What's involved in hiring a bartender for a corporate function?

You must decide the kind of bar you want at your event, whether its a cash bar, tokens or fully paid. You can also choose to buy wholesale and take the leftover liquor home or choose a consumption-based system. Also, you should make sure your bartenders are fully licensed and permitted to work in the state.

Our Licensed Bar Services

Shake Bars and Event Planning is excited to be one of just a few companies in the Seattle area to possess a Washington State Catering liquor license. This allows our team to handle all aspects of your bar planning needs and to sell alcohol to our clients. While we specialize in craft cocktails, we do it all—beer, wine, and full bars. Other full-service liquid catering options include:

• Alcohol
• Mixers
• Garnishes
• Plasticware and Glassware
• Napkins

• Ice
• Event Rentals
• Staging
• Coffee and Tea

We pride ourselves on providing local beer, wine, and spirit options. Because we secure our alcohol at wholesale rates, it is often cost-effective for our clients to have us deal with all aspects of the event! We’ll happily provide a detailed bid if needed.

We also offer mimosa and Bloody Mary bars, hot cocoa and coffee bars, ice cream sandwich bars and spiked shave ice.

About Cash Bars

When offering a cash bar, our clients pay for just the service and insurance costs. Your guests will pay (cash or credit card) per drink. We offer a standard bar that includes a selection of local Washington s and wines, as well as basic cocktails, top-shelf options, specialty cocktails, and more. Drinks range from $5 to $9, depending on your preferences and brand selections. This method can be combined with drink tokens or a bar tab cap. For example, you can choose to give your guests two free drinks and afterward they would have the option to purchase additional drinks themselves.