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Charleston Watering Hole Bartending
5 ★★★★★ 54 Google reviews · Mobile bartending service — Charleston, South Carolina
By appointment — contact to check your date
Plan your event
- Serves the Charleston, SC area — confirm your venue is inside their travel range when you inquire
- Licensed & insured licensing and liability insurance come up in reviews or their own materials — still ask for a current certificate of insurance; most venues require one
- Phone (334) 524-1565
- Website wateringholecharleston.com
Booking basics
Mobile bartenders book by the date, not the walk-in — popular Saturdays (especially May–October) go months out, so inquire early with your date, venue, guest count, and whether you want a full package or dry hire. Most will hold a date with a deposit and a signed agreement.
How they'll run your bar
“The folks at the Watering Hole were very professional and had no trouble getting setup and ready to go without our help while we were at our wedding service.”
“I ordered my alcohol from an outside vendor and John with Watering Hole was great with helping know what quantities to purchase and how much glassware to rent.”
Add-ons they offer
“We also appreciated Jon being open to making two signature cocktails for our guests.”
“I ordered my alcohol from an outside vendor and John with Watering Hole was great with helping know what quantities to purchase and how much glassware to rent.”
What hosts say again and again
“We hired the Watering Hole for our unconventional wedding, and they did such an amazing job!”
“The folks at the Watering Hole were very professional and had no trouble getting setup and ready to go without our help while we were at our wedding service.”
“They were all super friendly everytime I went to get a drink and I received plenty of comments from our guests about how great they were!”
“They were very helpful and responsive throughout the process and fulfilled our requests for unique cocktails (the guests were raving about the butterbeer).”
“Super easy to communicate, very professional, very affordable and VERY fun!”
From the reviews
5 Stars - Highly Recommend! We recently hired The Charleston Watering Hole Bartending for our event, and I couldn't be more pleased with the service! Our bartender, Jon, was absolutely outstanding. From start to finish, he made everything so easy and enjoyable.
If you need bartending services around Charleston, we absolutely recommend the Watering Hole! Their flexibility and professionalism was exceptional!! We weren't local and were having a wedding on Folly Beach. They went to the venue beforehand and hopped on a video call with us to discuss setup details.
After looking at several bar packages from vendors across the Charleston areas and not being impressed by the options and pricing we were so happy to find Watering Hole! We opted for the package where we provided the alcohol and Watering Hole provided the staff, mixers, and everything else needed.
We had the Watering Hole bartend our 180 guest wedding and they were awesome! Nobody waited for drinks and we didn’t run out of alcohol! Hollis was so great to work with leading up to the wedding. She answered all of my questions so quickly and made any adjustments I needed.
Booking Charleston Watering Hole Bartending for a wedding
Weddings come up for Charleston Watering Hole Bartending — confirmed on their own site, so they'll know the rhythm of the day: cocktail hour hits all at once, then the bar settles into a steady hum until the last dance. Two numbers get your quote right. First, the staffing math: the standard rule is one bartender per 50–75 guests — so a 150-guest wedding usually means two to three bartenders, and going thin here is the classic cocktail-hour line mistake. Second, drinks per guest: plan on roughly two drinks in the first hour and one per hour after; a dry-hire bartender can turn that into an exact shopping list for your headcount so nothing runs out and nothing goes back to the store.
Check wedding info on their site Wedding bartender guide & checklist →
Corporate events with Charleston Watering Hole Bartending
Reviews and the service's own materials mention corporate events at Charleston Watering Hole Bartending — holiday parties, launches, client mixers. For office events, three things are worth settling on the first call: whether they carry the liquor liability insurance your building or venue requires, whether they can run a mocktail or zero-proof menu alongside the bar, and how invoicing works if your company needs a W-9 and net-30 terms. More on hiring a corporate event bartender →
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