Bartending - worth spending the extra $ on cups/napkins?

You can definitely buy the necessities cheaper than $500.

I do think that you could get those things cheaper than $500, but I think it really depends on if you want your bartenders to serve cocktails/signature drinks or not since that's included in the $500.

As a bartender/bar manager and someone who has worked events, I would would just use all that they provide. They honestly are not making much profit off those items. Plus the bartenders 2ill know they have all they need!

You can get it cheaper yourself.

I think this really depends on how much work you want to have to do on your own and whether you’re ok with not serving a signature drink or liquor. For us, paying vendors extra to take care of more things that meant us not having to worry about it was 100% worth it, but that’s not true for everyone.

I'm in kind of the same boat. My bartender lied to my FH and I about having her license so we're in search of a new one (our venue requires a licensed bartender since we did not go with them for our bar services). I've been looking on Thumbtack and they have had a good number of bartenders in my area that I found cheap. So maybe check there if you are looking for something cheaper.

I do agree with the PP. You can 100% get the supplies cheaper on your own. My FH and I bought a set 500 cups off of amazon for $33 plus shipping, even though we aren't going to go through 500 cups at the wedding. We are having a birthday party for my FH's dad a few weeks after the wedding and will use the remaining there.

View Quoted Comment Can you send me the link for the cups you’re using, please?

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These are the ones we got

https://www.amazon.com/Clear-Plastic-Disposable-Party-Crystal/dp/B07QKQQH2X

We got 2 packs of them. Our bar is a full open bar so we aren't worried about the size of them b/c our guests can go back to the bar as many times as they want.

We plan on buying cups and such from the dollar store