Choosing Your Wedding Bar

Choosing Your Wedding Bar
We can help you calculate and create the PERFECT bar for your Wedding!

The bar at any event is one of the most popular areas besides the buffet and the dance floor. Actually, maybe more so! It is important to consider what kind of bar you will have, how you will stock it, and who will be behind it!! Unfortunately, this can be challenging and costly to the inexperienced. And it is only one part of the many things to consider when you are getting married.

Couples want to complete their union surrounded by their loved ones and CELEBRATE in a beautiful setting, with delicious food, wine flowing and the dancing non stop! Yet, the cost of doing so has been a little challenging for many even prior to the pandemic rise in prices. Never mind the countless individuals who in the past year and a half, at best, were temporarily out of work, or had their businesses on pause. The average cost of a wedding in the US back in 2020, according to valuepenguin.com, was $20,300. Louisiana was at $16,842 ($255 per guest).

They break down the most expensive costs for a wedding from most costly to least as follows:

Venue

Catering of Food/Drink

Engagement Ring

Music/Band

Photographer

Flowers/Decorations

All of these elements are VITAL to a fabulous wedding.

The liquor is one of the MOST vital and it can be the SECOND highest cost. The average bar cost according to some sites is $20-$25 per guest for alcohol. This can vary greatly.

No one really wants to serve the cheap liquor at their event. Sure, I’d want Chopin Vera Wang or Absolut Cristal for all my friends too. However, choosing only a few top choice liquors for your bar helps cut down costs. There are many amazing brands that people are not aware of that are even more delicious than more widely recognized brands. There are also many local vintners and brewers that carry excellent and affordable products. Of course, if money is no object, then we can suggest many more FABULOUS bottles too! Having a bar service that understands brand, pricing, and budget is a must.

A per head cost is not always the best way to get an estimate for your bar set up. What liquor will they serve, how much will they bring, do they charge by the bottle or per drink? Do you keep the left over bottles or do they?

Next, what type of set up will be best for your event? Having a fully stocked open bar at a large event requires a lot of bottles. It can also create unnecessary lines at the bar! When a guest orders an Old Fashioned, 2 Margaritas, and 6 Kamikaze Shots for their table, it’s going to take more than a minute. Having TOO many choices is not always a good thing! It is important that your guests do not feel like they are missing out on the fun because they had to stand in line most of the time waiting on a cocktail. I can’t tell you how many people have said to me that they enjoyed a wedding they attended, except for the issue of not being able to get a drink! Creating a few “Featured Cocktails” to put on tap is another way to not only save money, but have faster service! We can customize up to 4 Cocktails (or champagne, wine and beer) to be on tap. This is also a fun way to personalize the cocktails for your event. We have had a great time making up names with our clients for their specialty cocktails!

There IS a way to keep your alcohol costs down and STILL have an AMAZING bar set up and service for your wedding, no matter what venue, entertainment, or engagement ring you decide on! Having been a bar proprietor for several years, I have learned how to find the best costs, the best bartenders, and make the best batched cocktails to ensure a memorable and affordable experience for you and your guests!

Renting a bar from Geaux Mobile Bar Co means that you can have the experience of a One of a Kind Bar with excellent service and amazing drinks for what you could pay for the alcohol alone somewhere else! Let us help you design your bar set up and calculate your alcohol needs. You will be glad you did!

Reasons to Rent a Geaux Mobile Bar!

Reasons to Rent a Geaux Mobile Bar!

In Louisiana a Mobile Bar can be used for any reason in any season! We are famous around the country for our “Go Cups” and the fact that we are a state that likes to party cannot be denied! We live out LOUD here and adding flair is second nature to us in the South. What better way to do that than to have your very own Champagne Bar or Horse Trailer Bar to go? Or should I say to “Geaux”! Keep reading to see the many obvious, and not so obvious, reasons to have one of our bars in your life!

Ok, we will start with the most obvious! Weddings, Bachelorette Parties, and Engagement Parties are including Mobile Bars all over the country now. It is one of the best ways to make your event unforgettable to your guests!

Birthdays and Anniversary Parties…especially the BIG ones: 21,30,40,50,60/5,10,15,20,25….and so on! You get the idea! Plus…. EVERY YEAR IN BETWEEN! I mean we don’t need an excuse to party, buuut, Birthdays are a good one! (Mocktail Bars are GREAT for your minis as well!! Rock your daughter’s Sweet Sixteen!)

Secretaries Day for a large office…Women don’t just like Sparkly Jewelry…we like Sparkly Libations too!

Store or Business Promotions…what beats a tent sale in class and attraction…..a Free glass of Champagne or Wine with their purchase! Talk about Customer Appreciation!

Wineries, Craft Beer, Homemade Moonshine? Use Us! You can put your own signage and decorations on the Bar and shamelessly self promote your EXCELLENT Product!

Realtors…..Do you want to make your Open House a REAL SUCCESS? Let us set up a Mimosa Bar on a Sunday or Humpday Cocktail Cart! People are drawn towards free alcohol…I mean, this is Louisiana after all!

Pool Party, Barbecue, Crawfish Boil…Wow neighbors and friends with your own Fabulous Bar! We will drop it off and Pick it up…what you do in between is totally up to you!

New Years Eve, Christmas, Hanukkah, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Easter, Valentines, ….I’m just going off the top of my head here…..but ANY HOLIDAY is a good time to celebrate!

I could go on….

Ok, I will!

Fundraisers! There are many creative ways to help raise $$ for your special cause!

Farmers Markets and Festivals…add your own signage and use our Trailer to sell your product!

Baby Showers- Gender Reveal Parties- Divorce Parties…..We can celebrate ANYTHING!

So what are you waiting for? Let’s GEAUX!!

Cheers!