Weddings
Your love story deserves a signature pour.
From the first toast to the farewell brunch, Shake & Gather is your hospitality partner for every moment of your wedding weekend.
Plan Your Wedding Bar
See your bar before the day arrives
Start with your setting, choose the package that fits your celebration, then send us the plan. Nothing is reserved until you accept your quote, sign the event agreement and submit the required payment.
Event setting
Bar package
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Build Your Setup
Choose a setting and a package
Every setting is available with all four packages. Your selection stays put while you compare, and nothing is sent to us until you choose to send an inquiry.
Example event: 50 guests, four hours
Your plan
Wedding reception
Pour & Mixer package
Included in this experience
- Everything in Pour
- Classic mixed drinks using selected mixers
- Standard citrus and package-appropriate supplies
You provide the alcohol—we bring the bar experience. Exact inclusions are confirmed in your quote.
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Every event is quoted individually. Quotes are valid for seven days and do not hold your date. Alcohol is purchased and provided by the client or venue.
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Pour
- Beer, wine, champagne & hard-seltzer serviceIncluded
- Still water & four selected nonalcoholic varietiesIncluded
- Ice & practical beverage chilling equipmentIncluded
- Classic mixed drinks using selected mixersNot included
- Standard citrus & package-appropriate suppliesNot included
- House-made syrups & hand-squeezed juicesNot included
- Standard recipe garnishesIncluded
- Signature cocktails (up to two)Not included
- Mimosas & Bloody MarysNot included
- Package-specific juices & Bloody Mary mixNot included
Pour & Mixer
- Beer, wine, champagne & hard-seltzer serviceIncluded
- Still water & four selected nonalcoholic varietiesIncluded
- Ice & practical beverage chilling equipmentIncluded
- Classic mixed drinks using selected mixersIncluded
- Standard citrus & package-appropriate suppliesIncluded
- House-made syrups & hand-squeezed juicesNot included
- Standard recipe garnishesIncluded
- Signature cocktails (up to two)Not included
- Mimosas & Bloody MarysNot included
- Package-specific juices & Bloody Mary mixNot included
Craft
- Beer, wine, champagne & hard-seltzer serviceIncluded
- Still water & four selected nonalcoholic varietiesIncluded
- Ice & practical beverage chilling equipmentIncluded
- Classic mixed drinks using selected mixersIncluded
- Standard citrus & package-appropriate suppliesIncluded
- House-made syrups & hand-squeezed juicesIncluded
- Standard recipe garnishesIncluded
- Signature cocktails (up to two)Included
- Mimosas & Bloody MarysNot included
- Package-specific juices & Bloody Mary mixNot included
Brunch
- Beer, wine, champagne & hard-seltzer serviceIncluded
- Still water & four selected nonalcoholic varietiesIncluded
- Ice & practical beverage chilling equipmentIncluded
- Classic mixed drinks using selected mixersNot included
- Standard citrus & package-appropriate suppliesNot included
- House-made syrups & hand-squeezed juicesNot included
- Standard recipe garnishesIncluded
- Signature cocktails (up to two)Not included
- Mimosas & Bloody MarysIncluded
- Package-specific juices & Bloody Mary mixIncluded
Weddings in Chicago
A bar experience as thoughtful as the rest of your day
Your wedding bar should feel like an extension of your celebration — personal, warm and beautifully presented. Shake & Gather brings professional bartending, fresh ingredients and genuine hospitality to every part of your wedding weekend.
We're your hospitality partner for receptions, cocktail hours, engagement parties, rehearsal dinners, welcome parties, farewell brunches and wedding showers — each with a bar experience designed around the moment.
Our Craft Experience
Cocktails made for the occasion
Our Craft experience is where your wedding bar becomes personal. House-made syrups, hand-squeezed juices appropriate to your confirmed menu, standard recipe garnishes and up to two signature cocktails selected from the available menu — with seasonal options available.
Every pour is fresh, visual and experience-driven. The bar becomes part of the celebration, not just a place to get a drink.
Inquire About CraftYour Wedding Bar
Every moment, beautifully poured
Signature Cocktails
Up to two signature cocktails selected from the available cocktail menu — your names, your flavors, your moment. Recipes that become part of the celebration's memory. Fully custom recipe development is available as a separately quoted enhancement.
Cocktail Hour
A beautifully styled bar that welcomes your guests the moment they arrive. Fresh ingredients, polished service and a pour worth waiting for.
Champagne Toasts
A coordinated toast service so your milestone moment flows seamlessly — every glass raised, every guest included.
Zero-Proof Options
Enhanced mocktails and expanded zero-proof menus are available as quoted additions — because everyone deserves a beautiful drink, not just an afterthought.
Wedding Weekend Events
Rehearsal dinners, welcome parties, farewell brunches and showers — a full weekend of gatherings, each with its own bar experience.
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