Bar Menu

A Flexible Bar—with No Minimum Purchase


At The Gardens Wedding Center, you are not required to purchase a predetermined beverage package or meet a bar minimum.

Our hosted bars are charged according to actual consumption—not your total guest count. You pay only for the beverages your guests consume, giving you more control over your wedding budget. We can also set up alerts to advise you at whatever point you wish so there are no end of night surprises.


Choose a cash bar, hosted bar or a combination of the two. We can customize the service by beverage selection, dollar amount or time period.


Choose the Bar That Fits Your Celebration

Cash Bar

Guests purchase their own beverages at the prices listed below. There is no bar minimum required of the couple.

Hosted Bar

You select which beverages you would like to provide for your guests and pay only for what is actually consumed.

Your hosted bar can include:

  • Beer and soda only
  • Beer and wine
  • Beer, wine and rail cocktails
  • A complete open bar
  • Selected signature drinks
  • Nonalcoholic beverages and mocktails

Combination Bar

Many couples choose to host certain beverages or portions of the evening while allowing guests to purchase other drinks.

For example, you may:

  • Host beer and wine while cocktails remain cash
  • Host cocktail hour and dinner, then switch to a cash bar
  • Provide a predetermined hosted-bar dollar amount
  • Host drinks until a selected time
  • Offer one or two hosted signature cocktails

We will help you create a plan that fits your priorities and budget.

What Should You Budget?

Hosted-bar spending at The Gardens typically averages approximately $35–$40 per guest, depending on:

  • The number of drinking-age guests
  • Length of hosted service
  • Beverage categories selected
  • Guest drinking preferences
  • Whether some beverages are offered on a cash basis

This is an average, not a required charge. Because hosted beverages are billed according to actual consumption, your final total may be higher or lower.

Before your wedding, we can prepare a personalized estimate based on your guest count and bar selections. We can also establish a dollar or time limit so you remain in control of the hosted portion of your bar.

There is:

  • No drink or bar minimum
  • No per-person beverage-package requirement
  • No additional service charge
  • No required gratuity added to hosted beverages
  • No charge for beverages your guests do not consume

A 5.5% Wisconsin sales tax is added to hosted beverage charges.


Your venue rental includes:

  • One fully stocked main bar
  • One professional bartender
  • Standard bar setup
  • Soda, beer, wine, liquor and cocktail mixers available for purchase
  • The flexibility to choose cash, hosted or combination service


If your event is 75 guests or more, we highly suggest the use of more than one bar service location. Your guests will appreciate this very much.

PRICING

Per state law, carry-ins are not permitted anywhere or at any time on the property. We stock a multitude of options and can special order beverages for your event – if necessary.

Individual Beverage Pricing

Beer, Soda and Wine by the Glass

  • Domestic beer: $4
  • Premium beer: $5–$6
  • Soda: $2
  • House wine: $6
  • Champagne: $7
  • Prosecco: $8

Cocktails

  • Rail cocktails: $6–$7
  • Call cocktails: $8–$9
  • Premium cocktails: $9–$14
  • Elite cocktails: Pricing varies by selection

Wine and Sparkling Wine by the Bottle

  • House wine: $24
  • Premium wine: $30
  • House champagne: $25
  • Call champagne: $30
  • Nonalcoholic champagne: $15
  • House Prosecco: $30

Current house wine selections include Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio, Moscato, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir. Premium selections and special orders may also be available.


Signature Cocktails

Make your bar more personal with one or two signature drinks chosen especially for your celebration.

Popular choices include:

  • Blueberry Basil Spritzer
  • Mermaid Mule
  • Moscow Mule
  • Cosmopolitan
  • Wisconsin Brandy Old Fashioned
  • PB&J Old Fashioned
  • Dublin Donkey
  • Mojito
  • Rum Runner
  • Blue Hawaiian
  • Margarita
  • Cantarito
  • Paloma
  • Tom Collins

Availability and pricing depend on the spirits and ingredients selected. We are happy to help you design a signature drink that fits your theme and budget.


Mocktails and Nonalcoholic Options

A memorable bar should offer something special for everyone.

Our self-service beverage dispensers include cups, ice and garnishes. Beverages are kept chilled and replenished by our staff until the quantity you purchased has been served.


Classic selections — $25 per gallon

  • Lemonade
  • Iced tea

Mocktails by the glass can also be preordered. Options include nonalcoholic margaritas, mojitos, sparkling apple cider, Virgin Mules, sangria, Cucumber Gimlets and seasonal spritzers.


Brunch Beverages

Available brunch selections include:

  • Mimosas with a choice of juice and fresh fruit
  • Mockmosas with sparkling grape juice
  • Flavored cold-brew coffee
  • Bloody Marys
  • Virgin Marys

Please ask about preorder pricing and availability.


Important Bar Policies

Wisconsin law does not permit outside alcohol anywhere on the property at any time.

Prices are subject to change.

Let’s Build Your Bar Plan

Tell us your expected guest count, preferred beverages and approximate budget. We will help you create a generous bar experience and provide an estimate of your likely hosted-bar total before your wedding.


The Gardens maintains a broad selection of beer, wine, spirits, mixers and nonalcoholic beverages. If there is a particular product you would like, please ask us about special ordering before your event.

Beer:
Miller
Miller Lite
Coors Banquet
Coors Light
Busch Light
Guinness
Third Space Happy Place IPA
Lakefront Riverwest Stein

Lakefront East Side Dark
New Glarus Spotted Cow

Potosi

Point

Athletic (NA)

New Grist (GF)

Blue Moon

Cider Boys


Seltzer:
Truly (various flavors)


Gin:
Bombay Saphire
Tanqueray

Hendricks





Whiskey:

Crown Royal

Crown Royal Apple
Templeton Rye

Makers Mark

Elijah Craig
Skrewball PB
Jack Daniels
Jim Beam
Woodford Reserve
Seagrams 7
Kessler
Canadian Club
Canadian Club Apple

Fireball

Jameson


Scotch:

Johnny Walker

Tullamore Dew


Brandy:
Korbel

Hennessy Cognac


Vodka:
Grey Goose
Absolut

Ketel One
Tito’s

Deep Eddy


Tequila:
Casamigos
Tequila Ocho
Patron
Jose Cuervo

Hornitos


Rum:
Captain Morgan
Malibu
Bacardi

Kraken