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Port 42 Events
5 ★★★★★ 6 Google reviews · Mobile bartending service — Tacoma, Washington
By appointment — contact to check your date
Plan your event
- Serves the Tacoma, WA 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
- Dry hire you buy the alcohol, they bring the bar, the bartenders, and the service — the legal norm for mobile bartending in most states; they can usually send a shopping list sized to your guest count
- Phone +1 808-927-0682
- Website port42events.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
“I highly recommend Elizabeth and Port 42 for your next private event!”
“Beautiful drinks, experience & service - our guests were so impressed with them, and you will be too!”
Add-ons they offer
“She gave us a custom cocktail menu tailored to her favorite drinks while following the theme of the party.”
What hosts say again and again
“Elizabeth was easy to work with, responsive, accommodating and professional.”
“Elizabeth was easy to work with, responsive, accommodating and professional.”
From the reviews
I highly recommend Elizabeth and Port 42 for your next private event! Elizabeth was easy to work with, responsive, accommodating and professional. The bar Ethan has put together adds such a sophisticated and professional touch to your space - it’s simply brilliant.
We hired Port 42 for an intimate dinner party on our back deck, and it was truly unforgettable. Elizabeth’s mobile bar setup was stunning and brought a unique, upscale vibe to our space. She’s an incredible bartender—professional, warm, and incredibly talented.
Let me start with Liz and Ethan were phenomenal! They were exceptionally tentative to my wife’s 30th party needs, and really fun people to be around. She gave us a custom cocktail menu tailored to her favorite drinks while following the theme of the party.. loved them all!
Very personable, makes fantastic drinks. Made me feel like a regular the second I walked in the bar (before I was a regular). Truly a master of her craft, from drinks to setting the environment… definitely one of my favorite bartenders anywhere….. and I been to a lot of bars.
Booking Port 42 Events for a wedding
Weddings come up for Port 42 Events — 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 →
