Start with one bartender per 50 guests.
Cocktailhire plans one bartender per 50 guests: two for 100 guests and three for 150, for example. The actual event arrangement still needs the chosen drinks, service periods and working layout confirmed.
Use the real guest number, including day guests who remain when evening guests arrive. A lower number can understate both the staffing need and package price. The quote therefore preserves its guest-number floor, while allowing increases when plans grow.
A practical example
An evening with 80 day guests still present and 40 additional arrivals is a 120-person service period. Tell us the full attendance pattern so the team is planned for 120 people, not only the 40 newcomers.
What to confirm for your wedding
- Total people present during service
- Menu and concentrated arrival periods
- Enough working bar space for the planned team
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.