Self-Serve Bar Setup

Professionally prepared and ready when your guests arrive. We come to your event location, prepare your selected cocktails and mocktails onsite, and arrange everything for convenient self-service—giving you a polished beverage experience without a bartender remaining throughout the event.

Available for private events with up to 50 guests
Client provides all alcohol · Planning Packages start at $49. Self-Service begins at $275

Plan Your Self-Serve Bar

What’s Included

We handle the planning, preparation, and presentation so your beverage station is ready for guests to enjoy.

• Pre-event drink planning consultation
• Customized cocktail and mocktail selections
• Alcohol quantity recommendations
• Mixers, syrups, juices, and garnishes
• Disposable cups, napkins, and straws
• Disposable or client-kept serving containers
• Onsite drink preparation and batching
• Self-serve beverage station setup
• Display menu and serving instructions
• Final handoff to the host or designated adult

The client purchases and provides all alcohol using the quantities supplied by Whiskey & Copper. Serving containers and service materials included with the setup are disposable or left with the client—no equipment return or pickup is required.

Self-Serve Bar Setup Pricing

Pricing is based on the number of prepared servings, drink selections, recipe complexity, event location, and any requested enhancements.

UP TO 25 GUESTS

Starting at $275

A professionally prepared self-serve setup designed for smaller private gatherings. Includes two batch-friendly drink selections, essential service supplies, onsite preparation, setup, and host handoff.

UP TO 50 GUESTS

Starting at $350

A streamlined self-serve beverage experience for larger gatherings. Drink selections and prepared quantities are customized around the event length and other beverages being served.

Additional drink selections, increased serving quantities, premium ingredients, and recipes requiring more involved preparation may increase the final price. Events with more than 50 guests are generally better suited for our staffed Bartending Services.

“How It Works”

  • INQUIRE
    Share your event details through our existing inquiry form.

  • PLAN
    We help determine the right drink menu and prepared quantities based on your event.

  • PURCHASE THE ALCOHOL
    You receive a personalized alcohol shopping list and purchase the recommended products.

  • WE PREPARE AND SET UP
    Whiskey & Copper arrives before the event to prepare the drinks onsite and arrange the self-serve station.

  • ENJOY
    After a final handoff to the host or designated adult, your guests can serve themselves throughout the event.

Ideal for Gatherings That Need a Polished Bar Without Full-Service Staffing

• Birthday and anniversary celebrations
• Bridal and baby showers
• Dinner parties and holiday gatherings
• Engagement parties
• Open houses and client events
• Small corporate gatherings
• Intimate weddings and receptions
• Private events where the host is comfortable overseeing the beverage station

Drinks Designed for Self-Service

We help create a menu featuring drinks that can be prepared in advance and maintain their flavor, appearance, and quality throughout your event. Many selections can also be prepared as matching mocktails.

• Margaritas and Palomas
• Lemon Drops
• Party punches and sangrias
• Mules and Ranch Water
• Mojitos
• Whiskey Sours without egg white
• Old Fashioneds
• Flavored lemonades and spritzes
• Custom mocktails

Not every cocktail is suitable for self-service. Frozen, blended, smoked, layered, egg-white, and individually muddled drinks generally require preparation at the time of service and may be recommended for staffed Bartending Services instead.

What You Provide

• All alcohol based on the personalized shopping list we provide
• A suitable table, bar, or surface for the beverage station
• Access to water and an appropriate onsite preparation area
• Refrigerator or cooler space when required
• Ice, unless it is included as a quoted enhancement
• An adult host or designated representative for the final handoff
• Any venue approvals required for alcohol and outside beverage service

Whiskey & Copper provides the mixers, garnishes, disposable service essentials, drink preparation, and station setup included in your proposal.

Prefer to Prepare Everything Yourself?

Our beverage planning services are available for hosts who want professional guidance but plan to purchase, prepare, and serve everything themselves.

DRINK PLANNING CONSULTATION · $49
Includes a 30-minute review of your complete beverage menu, guest count, event duration, variety, consumption expectations, and potential gaps, followed by a brief written recap. The $49 fee may be applied toward a Complete Event Beverage Plan.

COMPLETE EVENT BEVERAGE PLAN · $99
Includes complete menu organization, drink distribution, scaled recipes, recommended quantities for alcohol and nonalcoholic beverages, mixers, garnishes, ice, cups, and supplies, plus batching instructions, a consolidated shopping list, setup guidance, and one revision.

This is a planning-only service. The client purchases all alcohol, ingredients, ice, drinkware, and supplies and is responsible for beverage preparation, setup, and service.

Planning is included when you book Self-Serve Bar Setup or another qualifying Whiskey & Copper beverage service.

Ask About Drink Planning Menu

Frequently Asked Questions

  • No. Whiskey & Copper provides an alcohol shopping list, but the client purchases and provides all alcohol for the event.

  • No. We prepare the selected drinks onsite, arrange the self-serve station, and complete a final handoff to the host or designated adult before leaving.

  • No. Because a bartender does not remain onsite to serve guests, gratuity is not added to Self-Serve Bar Setup. Your quoted price covers the agreed planning, included essentials, onsite preparation, station setup, and host handoff.

  • No. Included serving containers and service materials are disposable or left with the client, so no return visit or equipment pickup is required.

  • Yes. You can have either or we can create a combination menu, including matching nonalcoholic versions when the selected recipes allow.

  • Self-Serve Bar Setup is designed for private events with up to 50 guests. Larger gatherings are generally better suited for our staffed Bartending Services.

  • Pricing is based on the number of prepared servings, drink selections, recipe complexity, event location, and any requested enhancements.

Let’s Plan Your Self-Serve Bar

Tell us about your celebration, and we’ll help determine the right drinks, quantities, and setup for your guests.

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