand dollars.

When my wife and I got married we had a huge wedding (over 700 people attended). We paid for all the drinks through the entire day, including the dance. If you invite people to share in your day, you don't make it a financial burden for them to attend.

It's a burden on people to not drink alcohol for 4 hours?

The ****???

If you are OK with kids at the wedding, you address the invitation as Mr. and Mrs. So and So and Family. If you don't want children there, you address the invitation to Fred and Wilma.

No shit lmao

You really think Fred and Wilma aren't going to bring Pebbles anyway because:
a) they are idiots who can't take a hint or
b) believe the rules don't apply to them and their special princess?

Catholic weddings are rarely only four hours and he stated it was black tie. Most men don't own a tuxedo so they would have to rent one. And yes, weddings are on Saturday afternoons through the evening. Don't expect me to stand around for hours on my weekend talking you your dumbass family while drinking tea.

Cash bar is a good way to have drinking at a reception if say if a family is religious and wouldn't pay for alcohol. The guests could still have it that way.

No, some people are just stupid and think they need to bring their kids everywhere, but you will eliminate quite a few by addressing the invitation appropriately.

Um I guess if you're the type that needs to drink during the ceremony, I'd probably lose your invitation anyways.

Lonewolf talks about how successful he is but God forbid he has to pay for some drinks at a wedding! Oh no!

No way, **** those married couples. They owe me for my time.

And here's the rub: you alienate the guests that abide by the rule unless you alienate the ones that didn't by having ushers or the hired staff at the ceremony venue turning away couples that brought their kids anyway.

Last wedding I went to that had a cash bar I just took one of the many flasks I've gotten for being a groomsman.
ps don't buy your groomsmen flasks, everyone does that.

Not sure where you're getting that, especially since a guest wouldn't know the cost of their presence.

If you're out of college, you don't host a party then expect people you invited to pay for refreshments.