It was a stupid cheap cash bar. Wine was free and kept stocked on the tables all night. Anything non-booze was free. We charged basically cost for shots, nothing more. It was more of a "I'm not paying for everyone to get destroyed at my wedding" and frankly people over do it when it's free.
They overdid it anyway. Particularly my bar tender who had to be carried out to a cab at midnight...and my sister, who spent the night in jail and has now been charged with assault X 2 and her boyfriend assault X 4...
I spent $900+ on booze. We left with $138 and very little booze. 2 of my friends combined spent more than we brought home. I'm also missing a case of wine bottles so people were taking them home I assume.
I had a blast though and so did the wife.