Soda at the Reception

I would be pretty annoyed if I had to travel for a destination wedding and purchase a soda. So I definitely think it should be something you provide.

I would provide the soda if I were you.

I would provide sodas for guests. I don't drink much alcohol and hate coffee and tea, so will choose soda over water if it's available.
I'd say maybe 2-3 per guest if it's only 3 hours?

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Thank you Kelly! That is what I was thinking and my fiancé said no because they are having the other drinks and plus ppl are going to be doing alcohol. Thank you

I think providing sodas for your guests would be much appreciated by them!

I think it'd be a nice touch. Whenever I've been to cash bar weddings soda often comes through the bar and costs money.

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Okay, I was asking my coordinator at the reception if I could just put a certain amount that a way I will not be losing out on any money if a lot people do not get the Pepsi Products.

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Okay, thank you! Kelly I will go ahead next week and pay for the sodas to be provided. Thank you

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Thank you Cher!

Wow, a DW with a cash bar.

At the very least you must provide sodas. Really with a DW you should be treating your guests above and beyond, but such is life...

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Okay, thank you :-)

I once travelled an hour and a half for a wedding and had to purchase soda. We left after dinner.

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Yeah, it is a cash bar :-) I already paid for the Bartender to be there for 3 hours. So I going ahead and paying for the sodas.

Honestly I don't see the big deal. But I don't drink soda, so I guess I'm in the minority with this one.

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LOL, Oh no Mandi!!!! Okay that why I was asking. What are your thoughts about the Cash Bar? I don't want people do over drink and not be able to control their liquor plus its up in the mountains so that why we are doing the Cash Bar.

I think it’s rude to have a cash bar for a destination wedding. You should, at the absolute minimum, provide soft drinks.

If I knew it was a cash bar ahead of time, I’d decline going to a destination wedding. If I got there and found out it was a cash bar, especially if soda wasn’t even included, I’d leave after eating and reconsider my relationship with the bride and groom. I’m not going to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars and days of PTO to not even be treated to food AND drinks at the wedding.

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Oh goodness, you sound like my fiancé because I called him to get his input and he was like, "Everyone is going to be drinking and you are wasting the money buying sodas".

That is why I went on here for help.

I agree with Sarah on this... she isn't being "Something else"... she is stating correct wedding etiquette. If you are asking guests to pay hundreds, even thousands, to travel, then you should at least be providing some sort of alcohol.

View Quoted Comment And more than a 3 hr reception too...