Wedding bar hire across the UK: mobile wedding bars styled to your colour scheme, personalised signature cocktails, your portrait printed on the drinks, and our own team all day.
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At a glance
Wedding bar hire, in short
Mr Flavour wedding bar hire brings a mobile bar styled to your decor and colour scheme, a personalised menu of signature cocktails, your portrait printed on the drinks and edible chocolate garnishes, with our own licensed bartenders and glassware, ice and licensing handled. We are the Mobile Catering and Bar Specialist of the Year at The Nations Wedding Awards 2026, with over 30 bar styles and weddings across the UK, Europe and the Middle East.
The build, the back bar, evening service and one edible chocolate frame.
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The buildReady for the doorsThe bar set and lit before guests arrive.
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The back barGlassware rackedEvery glass polished and in place for service.
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Evening serviceShaken to orderOur mixologists at full pace in the evening.
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Edible garnishThe frame is chocolateA signature Old Fashioned beside the couple's photograph in an edible chocolate frame.
Made for the two of you
Personalised wedding bars, styled to your day
Five things we make yours, from the bar front to the foam on the drink.
Bars styled to your schemeBar fronts, tops and back bars dressed to your decor, colour scheme and flowers, from mirrored gold and buttoned velvet to florals built into the bar. For Philippa and Saad a white wisteria tree became the centrepiece of the bar.
Personalised menusA printed menu with your names, your date and your signature cocktails, designed to sit with your stationery on the bar.
Portrait printed cocktailsYour portrait, your names or a drawing of the two of you printed onto the foam of every cocktail, live at the bar as it is served. Each print takes under ten seconds, and we usually prepare three to five designs for the night.
Edible chocolate garnishesGarnishes made in our own kitchen from tempered chocolate, such as an edible chocolate frame around your photograph beside a signature Old Fashioned. Watch one being made below.
Signature cocktailsTwo or three cocktails designed with you and named after your story, refined at a private tasting before the day.
Edible chocolate garnishes
Chocolate garnishes, made in our kitchen
John, one of our mixologists, making the edible chocolate frame for a wedding Old Fashioned: melted, moulded, gilded by hand, then finished with the couple's photograph.
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Step oneMelted and temperedChocolate melted and tempered by hand for a clean snap.
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Step twoInto the frame mouldSpread into an ornate picture frame mould.
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Step threeGilded by handEach frame brushed by hand to pick out the detail.
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The finishYour photograph, framedThe couple's photograph set in the chocolate frame, ready for the glass.
Real weddings
Wedding bars at recent weddings
Country houses, ballrooms and marquees, with the bar built around each room.
Gold mirrored barWedding receptionVelvet and goldStatement wedding barThe marquee barMarquee weddingThe champagne towerDrinks receptionThe red ballroomEvening receptionThe ballroom barEvening reception
Signature cocktails
Wedding cocktail bar hire, designed with you
A signature cocktail can start with a favourite flavour, a holiday or the first drink you had together.
Our mixologists design signature cocktails with each couple, and the menus come through Paul, who runs our research and development. Saffron gin martinis and smoking mojitos have both come out of that process. Philippa and Saad both work in medicine, so every signature on their menu took its idea from science, poured at a bar set in a hidden room. Every drink is built from seasonal ingredients and syrups made in our own kitchen, and a private tasting before the day settles the balance, the colour and the glass.
Name the cocktails after yourselves, your dog or your first holiday, and see them on a personalised menu printed with your names and date. Add theatre where it suits the room: your portrait printed on the foam of an espresso martini, an edible chocolate garnish, smoke or dry ice. Read more in our wedding cocktails guide.
Wedding drinks
Wedding drinks, from welcome to last orders
One team for the whole day, working to your running order.
Drinks receptionA welcome serve or a champagne tower poured as guests arrive from the ceremony.
Signature cocktailsTwo or three cocktails designed with you, served all evening.
MocktailsAlcohol free serves made with the same craft, and most of our cocktails can be made without alcohol.
Wine, beer and spiritsA full bar alongside the cocktails, stocked to your guest list.
Late nightEspresso martinis, the most requested cocktail at almost every reception we run, with your portrait or names printed on the foam.
Five espresso martinis, each printed differently: the wedding rings, their portrait, their names in a heart.
