Watering Hole

After looking at several bar packages from vendors across the Charleston areas and not being impressed by the options and pricing we were so happy to find Watering Hole! We opted for the package where we provided the alcohol and Watering Hole provided the staff, mixers, and everything else needed. We worked with Jon, who was super helpful in helping us plan how much beer, wine, and liquor to purchase. He also helped make recommendations on our glassware rentals. We also appreciated Jon being open to making two signature cocktails for our guests. The staff at our wedding were professional and kept everyone's glasses full :) If you are looking for a bar package where you can provide your own alcohol we highly recommend reaching out to Watering Hole!

Loved having the Watering Hole as the bar service for our wedding. The staff was professional and friendly and the drinks were amazing. The crew worked with me to make the best choices for our guest list. They assured us they would bring the proper amount and they were right on the money! No hassle. No added stress. Great drinks. Great staff!

They were amazing! They were so easy to communicate with and took care of everything! We had so many changes and add-ons leading up to the wedding and they handled it all with ease. They made our wedding day a success and I would recommend them over and over again!

Jon, Hollis and the Watering Hole Team were professional and so easy to work with. We hired the Watering Hole for our welcome reception the night before our wedding. We wanted to purchase our own alcohol for the event and Jon was extremely helpful in recommending what to purchase & the various quantities of everything. Highly recommend!

John & everyone at Watering Hole were amazing to work with! John assisted us and with our coordinator and was very professional, prompt and helpful with customizing our specialty cocktails & everything else we needed for the bar services at our wedding! They also were flexible and understanding when we needed to reschedule due to covid which we were so grateful for as well. We couldn't be happier with how everything turned out! Thank you so much!

John and his staff were very professional and knowledgeable - they were easy to work with and provided a great service at a reasonable price.

Jon and his team were so easy and great to work with! Everything was perfect and Jon was beyond helpful in every way possible. He made the night go smoothly!

The Watering Hole was great! Hollis was there to answer all of my questions from beginning to end. My husband made a bar for them to use at the wedding & they were totally cool working with that & made the set up look great. We were really happy that we went with them!

Jon and his team were amazing! We brought our own alcohol and they were amazing from the beginning. They helped us with the quote and had patience when we took forever about a signature cocktail. They ensured there was never a line at the bar. They even know our guests well enough throughout the night to know their order as the walked up. All-star customer service and all around great to work with!

HIGHLY RECOMMEND! We used them for our wedding and ALL OF OUR GUESTS raved about them! Super easy to communicate, very professional, very affordable and VERY fun!

The best! Definitely would recommend to anyone. My friends and family noted that the bar tenders were amazing and seemed to know everyone's drink and anticipate their order every time they approached the bar. Amazing! And they tolerated having a signature drink named after our dog along with that sign, koozies and bamboo straws on top of the bar as well.

Great professional bartenders. Remembered my husband and my drink even brought them to us a few times. Amanda was a great addition to our wedding.

Using watering hole for our bar service was such a piece of cake decision! We choose to purchase our own alcohol because we’re picky and they allowed us to drop it off the day beforehand and they took care of getting it to the venue and iced down and everything! Prices were great! The bartender was also so on top of making sure the groom and I always had a drink ready when we wanted one!

We're a bit late with the review, but we really wanted to take the time to thank these guys for doing such a fantastic job at our wedding. We had a really hard time finding a vendor that suited our specific needs; most had stock packages that were inflexible. The Watering Hole allowed us to pick and choose what we wanted served to ensure that everyone would be happy. The employees were so nice and courteous throughout the evening/night. We were very lucky to find them and recommend them to anyone looking for a bar service for any occasion.

They were punctual, organized, and unbelievably friendly to our friends and family. We could not recommend them enough. Wish we could give more than 5 stars. When my Aunt Margaret who has dementia started screaming at Hollis of the water hole, she was so professional and understanding, they became great friends by the end of the night!

Hands down the best bar service out there!! Great staff, very professional, awesome to work with!! You’re messing up if you go with anyone else!!

Everything was perfect! Super professional and friendly. Would use again!

Watering Hole was a dream to work with for our wedding bartending service. Hollis and his team were incredibly helpful and responsive throughout the entire planning process. I had some things I wanted to customize as my date was approaching (wine selections, specialty cocktail, wine table service etc), and Watering Hole gave me the flexibility and guidance to do these things without any extra stress. The day of the wedding, they were on time and so professional and polite! The bartenders were amazing and very friendly to our wedding guests! I can't say enough about this company--I would highly recommend Watering Hole to anyone looking for an amazing bartending service with great value in the Charleston area!

