Category: bartender for hire

  • Discover Nowhere: Unique Wedding Venue in California

    Discover Nowhere: Unique Wedding Venue in California

    The road to Nowhere is approximately 160 miles from Los Angeles. You pass through the town of Twentynine Palms, and then drive another 20 minutes, take a left and you end up Nowhere. Nowhere, California that is. A wedding and event venue set in the middle of nowhere, offering privacy and breathtaking desert vistas and…

  • Introducing the Martini Party

    We will now be offering a Martini Party package option. You may choose four different martini options, either from our list of drinks, or something you love from your favorite bar or restaurant. I’ve done a few of these for clients based on their ideas, and so decided to offer this as a package. This…

  • Two Weddings and a Brazilian Themed Birthday Party

    Two Weddings and a Brazilian Themed Birthday Party

      Last week Shaken Not Stirred provided bar catering for two big weddings and a Brazilian themed birthday party. Thursday I traveled to San Clemente to bartend a wedding at the Historic Cottage located at the San Clemente State Park. On Friday I bartended a birthday party with a Brazilian theme in the Venice Beach…

  • Shaken Not Stirred Provides Bartending Service at 8 Big Events

    Shaken Not Stirred Provides Bartending Service at 8 Big Events

    Last week was one of the busiest weeks ever for Shaken Not Stirred – my staff and I provided bartending service at 8 great events. I started off the week doing two corporate events in Downtown LA and Venice, and then on Saturday we had a baby shower, a going away brunch, and two birthday…

  • Santa Monica Showcase and Mountain View Retreat Wedding

    Santa Monica Showcase and Mountain View Retreat Wedding

    Shaken Not Stirred had another busy weekend – first bartending a showcase event in Santa Monica on Friday, and then doing a wedding at the Mountain View Retreat in La Quinta on Saturday. I made hundreds of drinks at the two events and served several cases of alcohol. I guess I got my practice in,…

  • West Hills Surprise Birthday Party

    West Hills Surprise Birthday Party

    Saturday night I traveled across the San Fernando Valley to bartend a surprise birthday party in West Hills. A proud father planned the event for his son’s 25th birthday party, and I think the event went off exactly as planned – the son was genuinely surprised and touched, and everybody had a great time. I…

  • Shaken Not Stirred Shows up Strong for 2017 Holiday Season

    Shaken Not Stirred Shows up Strong for 2017 Holiday Season

    Shaken Not Stirred had its best holiday season to date and so far in December we have completed 21 events, with two parties still to go. When I first started doing this blog, I would write one blog post for every event I did and that has gotten harder and harder to do as I…

  • Southern California Event Business is Booming

    Southern California Event Business is Booming

    The Southern California event business is really taking off as the economy heats up. There are actually more events than there are bartenders. When I first started doing this as my own business – the competition was fierce. I had to scrap for every event that I got. Now, it seems there are way more…

  • Rosamond Wedding in the High Desert

    Rosamond Wedding in the High Desert

    Last Saturday, Shaken Not Stirred provided bartending service at a wedding in the high desert near the city of Rosamond. It was my first time doing a wedding in Rosamond and the wedding took place in an orange grove adjacent to the rolling hills nearby. I had another bartender with me and we served approximately…

  • Three End of Summer Events in Southern California

    Shaken Not Stirred wrapped up the summer of 2017 with three big events last week. I did a associate appreciation party for a law firm in Woodland Hills on Tuesday, a promotional event at a retail store in West Hollywood on Wednesday, and then traveled to Mission Viejo for a wedding on Saturday. Three more…