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Sorry for the light posting as of late. While I still haven’t managed to track down my half-way decent camera I figured a few cell phone pictures were better than nothing for a couple of posts, so here goes nothing.
Mr. Ticket asked for very few things throughout this wedding process. He doesn’t tend to get overly-excited about the details. He did like the food/cake tastings and I know he’s pretty stoked about the cookie table. Then, every once in a while, he throws me a curve ball…
We will be stocking our own wedding bar and hiring a bartender to save some $$$. First we asked our caterer what it would cost to rent glasses from them (our catering contract includes all dishes/server ware rentals) and when he informed us it would cost upwards of $0.75 per glass for rentals we decided to just pick up a few packs of plastic cups from Sam’s Club. Then one day I stumbled upon…
Image via Ruffled / Photographed by Wildflowers Photography
Image via Green Wedding Shoes / Photograph by Love Ala
Well, I was sold, so I brought the idea to Mr. Ticket and he LOVED it. I hadn’t seen him this excited about anything other than the cookie table regarding the wedding. For some reason he really likes the idea of everyone getting their own mason jar to drink out of and to keep at the end of the night. Which is awesome, because I really like the look of mason jars and I love those straws! So I went on the hunt for mason jars. I didn’t have the energy or time to go hunting through garage sales and thrift stores for them, so I decided to find a deal online. In the end I’m sure I could have gotten them cheaper, but I’m perfectly content with the deal I found.
We bought them from Kmart online (when I called multiple Kmart locations in the area to ask if they sold mason jars they didn’t even know what mason jars were)—we bought 7 cases of 12 - 16oz mason jars and with shipping and tax we paid $87.99. Yay for online coupon codes! Then, it was time to prep them.
Mama Ticket very generously offered to wash all 84 mason jars (which was fantastic because I REALLY didn’t want to do it) and I got to work designing and assembling tags for the jars. Here’s a little preview for you…
I have never punched out so many circles in all my life.
This project took a wee bit longer than originally anticipated…
Ticket Kitty helped too.
Once the little tags were all assembled it was time to attach them to the mason jars, with adorable twine, of course.
Image via Etsy/ Sold by BakersBlingShop
On one side the tag says, “Your glass for the night for whatever tastes right!”
On the other side it says, “When the evening is through please take the glass with you!”
Image via Artfire/ Sold by Sweet Estelle’s Baking Supply
I fail at getting a picture of the mason jars with straws in them, but these are what the straws look like—gorgeous right?!
We now have all the mason jars packed up in sealed trash bags to keep them clean, so they sit in my parents living room for 18 more days… I seriously love how these turned out. So as much as Mr. Ticket teases me for all the crazy projects I pick up from blogging, I’m quite pleased with my blogging finds. I also love that we get to keep the extras and use them in our future home, because seriously, mason jars are awesome!
Total Cost for 84 Mason Jars w/ 75 Straws -$123.84
*All images are personal pictures unless otherwise noted.
Will there be mason jars at your wedding? Did your SO surprise you with the ideas they chose to get excited about?
OMG I sooooooo wanted to do this. And now I’m in a glass pickle with renting these damn glasses. I mean, a wine glass, a water glass, AND another glass??? This isn’t a frickin restaurant.
Is it too late for me to take on this project?
These are SO cute and I just LOVE the sayings on the tags you made. What a good keepsake and it will make such an awesome impact at the wedding. AMAZING job!
one wedding I went to had large jars for beer, and little ones for wine. I loved it!
I adore this idea! I love those straws, I will find a way to justify them 
We are doing the same thing! Our tags say “Fill your jar with whatever tastes right, it’s yours to take home at the end of the night!” followed by our names and wedding date
Love this. I too did this at my wedding. I used them as guests placeholders at each table. I spent 6 months diligently stalking garage sales and thrift stores gathering and washing 300+ of them. WHEW! I also used the vintage paper straws - mine were aqua. Everyone LOVED having their own jar to drink out of - and it was easy to find all night with their names on them
So cute! I could never convince Mr. P to do this, and now I’m kicking myself for now pushing harder, this is going to be adorable!
This is SOOO friggin cute!!! I love how it serves useful during the reception, saving you money on rentals, AND is your favors. Score 
This is amazing. I’m with Magic… is it too late for me to do this too? Answer: Probably.
Awesome idea!! I really like it. I was wondering though, are you having alcohol at your wedding? Are you going to serve wine in the glasses? I was thinking of doing something similar, but am not sure about wine and champagne in the mason jars. What are your thoughts?
Thanks ladies! I really love how they turned out.
@Miss Magic & Miss Ladyfingers - Your weddings are going to be epic with or without mason jars. I’m not one to advocate wedding projects being taken on 2 weeks prior to the date though lol.
@janie-janie - After reading your comment I totally started researching small mason jars and had to stop myself… too late to take on one more wedding task! lol That sounds adorable though!
@Ashley - Looking at the 16 oz jars I decided I really wanted something smaller for wine. Our caterer is providing champagne glasses for the toast and we bought some 9 oz plastic cups from Sam’s Club for wine. Not the classiest option haha, but we are trying to keep costs down.
Obviously, I’m a HUGE fan of this, Miss T! And I love your tags! Where were you four weeks ago when I was hemming and hawing about how to make tags for our jars before finally abandoning that project?
Such a cute idea! I’ll definitely be thinking about this for my upcoming wedding!
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Miss Ticket, Riverside, CA Age and Occupation: 25, Executive Assistant Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, HVAC Technician Engagement Date: November 14, 2010 Wedding Date: October 2011 Venue: Crestmore Manor About Me: I'm a lifelong So Cal gal, a chocoholic, a closet gamer, and a television enthusiast (love me some Vampire Diaries!) who adores playing in the kitchen and lives in flip flops. Mr. Ticket and I are best known for singing and dancing in the car, our World of Warcraft addiction, adoring food, crane game playing, and our general homebody ways. Oh, and GO STEELERS!
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