Classic, Signature or Premium: How to Choose

We publish our pricing, which not every caterer does, and the most common question we still get is which tier somebody actually needs.

Here is how we would answer that if you called us, including the times we would tell you to spend less.

What every tier includes

Before the differences, the part that does not change. Staffing, setup, cups, ice and cleanup are in all of them. There is no version where you are supplying something or breaking down a table at the end of your night.

Every tier is also fresh squeezed and made to order, with a Squeezologist making each cup at the stand.

Classic

Eight dollars per serving, in a thirty two ounce cup. Classic lemonade only.

This is the right answer more often than people assume. If your event has other things going on, if the drink is a nice touch rather than a feature, or if you are watching the budget and would rather put it elsewhere, Classic gives you the actual product. Real lemons, squeezed there, served cold.

Nobody at your event will feel shortchanged by good classic lemonade. What they would notice is bad lemonade in more flavors.

Signature

Nine dollars per serving, and our most booked package by a distance.

The extra dollar buys seven signature flavors: strawberry, peach, mango, watermelon, cherry, pina colada and prickly pear. That is the difference between a drink station and something guests engage with, because now there is a choice to make and a sign to read.

For weddings, corporate events and larger parties this is usually where we point people. The gap between Classic and Signature is small in money and noticeable in how the stand feels.

Premium

Eleven dollars per person, with unlimited refills for the whole event.

Two things change here. The artisanal flavors open up, which are ginger, coconut, cucumber and lavender, and refills become unlimited rather than per serving.

That second part is what actually decides it. If your event runs long, or it is outdoors in real heat, or you simply do not want anyone counting, Premium changes the math. At a four hour summer reception, people are not drinking one.

Premium is also the right call when the drink is part of the design rather than just refreshment. Lavender lemonade at a garden wedding is doing a different job than strawberry at a birthday.

The one that is not made to order

We also run a Small-Batch Lemonade Station at six dollars per person for fifty guests or more, quote only.

We want to be clear about what this is, because it is the only thing we sell that is not squeezed in front of you. It is house made from lemon juice, has no pulp, and gets poured from dispensers by our Slingers rather than made cup by cup.

It is a genuinely good option for high volume corporate events where the priority is everyone having a cold drink without a line. It is not the option to pick if fresh squeezed is the reason you called us.

Setup styles are separate

Every package includes our standard six foot covered table, and yellow umbrellas are free for hot sunny outdoor events. A Nostalgic Lemonade Stand adds one hundred and fifty dollars, and Billie Jean, our vintage truck bed cart, adds two hundred and fifty.

For festivals and large outdoor events we bring the lemonade trailer instead, which is fully self contained and needs no power or water at your site.

Still unsure

Tell us your guest count, your venue and how long your event runs, and we will tell you which tier we would book if it were ours. Send it through the proposal form. Delivery and tax get added at quote, so what you get back is a real number.

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