Through Party Shakers’ FAQ, we have answers to the most common questions. Here, our hosts can find immediate responses to common questions about Party Shakers’ bartending, Event Staff, and Photo Booth services. You will also find more information on how we provide our services in Los Angeles.
Party Shakers is insured. All of our bartenders obtain an RBS-approved bartending certification to serve alcohol.
COIs and proof of your assigned bartender’s certificate are available upon request.
It’s just a 3 step process.
Step 1: Proposal
Your proposal will include the service you are inquiring about with pricing.
Step 2: Contract
Once you approve your proposal, we will send over a contract listing the service and your event details.
Step 3: Payment
To complete your reservation, we request payment to lock in your date.
This can either be a small deposit, or full payment.
We accept the following forms of payment:
Credit/Debit (We will send you an invoice to accept a card transaction) For any card transaction, a 3% transaction fee is applied.
We also accept Zelle, Cash App, and ACH to avoid the transaction fee.
Cash can be accepted if dropped off at our office before your event date.
Checks/Cashier Checks can be accepted if received before your event date.
*Other payment methods are available upon request.
We do not charge service fees.
Full and final payment is due 10 business days prior to your event date.
We can customize a bar package for you based on our packages and preferences for your event. Contact us for more details.
Signature Drinks can be any cocktail of your choice. They will be unlimited for you and your guests to enjoy. Even if you don’t establish your own Signature Drink, we can craft new cocktails based on your favorite liquors. With our Party Shakers’ unique twist, we can turn any preferred ingredients into fabulous and memorable cocktails.
The great thing about Signature Drinks is that it encourages your guests to try something new at the bar. Your favorite drink may even turn into their favorite drink by the end of the night!
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Delivery typically arrives 2 hours prior to or earlier than the event start time. This ensures that our team will have enough time to put everything together before your event starts.
Please communicate with your dedicated party planner about venue arrangements, and/or other special setup instructions that may require additional time.
For example:
Outdoor venue, hilltop set up, rooftop set up, elevator accessibility, etc.
This is important to know because our team has to carry and deliver heavy equipment. Therefore, we have to prepare our team to get everything needed for your event location. So, please let us know so our team can deliver everything needed on time.
Bar setup will start 2 to 3 hours before the event starts. In some cases, if your event location is far away or is a large event, the bar set up may start 2 to 8 hours before the event start time.
A whole day before the event may be required for set up based on certain circumstances. We will work with you to establish the details before the event.
Please communicate with our representative about venue arrangements and other special setup instructions that may require additional time.
For example:
Outdoor venue, hilltop set up, rooftop set up, elevator accessibility, staircase details.
This is important because our team must carry and deliver heavy equipment. Therefore, we must prepare our team for everything needed for your event location. Please let us know so our team can deliver everything needed on time.
Your bartender will arrive 1 hour before the event start time. They will begin preparing the bar for service. After the event, the bartender will break down within 30 minutes to 1 hour. The time will vary depending on the size of the event, however, is typically completed within 30-45 minutes.
If the event occurs at a location where parking/loading space is available nearby, we do not require much assistance from the host.
Depending on extenuating circumstances (the location is on a very busy street or in a complicated location such as Downtown LA), the host may have to provide help.
Before the event takes place, your party planner will need the following information:
- Parking/loading spot location & details
- Set-up location details:
- How to enter the location
- Who to contact upon arrival
When the host supplies liquor, all liquor and other ingredients are returned to the host after the bartender breaks down.
However, when Party Shakers supplies the liquor and other ingredients, all liquor and ingredients are returned to Party Shakers after the event.
All deposits made are refundable if the host cancels within 30 days prior to their event.
It is extremely unlikely that Party Shakers would cancel your event. However, if a cancelation happens on behalf of Party Shakers, we will immediately return any deposits made.
For each event, we create a contract between the host of the event and Party Shakers. This form is required to be signed before we provide our services. We will send the contract through email in a PDF format through Adobe Sign to collect an online signature.
If you do not want to use Adobe Sign for the signature, You may send the signed contract back to us as a scanned document, or using your own online signature platform.
