Wedding Blog

After mulling over the zillion drink options, I finally decided on our specialty cocktails! This could only mean… design time! I needed to come up with a drink menu to be displayed on the two bars. This time, I decided to K.I.S.S. (keep it simple, stupid), and went straight to Microsoft Word instead of messing with Illustrator.

Voila!

Again like my programs, the gold monogram on the top was hand embossed after I printed out the text on pearlescent paper. (For a great step-by-step tutorial on embossing, check out Miss Rasberry’s old post.) The text was simply typed out in MS Word in the Landscape layout with the page divided into two columns, so I could print 2 per page on my trusty Canon photo printer. The fonts are Cezanne and Copperplate Gothic Light, and the flourishes are from the font WMdesigns, (click for free download). Then the page was cut down and mounted on chocolate pearlescent cardstock with rounded corners. Now I just need to find a frame or stand to display these on…

Ok, so I admit, I didn’t actually TRY these drinks, but I imagine they will all taste pretty darn yummy!! I mean, how can you go wrong with vodka, grenadine and Sprite? Or gin, Midori and tonic? And gin, rum, pineapple juice and ginger ale?!

But what I especially love, are the drink names… My nickname since childhood has always been, “Charleney” which translated into “Char-lini,” a play on the word Bellini (although the drink itself is not Bellini like, but let’s not get technical here!). And Mr. E’s name is Borton, hence “Bor-tonic.” Har har har. Slightly cheesy, but I’m sure our friends will get a kick out of it, although the adults may be slightly befuddled…

If you are doing specialty drinks, are you displaying a menu? Don’t forget to include a sentence at the bottom so guests know that they can also order from the regular bar. Our line was, “Selections from the standard bar also available.”