09/30/2024
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1️⃣Why choose a mobile bartender instead of a restaurant bartender?
An event bartender is comfortable with finding the venue contact for this particular event, getting a tour of the space, and planning out the layout for the bar area as well as discovering important areas such as the dumpster, staging area, ice machine, and getting special instructions from the day-of contact.
An event bartender has a visually appealing portable bar or decor for the already supplied venue bar and all of the necessary accessories. It is the bartender’s job to create a bar area that will be both functional and aesthetically pleasing.
2️⃣Keeping Your Bar Stocked So That It Doesn’t Go Dry
An experienced event bartender will help you pick out a bar menu that fits your budget and tastes. Sweet Water Mobile
Bar, LLC takes into consideration: guest count, hours of service, type of event, activities going on during the event, and the number of light/medium/heavy drinkers, and adds on 15% extra so the bartender does not run out of anything.
3️⃣How Many Bartenders Do You Need to Hire?
It is recommended at least 1 bartender for 125-150 guests to start. There are several questions clients should answer to determine the final number of bartenders needed. Is budget a major factor? Are no lines at the bar important? Does the bar menu include cocktails that take longer to make?
4️⃣With Alcohol Comes Liability
Typically, hiring a “friend” to “work” your wedding is never a good idea unless they happen to be a professional wedding vendor.
And hiring an unlicensed bartender is an even worse idea.
You need to make sure your bartender carries Liquor Liability Insurance and is TIPS Certified (which teaches you how to identify if someone has had too much to drink and how to deal with them effectively if they become intoxicated). You are hosting the biggest day of your life with your most beloved guests. Is your “friend bartender” going to stay sober? Are they comfortable and professional enough to cut off their own family and friends to prevent them from being overserved? Professional bartenders have the power to actually save lives.
If the bartender does not carry liability insurance and something were to happen, everyone involved could be sued (including you and your spouse), which is why venues require outside vendors to carry liability insurance
5️⃣What Should Couples Budget for Their Alcohol and Bartender?
Including liquor liability insurance, a basic mobile bar setup, bartender, mixers, and alcohol, you are looking at a starting price of $12/per person, depending on the tier of alcohol you choose.