For many years, the Whisky Bar has been one of the most popular elements of a wedding. However, since whisky is not to everyone’s taste, many newlyweds, especially those of the younger generation, tend to provide a gin bar for their wedding celebration instead. There are various ways to do this. For example, as a separate room next to the wedding location, which can be converted into a whisky or gin lounge and cigars can be smoked or poker can be played. If there is no additional room, a bar can be set up in the wedding hall itself. This could be either a professional bar or a self-sufficient decorative element right next to the dance floor. Apart from the location, it is the perfect retreat for those who want to take a break from dancing and enjoy a drink or two while having an exciting conversation.
Professional Bar or DIY Bar
Which liquor bar is best suited for your wedding also depends on the conditions of your wedding location . If you’re looking for a convenient option, a professional bar, stocked and staffed either directly from the wedding venue or by a third-party bar service, is ideal. Here , however, the alcohol prices are usually already prescribed, and there are also other costs such as service fees, materials, etc. However, this option is perfect for newlyweds who don’t want to go through the hassle of micromanaging their whiskey or gin bar.
For creative or low-budget weddings , the best alternative is to have a bar in stock. You just can’t buy too little alcohol and you can’t forget anything. Depending on how many people are invited to the wedding, it can also be helpful to book a waitress to take care of setting up and decorating the bar, filling up drinks, ice cubes, glasses, cut fruit, straws, napkins, etc., and cleaning up after the wedding.
Don’t forget the decorations
If you decide on a DIY bar, it is important to add beautiful decorative elements so that it matches the rest of the wedding design of your wedding! The more budget you have available for this, the more options are open to you. So it can be as time-consuming as you want it to be. For example, it can be decorated with a beautiful flower arrangement, lots of greenery and fairy lights . Chalk menu boards, illuminated boards and wedding-style garlands are also beautiful. Just make sure that the decoration does not interfere with the actual function of the bar.
If you don’t have your own bar at hand, but have precise ideas of an individual DIY bar, a wedding planner can certainly support you in planning and implementation and also take care of the coordination of the service staff or bartender during the wedding celebration.
What other alternatives to the whisky and gin bar are there?
The classic whisky or gin bar is the most popular choice at weddings and is well received by all adult wedding guests, but it is important that the bar also reflects the personal fingerprint of the bride and groom. There are no limits to the possibilities. As an alternative option to the whisky and gin bar, there is, for example, a signature cocktail bar for cocktail lovers, a champagne bar for the extravagant, a liqueur bar for those who like it sweet, a “home-distilled” bar for the hobby distillers, a vodka bar for the very hard, a rum bar for the connoisseurs, a herb bar for the aroma practitioners, a shot bar for the party people, a sangria bar for the malle fans or a non-alcoholic lemonade bar for the abstainers.
No matter which variant you ultimately decide on – when deciding on a statement bar, it can be assumed that there will be additional work on the wedding day. Therefore, you should think carefully about whether you want to take care of it yourself or whether you would rather hire staff for it. In order to be able to celebrate carefree, it is advisable to hand over this task and book a wedding planner who will take care of the complete research, price negotiations, organization and cleaning .
