80 guests · evening wedding · 6 hours · seated dinner · mixed bar. Computed with the engine professional crews use.
Wedding
What a 80-guest wedding bar needs
≈ 1562 bar serves for 80 guests over 6 hours on a mixed bar with a seated dinner. Water covers bar and table, still and sparkling.
Wine (all types)32 bottles
Sparkling (toast)14 bottles
Beer120 units
Non-alcoholic beer1 case
Spirits (all bottles)41 bottles
Soft drinks & mixers26 cases
Water410 bottles
Team on shift7 people
Ice210 kg (464 lb) · 105 bags of 2 kg (24 of 20 lb)
Free numbers from the same engine the full planner runs. Pro turns them into the exact order per product, cocktail ingredients, glassware and one shopping list.
Team
The crew behind 80 guests
7 team members
Bartenders2
Barbacks1
Runners2
Glass cleaners1
Dinner runners (dinner only)1
Range: 7 (minimum and recommended) · 8 (comfortable).
Ice
Ice for 80 guests
210 kg (464 lb) of ice
Cube ice (drinks & chilling)160 kg (353 lb)80 bags of 2 kg (18 of 20 lb)
Crushed ice (cocktails)50 kg (111 lb)25 bags of 2 kg (6 of 20 lb)
Total to order105 bags of 2 kg (24 of 20 lb)21 sacks of 10 kg
When they actually drink it
Those 1562 serves do not arrive evenly: the opening hour is the fastest, about 302 serves, because everyone wants a first drink at once; over hours 2–6 the bar settles into a steady 252 serves an hour. The totals above already carry that curve, so the bar is stocked for the hour that surges.
Field note: the drivers order first
Wherever beer is served, Green Jar adds a case of 24 non-alcoholic beers per 100 guests without being asked. Designated drivers and pregnant guests reach the bar early, usually before anyone else, and they notice when there is nothing there for them.
Adjust it to your event
Same engine, live. Change the crowd, the bar or the hours and recalculate.
Guests
Seated dinner served?
Bar service
Duration
Units
Wedding
Frequently asked questions
How much alcohol do I need for 80 guests at a wedding?
Plan for about 1562 bar serves over 6 hours. On a mixed bar that becomes roughly 32 bottles of wine, 120 units of beer, 41 bottles of spirits and 26 cases of soft drinks and mixers, plus 410 bottles of water.
How much wine do I need for a wedding dinner of 80 guests?
A 750 ml bottle pours 6 glasses of 125 ml. With a seated dinner, plan 1 glass of white and 1 of rosé per guest plus 1 bottle of red per 25 guests: 32 bottles for 80 guests.
How many bar staff do I need for 80 guests?
2 bartenders at the recommended level and 7 people in total, counting barbacks, runners and glass collectors plus 1 dinner runner for the seated service. The comfortable level for the same event is 8.
Plan your full bar: bottles, cocktails, shopping list.
The free calculator gives staff, ice and totals. Pro turns them into the exact order per product and one Excel your supplier can read.