‍Cocktails renamed for the bride, menus built around the theme

Tarpey's team doesn't hand a bridal party a generic drink list. They build the menu around whatever theme the group has already picked, then rename the cocktails to riff on the bride and her crew. Before class, they reach out to the groom for trivia questions about the couple, so the two hours behind the bar double as a game where the bride gets grilled on how well she thinks he knows her. It's the kind of detail that turns a cocktail class into the story everyone retells at the wedding.

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Decor, garnishes, and napkins that actually match

The team shows up with a full setup: themed decor for the cocktail table, garnishes, straws, and napkins that all coordinate with the party's aesthetic. As Tarpey put it to a regional wedding magazine, matching every detail down to the garnish takes some of the planning stress off the bride and the bridal party, since nobody has to source props or figure out how to make the drink station look like more than a folding table with bottles on it.

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Two hours of hosting, then a bar that keeps going without them

For the two hours the class runs, Tarpey's team is running the show: teaching the group how to make three artisan cocktails, keeping the trivia moving, and shooting photos and video of the whole thing so the bride isn't stuck asking guests to send her their camera roll later. They handle setup and cleanup on both ends, so the group's only job is to show up and drink. When the class wraps, the party doesn't have to stop. Better Together leaves behind what they call the "happily ever after hours" spread, the leftover ingredients and recipe cards from class, so the group can keep making the same drinks well past the two hour mark. The experience is built for groups of eight or more, all 21 and up, which makes it a fit for the kind of bachelorette weekend where the whole crew wants to be in the room at once rather than splitting off to a bar.

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👉 Book the Private Bachelorette Cocktail Class

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