For an average wedding reception inviting a total of 100 guests the cost projection is roughly around 1 100 to 2 300.
Open bar wedding cost calculator uk.
This price range reflects the conventional 4 hour wedding reception.
Wedding season is well underway so we decided to create a wedding cost calculator to reveal which regions on average have the highest and lowest wedding costs.
It depends on how much your family and friends drink however when my oh s father held an open bar it cost him nearly 5000.
All the data was collected using real quotes from our wedding service providers across the uk.
To calculate how much alcohol to buy for a wedding or party and how much buying it will cost select your wedding or party size then fill in the fields below and click calculate how much alcohol to buy for a.
But first below is a cheat sheet in case you really really don t feel like reading how to figure it out.
And can you hit me with an alcohol calculator you can t diy a full bar.
15 bottles of liquor 750 ml.
This was because people just kept going back for more and getting quads i d you are going to do it i would suggest very specific groundrules such as one drink at a time and limit guests to doubles at the most or purchase a few drinks per person and give guests tokens.
Open bar for 100 guests.
In other instances about 24 percent of all couples went the route of serving beer and wine at the wedding without an open bar option.
There are three basic types of wedding bars.
The choice of beverage limited only to beer and wine.
The cocktail hour the toasts and during dancing.
Beer and wine only full bar and the something in between i ll call modified full bar.
The limited bar offers a selection of drinks at specific times.
The average cost for bartender service at a wedding reception is 2 800 according to the bridal association of america the average number of guests is 170 making it 16 50 per guest.
This type of open bar option entails an average fee that costs around 11 to 23 per person.
The wedding alcohol calculator calculates how much alcohol to buy for a wedding or party and how much buying the alcohol will cost.
Open bar wedding cost can be a bit over the top though guests don t pay for anything which means some of your guests might get completely drunk.
70 bottles of wine.
If you know a friend who can indulge too much warn the bartender in advance.
Most caterers advertise an open bar as unlimited mixed drinks beer wine and non alcoholic beverages.
175 bottles of beer.