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Crafty Swig
5 ★★★★★ 43 Google reviews · Mobile bartending service — Oceanside, California
By appointment — contact to check your date
Plan your event
- Serves the Oceanside, CA area — confirm your venue is inside their travel range when you inquire
- Phone (760) 859-7806
- Website craftyswig.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
“We attended a wedding and CraftySwig provided a service that was professional, elegant and classy.”
“I had a wonderful experience working with Crafty Swig for my company party!”
“We hired Crafty Swig for a private party, and I truly can’t say enough good things about the experience.”
“We attended a wedding and CraftySwig provided a service that was professional, elegant and classy.”
“They had such a yummy selection of drinks and even offered mocktails which I appreciated since my husband is sober.”
Add-ons they offer
“They were also very creative, making a custom cocktail menu for our event based on our theme and guest preferences, and the drinks were both delicious and beautifully presented.”
“They had such a yummy selection of drinks and even offered mocktails which I appreciated since my husband is sober.”
What hosts say again and again
“Matt and his team were prompt professional and very helpful from suggesting holiday themed drinks, to set up, to even bringing in extra help when our party grew in size.”
“They were also very creative, making a custom cocktail menu for our event based on our theme and guest preferences, and the drinks were both delicious and beautifully presented.”
“Guests absolutely loved them—they were friendly, professional, and engaging the entire evening.”
“From the start, Matt was professional, friendly and responsive.”
From the reviews
We used Crafty Swig for our holiday party at work. They were fantastic! Matt worked with me on drink choices and came up with great themed cocktails. They brought their own custom bar which looks awesome! We had around 175 people and the two bartenders were able to keep the wait time very minimal.
We attended a wedding and CraftySwig provided a service that was professional, elegant and classy. There created cocktails for the occasion and were very personable with all the guests We were able to speak about how they mix an Old Fashioned and they were willing to share their recipe Greta Business model Good luck
These guys a6re great. They ma0de our wedding reception a very special day. From helping us figure out what we were doing. To making our guests fell special. They even went above and beyond with catering to our non alcoholic guests. Can't recommend them more. Definitely 10 stars if we could.
Matt and his team were prompt professional and very helpful from suggesting holiday themed drinks, to set up, to even bringing in extra help when our party grew in size. Would definitely book again.
Booking Crafty Swig for a wedding
Weddings come up for Crafty Swig — 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 Crafty Swig
Reviews and the service's own materials mention corporate events at Crafty Swig — 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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