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How Should Cocktails Fit Into a Wedding Drinks Timeline

Book the periods when guests can enjoy the bar.

Build the cocktail timeline around the drinks reception, dinner, speeches and evening party. State when service is wanted and when it can pause, instead of treating the whole wedding day as one continuous ordering period.

Cocktailhire wedding packages allow a planned dinner or speech pause of up to two hours. Agree that arrangement with the booking rather than assuming an unused part of the day will automatically be deducted. Any room move also needs its own practical plan.

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A practical example

A reception followed by dinner and an evening party can use two serving periods with an agreed break. The quote still needs the genuine guest count, the serving hours and the location of each period, not just the ceremony time.

What to confirm for your wedding

  • Reception start and dinner/speech timings
  • Evening arrivals and final service time
  • Agreed pause and any room move

Continue with the related wedding planning guide. For the bar, team and cocktail supplies together, see our wedding cocktail packages.

Tell us about your wedding with the date, postcode, guest number and the times you want cocktails served.

London event

Planning Wedding Cocktail Packages in London?

The London collection brings the service, local event areas, access questions, guest-flow decisions and quote details into one place. Use it when the event address is in Greater London rather than relying on national guidance alone.