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Kegs at a wedding, cost thing or preference?

10 Jan 2010

10 Jan, 2010  Cost Of Wedding

I am not asking this to be snarky, I am genuinely curious. I notice alot of mentioning of kegs at wedding and I am wondering how does that work? Do you have guests help themselves and pump the keg? Or do you have a bartender dole them out? It seems like a lot of work to put a bartender through, I mean draft beer is not nearly as fast as bottled. Is it a cost thing or do you prefer draft beer?

I think it’s definitely a cost thing. Keg beer is cheaper than bottled beer. I would have a bartender serve it unless your wedding is a very casual outdoor wedding where guests would help themselves to drinks. You don’t need to pump the keg after every serving and I think the more it’s flowing, the less pumping you have to do. It’s probably no more work than a bartender having to remove bottle caps off of the bottles.

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4 Responses

  1. Davidica

    2010 Jan 10 1

    When we had a couple of kegs at our wedding, it was a free for all BUT people at weddings aren’t like those at college parties. Buying a keg is less expensive than buying bottled/canned (ew, canned lol) beer and there’s not as much trash afterward either. I prefer bottled over draft but that’s a personal preference.
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  2. StickyWicky

    2010 Jan 10 2

    I think it’s definitely a cost thing. Keg beer is cheaper than bottled beer. I would have a bartender serve it unless your wedding is a very casual outdoor wedding where guests would help themselves to drinks. You don’t need to pump the keg after every serving and I think the more it’s flowing, the less pumping you have to do. It’s probably no more work than a bartender having to remove bottle caps off of the bottles.
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  3. beautiful bride 2 be

    2010 Jan 10 3

    A lot of reception hall have a system for draft beer, just like when you go to a bar or restaurant. They have a tap and co2, it is not a lot of work for the bartender. Also, it is a cost thing for the hall, bottle beer cost a lot more than draft.
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  4. af

    2010 Jan 10 4

    Perhaps this is why the rest of the country thinks an open bar is not outrageous? Their function halls allow them to bring in kegs?
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