We were very impressed with Watering Hole for our bar service for our wedding. We did a cocktail hour outside on the lawn of our venue, and then we had another bar inside for the reception. I had a lot of questions and custom requests, which they accommodated my every need! I worked mostly with Hollis, and she was great! We highly recommend them for anyone planning a wedding or party!

I would recommend Charleston Watering Hole to all my friends and family. Hollis and her team were very professional, extremely knowledgeable and friendly. Our guests were quick to tell us how awesome the bar service was. The margaritas were amazing!! Cannot say enough good things about you guys! Thank you for helping us celebrate our big day.

Watering Hole was excellent to work with! They went above and beyond what we asked from them and even helped with our rehearsal dinner. I was worried we did not purchase enough booze from Total Wine so Jon had cases of beer on standby if we need them. They helped every step of the way with recommendations and advice and we couldn't have been happier. Highly recommend Watering Hole!

The best bartenders EVER! They were a pleasure to work with, they even picked up some of our alcohol from Total Wine since we were from out of town. They are a MUST!!

Great bar service at our reception. Friendly and easy to work with.

We had a backyard wedding in October and we wanted to serve drinks that we would normally drink and really enjoy rather than a standard pre-selected bar package. We were able to do that with The Watering Hole. John was great about answering a slew of questions about hosting a large party serving alcohol at your own home. He also helped us figure out how much liquor, beer and wine would be appropriate for our guest list. We opted to purchase the drinks ourselves so we were able to fully customize the offerings (Aunt Joyce loved that we had her particular brand of Brandy on hand). They had a great looking bar for us to rent as well as a chalkboard sign listing our offerings. They also helped us coordinate a champagne toast just before the cake cutting. Finally, they helped with cleanup at the end of the event, which our wedding coordinator greatly appreciated. Overall, I’m really glad we found The Watering Hole to bartend at our wedding!

Above and beyond. From the planning process and helping us determine how much to purchase (we decided to supply the alcohol ourselves) to staying in touch with us leading up to the wedding, Jon and his team went above and beyond. On wedding day Jon came early and set up the bar early to make it easier on our timeline. We also received so many complements from our guests on how great the bar service was. They even made out specialty cocktail for us! A huge thank you to you and your team!!

We hired Watering Hole to serve alcohol that we purchased at our wedding. They were terrific! Very professional, friendly, and organized. We saved a lot of money by hiring them too, since we could buy our own booze. I would highly recommend them!

Hollis and Wilson are absolutely incredible. They went above and beyond to make our day perfect. From the painkiller shots, to getting there extra early to ensure everything was set up, to their beautiful handmade bar. We could not have asked for better! Thank you for both for being such a crucial and fun part of our day!

Loved working with Jon and the crew! They were so willing to work with us when we had odd requests and to come check out our venue ahead of time to see about set-up. They were very knowledgeable about how much alcohol to purchase and I completely trusted their judgement. Love that we got to keep any leftover alcohol so we didn't feel like it was going to waste, and they even offered to run out and get more of something if we ran out (we didn't). So glad we went with Watering Hole!

The team at the Watering Hole was outstanding. Planning was a breeze. We were able to bring our own alcohol and Jon was very helpful in guiding us in proper amounts to buy. We even arranged to have them pick up everything from our beach house and bring it to the venue on the day. It was so nice not to have to concern ourselves with transport on the wedding day. Our guest were well cared for and the team was friendly and very efficient. The fact that we didn't have to concern ourselves with the bar service all day I think says it all. Everyone was so nice and helpful. Also a shout out to HoM Restaurant on King Street for their help and having the best Fried Chicken BLT ever!

Jon and his team did a perfect job on our wedding day! We loved that we could bring local craft beer with us and that they were able to bring all of the other alcohol, beverages and bar equipment-we even got to bring our extras home. They were easy to work with and provided an awesome value! Great service and incredibly professional! I would not go with another bar service and this was MUCH better than being required to purchase a generic bar package from a catering company or venue. We were able to have exactly what we wanted.

The Watering Hole provided great bar service at our wedding reception. They were very affordable and we were able to offer our guests a good selection of beers and wines. At the end of the night, all the alcohol that was left went home with us. I would definitely recommend Watering Hole to anyone!

