Ten Forward Events

We’re a family-run events company offering rustic bar hire and event planning across the U.K. Basically, we’re here to keep things running smoothly, the drinks flowing, and stop you from spending your day doing supplier admin.

||BAR HIRE FOR WEDDINGS & EVENTS||

We provide a converted horsebox bar for outdoor events and pallet bars for indoor venues. You can have one or both depending on your setup. We’re very used to fields, barns, marquees, and the classic “we’ll decide where the bar goes when everyone arrives” approach.

We serve everything from lager and wine to cocktails and warm drinks for when the British weather shows up uninvited and overstays its welcome. Our cocktail menu is a guest favourite (and occasionally the reason people stay longer than planned).

We have professional staff, flexible setups, fair pricing, and we can also sort your Temporary Event Notice so you don’t have to decode council paperwork.

||WEDDING & EVENT PLANNING||

We offer on-the-day coordination, partial planning, and full planning.

On-the-day is for when you’ve planned it all and just want someone calm and slightly bossy (in a helpful way) to run it. Partial is for when you’ve started planning and suddenly realised there are a LOT of decisions left. Full planning is for when you’d rather hand it over and just show up.

Led by Ella, who has 15+ years of venue management experience, we know how events actually run behind the scenes, and how to quietly fix things before anyone notices.

||OUR APPROACH||

No stress, no jargon, no drama. Just proper organisation with a sense of humour.

You enjoy the day. We’ll make sure it all runs like it’s supposed to.

I’m Ella, an events expert with over 15 years experience working as a venue manager in all kinds of locations. I also set up my mobile bar company in 2018, and I absolutely love providing bars for a wide variety of clients and celebrations.

I’m the person who genuinely enjoys spreadsheets, timelines, and colour-coded plans (yes, really), and I somehow always know where everything is meant to be ,even when no one else does.

I’m known for being super organised, calm under pressure, and slightly obsessed with getting the details right. Over the years I’ve seen just about everything the industry can throw at me, from picture perfect setups to last minute “we’ve lost the rings” moments.

I’m down to earth, friendly, and easy to work with, with a good sense of humour that helps keep things relaxed even on the busiest days. People often describe me as part organiser, part problem solver, and part unofficial best friend. Most importantly, I bring a wealth of hands on experience and practical, no nonsense “events guru” advice that helps turn even the most chaotic plans into a smooth, enjoyable day.

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