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Sorry to hear about that I think it’s a really cute idea, but I agree that it’s maybe a bit more trouble than it’s worth–most people have milk in their fridges at home, and since so many only drink skim or only drink 1% or whatever, it would be impossible to please everyone.

You could try some cute alternatives though. If you still want to do the milk bottle thing, you could make your own cappuccino mix (I’ve got a recipe for dry cappuccino mix if you want it) and put it in the bottles, with a little tag saying “Mix X teaspoons w/ hot water and enojoy cappuccino with your cookies” or something. Just one thought

Sorry! : (

I also think the idea is adorable, but I guess it isn’t really feasible or practical.

I do think you should keep the cookies (yum!).

It is a really cute idea…but I agree that most people wouldn’t really want to take the milk. That and milk that isn’t in the fridge sounds kind of scary.

I like the idea of a drink mix to go with the cookies. You could do the capuccino or hot chocolate or something.

very cute idea, but yes seems difficult, logistically, for a reception.

maybe you could keep them refrigerator, then have the caterer or coordinator bring them out on ice at the exit as people are leaving.

there’s a great place in LA that delivers freshly-baked cookies and milk. they’re pricey, but if you have a service like that in your area, you could have them time a delivery for near the end of your reception and give them as parting gifts/favors. ooh, i think i’ll write an entry about them now…

What about negotiating with your caterer or venue to serve milk and cookies as your late-night snack? You might have to forgo the vintage bottle idea, but ice-cold milk and cookies could definitely keep the party going for a couple more hours!

I actually had the same idea as you and we nixed the milk idea as well. Actually our favors did not go as much as we thought they would - we did Berger style (chocolate top cookies a balitmore favorite) and Black & White cookies (NY must) and then we had heart shaped sugar cookies for those non-chocolate people.

A lot of cookies were leftover because we had just way too much dessert. We served cake & dessert and the reception site also put chocolates on the table. It was just too much.

We put some of the cookies out at brunch the next morning and the chocolate top ones went home to my parents who as of October 7 have finished them!

Here is a link to a picture with our bags. We also used this poem on the table compliments of my mom, the frustrated poet.

Thanks for celebrating with us today have a safe a trip or if you can stay take a cookie or two at our cookie stop, our favorites as you can see are sugar, black whites and chocolate tops.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c243/nyc_shopgirl/cookies.jpg

Ooooh! I love the bucket idea!!!

I’m not a milk fan, so I’ll cop to that at the start. My main problem with the plan is that the milk isn’t in the container it came in. Milk transferred into a new container (albeit a cute one) … then with wedding day rush-type refrigeration. Its just icky to me. In SO many ways. Sorry!

Also … if you DO ice them, in buckets or whatever … people are going to be leaving with WET FAVORS. Against their clothing, car seats etc. If you have bags to put them in, the wet bottle will soak through the bag.

Listen: there’s a macabre creative writing maxim … “Kill Your Babies”. Sometimes the very thing you think is “the best/most/clever/aweomemist” is actually ruining your whole concept/thruline/plot. Be ruthless with yourself & your ideas so the overall concept/event doesn’t suffer!