You’ve officially booked Divine Sips for your event!

Here’s what happens next.

  1. Contract: The very first thing you’ll want to make sure you do is read your contract from head to toe. It includes all things legal as well as specifics about your event. Please keep in mind that if the guest count changes after you have already signed the contract and paid the retainer fee- you will be required to sign a new contract and pay the difference in per-person charges.

2. Curating your specialty cocktails: This may or may not apply to you depending on if you included this as an add-on service. If you already know what cocktails you would like- perfect! If not, please let us know as we are happy to come up with a list of creative cocktail ideas. Please make sure to inform us if you have a theme for your event so we can curate your cocktails/custom menu based off of that!

3. Attire: If you have a request on attire- let us know. Otherwise, we typically wear a black shirt or a shirt with our logo on it, and pants.

4. Final Questionnaire: About 30 days before your event, we’ll have you fill out the questionnaire on this page to finalize the details. If your event is coming up sooner than that, we’ll have you fill it out right away. This helps us understand your cocktail preferences, align our expectations, and clarify any remaining questions/changes.

5. Purchasing your alcohol: We recommend heading to Costco, Total Wine, or Trader Joe’s to purchase your alcohol. All of these places accept unopened liquor returns! Make sure to call ahead as some stores have their own individual policies.

Here is a link to Total Wine’s alcohol calculator that we use: Alcohol Calculator for Party | Total Wine & More

Please do not wait to purchase alcohol on the same day as your event, as we will be using that time to prep everything we need beforehand, and you’ll also want to ensure that you have ample time if anything changes or is forgotten—sometimes, things just happen! This is important so we can make sure we’re displaying an accurate menu on the bar. We recommend purchasing alcohol a week or few days prior to your event.

6. Ice: If you selected this as an add-on then you don’t have to worry about this. If you opted to provide ice, we recommend 1.5-2lbs of ice per person. In the hotter seasons, ice will melt faster so expect to purchase on the higher end of that estimate. If requested, we can recommend some spots that have great deals on bags of ice!

We provide one cooler, so we highly recommend bringing extra coolers if your guest count will require a lot of ice. We also provide tubs for chilling beer/seltzers/wine with ice.

7. Menu: Once you purchase all of your alcohol- please e-mail or text us a detailed list of everything you purchased so that we can create your menu to display on the bar. We will send you the initial copy for approval before finalizing and printing them out. Please do not wait to purchase alcohol on the day of your event, it takes time to customize your menu to ensure accuracy and flawlessness!

Should you have any questions, please feel free to reach out. We’re committed to ensuring everything goes smoothly so we’re all ready to celebrate this special occasion!

Final Questionnaire

Your special event is right around the corner! Please fill out only what applies, to help us understand your cocktail preferences, align our expectations, and clarify any remaining questions or changes.