Tag: bartending service

  • Three Day Wedding Event at the Galvan Estate

    Three Day Wedding Event at the Galvan Estate

    Last weekend I provided bartending services for three days at the Galvan Estate in Palm Springs. I arrived on Thursday night to bartend the rehearsal dinner, showed up again Friday for the wedding, and then wound up the weekend bartending the pool party on Saturday. It was my third time doing an event at the…

  • Maxwell House Wedding

    Maxwell House Wedding

    Last month I provided bartending service at a Maxwell House wedding in Pasadena. I am delayed in writing this blog post, but thought that I should because it is such a nice venue. The Maxwell House is a historic building in an old neighborhood in Pasadena, and you couldn’t find a more picturesque setting for…

  • Fontana White Wedding

    Fontana White Wedding

    Saturday, Shaken Not Stirred provided bartending service for a White Wedding in Fontana. I did much planning with the bride over the past few weeks about the drink menu and the shopping list. This is all a part of my service, and weddings go much smoother when the hosts take advantage of this. Saturday’s wedding…

  • Diamond Bar Center Wedding, Part Four

    Diamond Bar Center Wedding, Part Four

    Last Friday Shaken Not Stirred provided bartending services at the Diamond Bar Center, and it was the fourth time I have been there. It is a great venue for weddings, or any other kind of large events. The extensive grounds around the Diamond Bar Center are also known as the Diamond Bar Kajukenbo, and it…

  • 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…

  • Shaken Not Stirred Bartends Northridge Double Birthday Party

    Shaken Not Stirred Bartends Northridge Double Birthday Party

      Saturday, Shaken Not Stirred provided bartending service at a Northridge double birthday party that lasted until the wee hours. The party included a taco cart, mariachis, a portable bar provided by me, and a self DJ machine. Seventy five guests enjoyed themselves under the tent setup in the backyard. When I arrived to setup,…

  • Chino Sweet 16 Party and Channel Islands 70th Birthday Party

    Chino Sweet 16 Party and Channel Islands 70th Birthday Party

    Shaken Not Stirred traveled all over Southern California last weekend and provided bartending service for two important milestone birthdays. On Friday I drove to Chino to bartend for a sweet 16 birthday party, and then on Saturday I drove the opposite direction to bartend a 70th birthday party at Channel Islands Harbor. I had another…

  • Two South Orange County Events

    Two South Orange County Events

    Last weekend Shaken Not Stirred provided bartending service for two South Orange County events in Dana Point and a few miles away in Laguna Niguel. It is a beautiful area and a great time of the year to visit and experience outdoor events there. On Friday night I bartended a rehearsal dinner and served approximately…

  • Palm Springs Pool Party Season Kicks Off in March

    Palm Springs Pool Party Season Kicks Off in March

    The Palm Springs pool party season has officially kicked off after a rainy winter here in Southern California. Palm Springs looks greener as I have ever seen it and beautiful wild flowers are popping up all over the desert – you had better enjoy them now, because they won’t be around long, as temperatures are…