RAISE A GLASS With personalization all the rage, a custom beverage experience is essential to the big day. See how these cocktail experts are taking the drink game to new heights. By Katelyn Rutt “Guests will spend more time with a cocktail in their hand than a fork.”
beverage with their name and table number on it and
This phrase—playfully coined by The Grand Bevy
sip it as they make their way to their seats,” Sommer
team—couldn't be more true. The corporation, re-
says. “Planners declare it is the ‘best palate cleans-
nowned for its flowing drink towers and vibrant,
er.’”
smoky cocktails, is the leading high end creative bev-
Whether it’s a champagne tower that sets a dra-
erage service for the luxury event and wedding mar-
matic, anticipatory mood, or welcome cocktails with
ket. Operating across the United States and Europe-
3-D printed monograms, details are paramount. The
an Union, no location or vision is too extreme with
team tackles every new challenge with the skill of ar-
the team’s goal of providing a world class experience
tisans—with new recipes, designs and fresh cocktail
that astonishes.
ingredients for each custom event.
“We have seen a lot,” Chief Financial Officer Pris-
“I think what makes us different is we are not about
cilla Sommer says. “From billionaires' fourth and
ego and we are not a factory” Sommer says. “We are
fifth homes to VIP product launches full of celebri-
happy to take influences from everyone involved.
ties. It was pretty cool to have live mermaids drink-
Because our bars are bespoke, this means even the
ing our cocktails at the Versace Mansion.”
guests have a say in what we make as we take their
But luxury isn’t the only category that steals the
direction and fashion cocktails to order.”
spotlight—in fact, The Grand Bevy is infamous for its
Through it all, Sommer says The Grand Bevy team
spectacular wedding setups that keep guests return-
remains inspired by the unbiased nature of the field.
ing round after round.
Each event brings new clients, backgrounds, tra-
“It’s performance art,” Sommer says. “With a typ-
ditions and tastes—something Sommer finds “eye
ical display you only see that, but we ignite all the
opening” and “awe-inspiring,” being trusted to step
senses with our displays. It’s interactive.”
into other peoples’ worlds.
A tried and true among wedding planners and guests? The SipMi Table Place Setting Cocktails. “We put out cold, freshly made cocktails just be-
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“You and your guests can be yourself with us and there is no judgment,” Sommer says. “We speak the language of liquor, laughter and love.”
