We get 4 hours open bar at the hotel we are having our reception at..but the reception will be 5 hours long including the cocktail hour. It was brought up to me that some people close the bar during dinner and I was wondering what you all think of that as a guest. It would be cocktail hour at 5 pm, then close the bar from maybe 6:30-7:00. Dinner will begin being served at 6:15. Cake cutting happens at 7:15 and our champagne toast (provided for all guests) would be right after that. Our event ends at 10 pm, so the bar would close at 9:30 pm. The other option would be to have the open bar from 5 pm-9 pm. What would you prefer as a guest?