Sunil and Pooja, printed at their wedding
Packages
Wedding bar packages and costs
Every wedding bar is quoted to the day: your guest numbers, the hours of service, the drinks menu and how far the bar is styled to your theme. Dry hire is available on every tier, and every tier can run as an open bar.
IThe Signature Bar
One bar for the evening
A styled mobile bar, licensed bartenders, a drinks menu designed with you, glassware, ice and garnish, and an event manager from first call to the last glass collected.
Evening receptions and smaller weddings
IIThe Curated Bar
Welcome drinks to last orders
The full day: a drinks reception, a personalised menu of signature cocktails and mocktails into the evening, a bar dressed to your colour scheme and showpieces such as a champagne tower or a cocktail fountain.
Full day weddings
IIIThe Statement Bar
A wedding bar built for you
Custom bar architecture, more than one bar for larger weddings, portrait printed cocktails, edible chocolate garnishes and cocktails developed as original recipes.
For Muslim weddings, South Asian weddings and any couple who would rather keep the day dry, we run a full mocktail bar with the same mixologists, the same bar and the same theatre. Every mocktail is built from scratch in our own kitchen, from cordials, infusions and syrups. At the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, where the alcohol free list is central, we built serves on fresh dates, almonds and mangoes.
House favourites include the Thyme Out, a Lebanese Limonana with lemon and mint, a Mango Lassi and a Cranberry and Rhubarb Sour, and most of our cocktails can be made alcohol free. Smoke, dry ice and printed foam work just as well on a mocktail. Add a shisha lounge for the evening, or let our Asian wedding planners look after the whole celebration.
In the words of one couple: "It's a testament to their quality when our arab guests comment on the fact that they're great."
Your venue
What your wedding venue needs for a mobile bar
Country house, barn, marquee or field: almost every venue works if we know the details early. These are the things we confirm with your venue before the day, and if your venue is new to us we call their events team directly.
Wedding venue checklist for a mobile bar
What
What we need
Access and loading
A route from the vehicle to the bar position. Lifts, stairs, gravel and long carries are all workable; they change the build time and crew size, so we would rather know early
Power
A standard 13 amp socket covers most builds. Marquees, barns and fields usually need a generator, which we can arrange
Water
Fully self contained, no plumbing needed
Space
A level area sized to the bar and the queue. Send the floor plan and we will tell you what fits
Licensing
Personal licence holders in house, and a Temporary Event Notice where a venue is unlicensed. Where a venue only permits its own licence, dry hire is the route
Timing
Two to three hours to set up, scheduled around the ceremony, photographs and speeches, and around an hour to clear
Afterwards
Floor protection, waste removal and glass collection handled as standard
How it works
Booking your wedding bar, in five steps
Your date, venue and guest number is enough to begin.
EnquirySend your date, venue and guest number. If any of it is still moving, send what you have.
QuoteA tailored quote within 24 hours, itemised so you can see what sits where.
Tasting and designWe design the bar and the drinks with you, refine the recipes at a tasting, and agree the running order with you or your planner.
ConfirmationA deposit secures the date. Final guest numbers are confirmed closer to the wedding.
Wedding dayWe arrive, build, serve and leave the venue as we found it. Your event manager is on site throughout.
The bars
Wedding bar styles for every venue
Bars in different sizes and finishes, from mirrored gold and velvet to rustic wood and stone, each self contained and dressed for the room.
Every bar, feature and format we build, in one place.
Where we work
Wedding bar hire across the UK
Based in Manchester, with bases in Birmingham and London and weddings across the country, from Cheshire and the Lake District to the Cotswolds, Kent and Surrey, and destination weddings across Europe and the Middle East. Wedding venues we know well include Peckforton Castle, Wynyard Hall, Hazlewood Castle, Mottram Hall, Sopwell House, Fairmont Windsor Park and Claridge's.
Every wedding bar is quoted to the day. The figure depends on your guest numbers, the hours of service, the drinks menu, the bar style and any showpieces such as a champagne tower. Travel is quoted for each wedding. Send your date, venue and guest number and we will return an itemised quote within 24 hours, and our wedding bar hire prices guide shows typical budgets by guest count.
How much is an open bar at a wedding?
An open bar, also called a free bar, is a wedding bar the couple pays for in advance so guests are never asked to pay. The cost of an open bar is set by guest numbers, how many hours the bar runs and the drinks on the menu, and most couples keep a free bar in check with a set menu of signature cocktails, wine, beer and soft drinks rather than every spirit on the shelf. Our wedding bar hire prices guide gives typical open bar budgets by guest count.
