Hey everybody!

I’m currently in the process of starting up an event bartending business. My plan is to provide bartending services for weddings, birthdays, and private parties of 50-150 people, as this seems like a size my girlfriend and I can handle without having to hire employees.

So far I’ve formed an LLC, almost finished my website, and have a business card design ready to print. I’m looking to purchase a mobile bar set-up next (looking at this one to start https://www.eventstable.com/8-bar-set.html) plus I have about $250 worth of supplies in my Amazon cart. This would bring my total money spent so far to around $1000.

One of my big questions is how much is too much to charge? I read somewhere that a good price point for weddings is $4 per person per hour. So a 100 person event for 4 hours would cost $1600 plus possibly a fee for the mobile bar + supplies provided, does this sound reasonable?

I’m also curious about the best way to advertise my services. I currently work as a bartender and am going to mention it to some of my close regulars. I plan on starting an instagram and Tik Tok but I’m not sure how much business that will bring in. Other than that are paid ads/Craigslist going to be enough?

Any and all advice/tips/warnings welcome and if you currently own or have owned a business like this please DM me!

Thank you all!