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lesliemike
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Leslie
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Open bar at Christening party
Do most people have open bar at the Christening party? I've been to two this year and both did, but DH and I are closing on our new house in two weeks and just can't afford the additional cost! I dont want people to think we are cheap though!
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Posted 2/26/10 4:34 PM  |
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conigs25
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Michele
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Re: Open bar at Christening party
i think beer wine and soda is appropriate
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| Posted 2/26/10 4:35 PM |
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Rycois
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Re: Open bar at Christening party
We're having bottled beer and wine.
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| Posted 2/26/10 4:35 PM |
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Bri
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Brianne
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Re: Open bar at Christening party
We had DD Christening party at a restaurant and only provided beer wine and soda.
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| Posted 2/26/10 4:35 PM |
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sj-girl
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Re: Open bar at Christening party
Can you limit it to beer and wine only?
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Re: Open bar at Christening party
I did a tab the first time, and am doing it again this time. It's not worth it to pay for full bar IMO.
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| Posted 2/26/10 4:37 PM |
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LulaBell
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J
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Re: Open bar at Christening party
My package included beer and wine, I ran a tab at the bar for anything else ordered. I had an open bar, but I didn't pay the open bar package price.
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| Posted 2/26/10 4:41 PM |
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Kate
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Kate
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Re: Open bar at Christening party
We're running a tab.
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| Posted 2/26/10 4:42 PM |
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beautyq115
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Re: Open bar at Christening party
We are doing beer, wine and soda. We are going to run a tab BUT not publicize it.
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mooshyboo
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Christine
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Re: Open bar at Christening party
We had an open bar/tab but put a cap on it of $500 thank goodness our bar tab was under this amt. I was afraid to add beer and wine package (and not everyone is going to drink) it would be a waste. We had some people have real drinks and some had wine/beer and then some had soda...it worked out cheaper for us this way.
Message edited 2/26/2010 4:52:29 PM.
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dpli
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Re: Open bar at Christening party
WE ran a tab. We were told by the family member who works at the restaurant that it is usually cheaper to do it that way and it was.
I don't think most people expect to be pounding drinks at a Christening. 
ETA: running a tab for us was cheaper even then if we added a beer/wine package.
Message edited 2/26/2010 5:00:13 PM.
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| Posted 2/26/10 4:54 PM |
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MsG
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G
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Re: Open bar at Christening party
I've been to those that have open bar and those that don't. Frankly I think it's more than fine to go without an open bar. I didn't think twice when there wasn't. We had a party at my father's house for ds' baptism, and we just had wine and beer.
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| Posted 2/26/10 4:56 PM |
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Tine73
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Re: Open bar at Christening party
Posted by KerriSteve
I did a tab the first time, and am doing it again this time. It's not worth it to pay for full bar IMO.
Unless your guests are huge drinkers, doing it this way would most likely be a lot cheaper.
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| Posted 2/26/10 4:58 PM |
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SuperLRN
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Re: Open bar at Christening party
We are having ours at 1pm in a restaurant and wont be having alcohol, just soda. I hope no one will be dissapointed but I dont think its necessary to have it.
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| Posted 2/26/10 5:35 PM |
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limommer
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Meredith
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Re: Open bar at Christening party
nobody likes a dry party IMO
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| Posted 2/26/10 5:47 PM |
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MrsA714
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Re: Open bar at Christening party
We're only having wine at our baptism. Its in the early afternoon so it should be okay.
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| Posted 2/26/10 6:02 PM |
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karacg
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Re: Open bar at Christening party
We had an open bar but only had to pay for what was consumed -- and it was very little to be honest. It was definitely cheaper than having beer & wine.
HTH!
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Cookiegobbler
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Nicole
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Re: Open bar at Christening party
Beer, wine and soda
ETA-- we did run a tab for hard alcohol.
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| Posted 2/26/10 6:11 PM |
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MrsPowers
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Re: Open bar at Christening party
We did beer, wine and soda especially because the party was at 4 pm.
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| Posted 2/26/10 6:13 PM |
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Katie111806
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Re: Open bar at Christening party
We ran a tab. Was noon on a Sunday and cost us about $400 for 60ish ppl at a brewery.
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septmonkey
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Lynda
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Re: Open bar at Christening party
We are doing bottles of wine on the tables and pitchers of soda. It's in a restaurant and there is a bar in the next room over should anyone want another type of drink.
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| Posted 2/26/10 6:15 PM |
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Bops
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Re: Open bar at Christening party
I did beer and wine and ran a tab which came out to be much more economical 
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| Posted 2/26/10 6:20 PM |
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munchkinbugs
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Lisa
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Re: Open bar at Christening party
I think beer and wine is fine. I think that's what we did for DD.
ETA We ran a tab.
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LI2VA
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Melissa
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Re: Open bar at Christening party
We ran a tab thinking that at the very most is was going to be $600, 7 maybe... well at the end of the party the bar tab was almost as much as the food bill and WAY over the $700 mark
 
This was for 80 people
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| Posted 2/26/10 6:36 PM |
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Domino
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Re: Open bar at Christening party
Posted by mrsv1015
We ran a tab thinking that at the very most is was going to be $600, 7 maybe... well at the end of the party the bar tab was almost as much as the food bill and WAY over the $700 mark
This was for 80 people
This is sooooooo what I'm afraid of
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