Watering hole provided bartending services for our wedding, and we cannot recommend Jon and Watering Hole enough! We chose to provide our own alcohol for better selection, while Watering Hole provided mixers, bartenders, etc. Jon was an amazing resource for this, providing estimates on alcohol to buy and even picking up the alcohol days beforehand so we were worry free day of. The bartenders were all very professional and did a great job at both bars! Serving such a large crowd can't always be fun, but the bars were never backed up. If you're looking for a great service for your event, please use them.

The crew at Watering Hole were so wonderful to work with! They helped us customize the perfect bar for our intimate, destination wedding. So many guest complements from the evening were directed at the wonderful bar staff. The bartenders were friendly and personable and always made sure my husband and I were taken care of. We were able to take all of the extra alcohol with us, which was so nice as we were finishing our vacation with our entire family in South Carolina. I would recommend Watering Hole to anyone looking for great service at a great cost which will include wonderful communication throughout the planning process.

I cannot say enough good things about the Watering Hole. It was such a blessing to find them. They are very professional, flexible, accommodating, nice and affordable. I had reviewed many bar tending options in the area but they were expensive, wanted to offer too many services, stuffy, or not accommodating to what I wanted. The watering hole was the exact opposite. Jon was responsive on both email and phone. I told them my vision and he tailored the service to meet it. I went back and forth on some items and he readily updated. As a Program Manager they were the best. My guest also loved them, They were engaging and friendly.

Highly recommend!! They were very accommodating and a pleasure to work with. Very professional and fun staff that will meet all your bar needs!!

We were so very happy with Watering Hole, I really can’t say enough great things about Hollis and John. They were so accommodating, responsive and fun to work with. Our guests definitely had a great time drinking the wonderful cocktails they served up and had lots of positive things to share. We chose Watering Hole because we wanted to purchase our own alcohol and needed to find certified bartenders per our venue contract. What we got was way above and beyond that. They become one of our cherished vendors and a key piece to our very fun and successful wedding. I had a lot of questions pop up for them and I never felt like I was being a pain or bothering them. They were so helpful and made sure to do whatever they could on their end to put me at ease. Thank you Hollis and John for being so wonderful to work with! If I ever need bar services again, you will be the one and only option I call.

Cannot say enough good things about Jon and The Watering Hole. He was everything that we expected and more. First of all Jon was excellent with working with us before the wedding , making sure that he knew what we were looking for, liquor, recipes for our custom drinks, etc. the day of the wedding he showed up and was a pleasure to work with. Everyone loved having Jon as our bartender. Many of our guests commented on how much they appreciated him. If we ever need a bartender in Charleston we will give Jon a call

Overall a great experience with the watering hole. We were difficult to nail down as we wanted with our menu, but they worked with us up to the last 2-weeks. We had some issues with quantity of drinks to work through, which still ended up fine in the end. I appreciated the business model where you pay list price for the drinks and only pay the bar for the service and mixers. The only negative comment was they day ended up so beautifully, that after a week of 100% rain forecast we rain out of ice on the incredible sunny day.

Jon and his team were absolutely phenomenal! I would highly recommend them for your wedding or event! They were by far the easiest bar service I contacted to deal with. They coordinated with our event planner to make everything run so smoothly! They allow you to bring your own booze or just some of them if you prefer. NOONE else we talked with would allow that. You can customize ANYTHING and everything and at a really reasonable cost! Not only that but Jon met us the day before to pick up the alcohol we had brought with us. Plus, these people were just super cool and laid back, not pretentious at all! Best part, you get to take home everything left over at the end of the night! We would give them 10 stars if we could!!!

Jon and Hollis were fantastic! They were great as far as getting in touch before hand to set things up. They were extremely professional and took care of everything the day of. We would definitely recommend them!

Jon and Hollis of the Watering Hole are amazing. They really go above and beyond to make things easy for you. Not only did they help me figure out logistics during the months before, they picked up all of the liquor from our house AND dealt with my millions of questions through out the process. I would absolutely recommend them for any occasion.

The Watering Hole was AWESOME at my wedding this past Saturday the 12th. The way you make a package is genius because we got to pick what liquor we wanted and didn't want. Then they give you an estimate of how bottles they believe you'd go through of each but you can adjust that! It's so well priced and you have the freedom to get e a toy what you want versus paying for say tequila that no one may drink (bummer). The beer choices were a hit also.....who knew people would get all excited about Miller High Life? I highly recommend them for your event they were fantastic!

Wonderful to work with! Catered to all our needs. The associate I worked with was wonderful! Shout Hollis, thanks again.