How Many Bars Does Your Event Need?
Plan roughly one bar station per 75 to 100 guests, and one bartender per 50 to 75. A 150-guest wedding runs smoothly on two 8-foot bars, or one main bar plus a wine barrel bar for beer and wine. Under-bar your event and you will watch cocktail hour turn into a twenty-minute line.
Placement matters as much as count. We set bars where they pull guests toward the dance floor rather than trapping a line across the main walkway, and we keep back-of-bar space clear for coolers, kegs and cases.

