So FI and I will be hosting beer, wine and a couple signature cocktails. I live in a rural area and hosted bars are literally unheard of and cash bars run rampant. Like all venue coordinators looked at me like I was absolutely crazy when I asked for prices of an open bar (which none of the four venues we toured could give me since no one has asked before). At my venue, the cocktails and mixed drinks prices skyrocket, so we're not hosting them. I've asked that bottles are moved from out in the open and will have a sign on the bar telling guests what we're hosting. Is there anything I'm missing? I, unfortunately, can't tell the venue that they can't serve drinks we don't host, so I'm trying to make sure that I've covering all my bases into making sure that we host our guests since we WANT to host.
PS- this could be a non issue eventually when we get closer to the wedding if we haven't spent the rest of our wedding savings, we'll use the rest to pay the entire tab.