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Laidback, Local Levity
Naked by Sunday adds brick and mortar Double Barrel
BY REMY SISK | PHOTOS BY CHRISTIAN WATSON
Michelle Ray was just helping a friend out when
she agreed to bartend at her pal’s wedding a while
back. The friend was getting married and had a
sudden need for bartenders.
Ray was planning on going to the wedding
anyway and told her friend she’d be glad to help
out. She brought along Courtney Cain, and the
two surprisingly enjoyed working the bar that
night. Together, they had the realization that
while the one night was fun, they had the skills to
make what they were doing a real business: “The
conversation picked up from there like, ‘We can
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do this,’” Ray recalls. “‘We can get insured and do
all the things we need to do to be a legit mobile
bartending business.’” to name their business Naked by Sunday, which
was an homage to a featured cocktail at the bar
Ray and Cain used to work at together.
And so, Naked by Sunday, a mobile bartending
service, was born, and now, a year later, its affiliated
brick and mortar, Double Barrel, is on the brink
of opening. Now, they’re known for their positive energy
and keeping things light and fun.
As Ray and Cain developed the concept of their
business, keeping things fun was at the forefront
of their priorities. “I thought, weddings are so
serious all the time. Let’s be fun! Let’s be the fun
part of it,” Ray laughs. Consequently, they decided
As a mobile bartending service, Naked by
Sunday takes care of everything you’d need
from a bar. “We go to wedding receptions, open
houses, graduation parties, birthday parties –
whatever kind of event you’re having that requires
a bartender,” Cain explains. “We’re licensed and
insured in Kentucky and Indiana, and we have