Meet the Owners

Howdy y’all! I’m Aaron and a Co-owner and founder of Shot4Shot Bartending. To give you a snapshot of my life, I was born in a small rural town in southeast Kansas and spent much of my younger years growing up on my family’s cattle ranch. I come from a family of cowboys and ranchers spanning back over 4 generations. On the ranch, much of my time was spent helping my grandfather feed and work cattle and I spent many weekends at the sale-barns watching him buy and sell his cows. I really couldn’t have asked for a better way to grow up.

After sometime, I moved to a town closer to Kansas City with my parents and sisters. Eventually I enrolled in college at Kansas State University. While in college, I picked up a part time job at a local college bar called O’Malley’s (if you have ever been out to AggieVille you definitely remember Omals), and there began my journey as a bartender. While there, I began to bartend private events and weddings on my own time and immediately fell in love! Since the first wedding I bartended, I prided myself on giving the wedding party and guests the best experience I could offer.

After I finished school I moved home and bartended in various clubs/bars and events. I felt a longing to bartend more weddings for couples everywhere and in 2023 I decided to start Shot4Shot Bartending. I wanted to offer a bartending service different from others in the industry and decided to add a little bit of my heritage to the company and offer a western/rustic style of bartending with packages and décor. Together with my lifelong friend and business partner, we want to give all couples the perfect carefree experience at their wedding.

Owner

Hi! We are Cooper and Ellie Whitworth. We recently got married in March of 2024. I, Ellie, am originally from Missouri and Cooper is from Kansas. The last couple of years we got the chance to travel and live in a few different states! However, our love for the midwest and our family brought us back to Southwest Missouri. We originally met while I was working as a bartender in college. Cooper came to the restaurant I was bartending at and the rest is history! We are excited to bring my background in bartending and Cooper’s business experience together to provide a professional bartending experience. As newlyweds, we understand the stress planning a wedding may cause and we want to make sure your bartending experience is as smooth as possible!

Springfield Area Managers