Do guests expect an open bar at a wedding in the UK?
Not usually. Most UK couples now offer a drinks reception, wine with the meal and a curated evening bar rather than an unlimited bar. A short menu of signature cocktails, mocktails, wine and beer gives guests a better drink and keeps the budget predictable.
Should we have a free bar at our wedding?
Most of our couples do, on a set menu: an open bar through the drinks reception and the evening, which keeps the free bar within budget. An unlimited free bar is harder to predict, so we usually start from a short list of signature cocktails, wine and beer.
Can guests pay for their own drinks?
It is possible, and we can talk it through, but most couples prefer to prepay a set drinks menu so guests are never asked for money on the day.
Can we supply our own alcohol?
Dry hire covers this: our bar, styling, glassware, ice and bartenders, with the drinks supplied by you. It suits venues that ask for their own drinks or couples who want to buy their own wine and spirits. Licensing then runs under the venue's licence.
Do we need a licence for a wedding bar?
Only where alcohol is sold. A prepaid bar or a dry hire bar needs no licence of its own. Where drinks are sold at an unlicensed venue, our personal licence holders apply for a Temporary Event Notice, so the paperwork is handled for you.
What size bar do we need for our wedding?
It depends on what you are serving and when everyone wants a drink, as well as your guest number. Signature cocktails take longer to make than a simpler serve, and most weddings peak twice, after the ceremony and again after the speeches, so two weddings with the same guest list can need a different bar. As a guide, a single bar comfortably serves up to two hundred guests. We size yours to your menu, running order and room, and add a welcome station or second service point where that keeps the queue short.
How many bartenders do we need for a wedding?
For a full cocktail menu we plan one mixologist for every 50 guests, or up to one per 75 for a simpler serve, with more at peak moments such as the drinks reception. Your quote sets out the team for your guest number and running order.
Can you set up a bar in a marquee, barn or field?
The bar is fully self contained, so no plumbing is needed. A standard 13 amp socket covers most builds; marquees, barns and fields usually need a generator, which we can arrange. We time the load in around the marquee build, overnight if the schedule calls for it.
Do you do alcohol free bars for Muslim and Asian weddings?
We run full mocktail bars for Muslim weddings, South Asian weddings and dry weddings, with mocktails built from scratch in our own kitchen and the same theatre as our cocktails. Shisha can be added for the evening.
Can we have signature cocktails named after us?
Our mixologists design signature cocktails with you, refine them at a private tasting before the day, and print them on a personalised menu with your names and date. Name them after yourselves, your story or your first holiday.
Can you print our photo on the cocktails?
Our cocktail printer prints your portrait, your names or a drawing of the two of you onto the foam of each drink, live at the bar. It works on espresso martinis, sours and any cocktail or mocktail with a foam top. For weddings above 150 guests we typically run two bartenders alongside the printer.
Can the bar match our wedding colour scheme?
Bar fronts, tops and back bars are dressed to your decor, colour scheme and flowers, and we finish the look with edible chocolate garnishes and a personalised menu.
How much does it cost to hire a bartender in the UK?
Staff only hire, for a venue that has its own bar, starts from £250 per mixologist, ex VAT. Full service wedding bars, with the bar, drinks, glassware and team, are quoted to the wedding.
Are glassware and ice included?
Glassware, ice, garnish, straws and napkins are included with every full service and dry hire wedding bar, along with setup, breakdown and glass collection.
What happens if our guest numbers change?
A deposit secures the date and final guest numbers are confirmed closer to the wedding, so the team and the stock are set to the number who are actually coming.
Do you travel for weddings?
We are based in Manchester with bases in Birmingham and London, and we run wedding bars across the UK and at destination weddings in Europe and the Middle East. Delivery within Greater Manchester is included; travel elsewhere is quoted for each wedding.
Is mobile wedding bar hire the same as wedding bar hire?
Wedding bar hire, mobile wedding bar hire and wedding cocktail bar hire all describe the same service: a styled bar brought to your venue and staffed by our own team, from the drinks reception to last orders.
Your wedding bar
Speak with our team
Send the date and the venue, even if the guest list is still moving, and we will come back with a costed wedding bar within 24 hours.
01Drinks reception
02Asian weddings
03Marquee weddings
04Full planning
05Evening party
