57% of couples opt to have an open bar at their wedding, but that's expensive. The average cost of alcohol at a wedding is $2,400, so some couples opt to save money by asking their guests to pay for drinks.
But now there's a NEW reason couples are setting up credit card machines at the bar: To help pay for the HONEYMOON.
One couple in the U.K. tried it, using a card-processing company that provided readers . . . like the ones they bring to your table at restaurants.
There were also signs with QR codes . . . with the message: "Don't be tight, pay for our flight!" The couple said the proceeds would go toward their honeymoon in Mexico. They didn't reveal how much they made, but they said their guests "absolutely loved it."
They did it INSTEAD of accepting wedding presents. They've been together for 14 years . . . and already have a house, and a toaster, and didn't need more stuff.
So why the credit card readers?
They said a lot of people don't carry cash anymore, and they just figured they'd "have some fun with it." They said their guests "got more generous as the drinks started to flow."
The company they used, Lopay, said they hope this "catches on at wedding venues across the country."
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