Professional bar service at a private venue

 

At Funkylush Events we don’t always organise the whole event, we are very versatile, and are happy to provide any specific service our client needs. On this occasion we were asked to manage a free bar at an engagement party where the couple were using their own home in Brighton. Our service also included welcoming our clients’ guests on arrival to the party and serving them with a delicious glass of Bellini, a stylish mix of champagne and peach snaps.

The house was generous in size, with a beautiful conservatory & garden, our bar was situated in the extensive kitchen and guests were able to ask for their drinks but not be charged. This makes the event far more controlled and of course, adds an element of style and professionalism to the evening. FunkyLush Events as always, wore our smart branded uniforms, black shirts with our embroidered logo, and we had two younger girls also in uniform who served the welcome drinks and collected glasses.

During the evening we set out a tequila area, which proved very popular, and this of course included salt and lemon.

Keeping the bar managed, stocking up on ice & keeping everything clean and tidy, the party looked great fun and was still in full swing when we left at midnight, with all glasses washed and in a position where guests could then help their selves. Our attendance helped make the whole event stress free and enjoyable for our client and their guests, and it was a real pleasure to be part of such a great occasion. We received some great feedback from our client too which is always very much appreciated.

 

 

 

 

A stunning wedding reception set up

What do you do when you are using a venue that’s a working cafe but closes especially for your wedding breakfast? Could a guest perhaps step in and quickly set everything up? But of course, you want all your guests at your wedding ceremony. This was the situation our couple found themselves in, so in we stepped.

The Worthing Beach Lido Cafe is on a normal day, a quintessentially traditional seaside cafe with views out to sea, with classic blue and white plastic style checked table clothes & old wooden chairs, and with the feel of a bygone seaside era.

So at 3pm on the day of the wedding we entered the cafe with our table plan for 103 guests in hand. We found that some cafe customers were still casually eating their food but we had to get going and started to re-arrange the tables in the bride’s order, a top table with 3 prongs each with seating either side (this way everyone could see the happy couple).

We had two and a half hours to complete the setting up and transformation from a simple cafe to a stunning wedding breakfast room. This time frame given the task that was ahead of us, is not as long as it sounds, the tables were varied in size and it became like a giant 3D puzzle, the Cafe owner Karl was able to assist during this part of the operation. We then had a huge 30 metre ream of white linen which was near enough the exact measurement of the tables, so we measured and cut the table cloth linen very carefully to ensure every last inch could be used.

Jars of fresh baby breath & lilacs had been left for us to sporadically place on the tables along with baby blue lanterns, places were laid and there was a personalised stick of rock for each of the guests. Then came the place names, cute little boats with a name on each sail, luckily they had been bagged by each table prong, the clock was ticking and we managed to get these all out and fill them with little mints.

The dance floor was cleared and a welcome table for presents was put in place which we managed to cover with the very last of the white table cloth linen. Just as we were finishing the wedding party arrived....15 minutes early, as always we were wearing our Funkylush uniforms, and managed to slip out of the venue as discreetly as possible, but it’s always nice to see the guests wow at the room. The transformation was beautiful, & our happy couple looked gorgeous too.