Mr. Penguin vs. Magnum
March 5th, 2008 @ 6:04 pm by Mrs. Penguin
Our venue has a corkage fee on champagne, so of course, we’re coming fully armed with magnums to save a little dough . A magnum is 1.5 liters, or 2 full bottles of regular champagne. This weekend we set out to find out how many glasses we could pour from a magnum… I suppose a quick Google search would have given us the answer, but where’s the fun in that?
Signature Drinks
March 4th, 2008 @ 10:30 am by Mrs. Onion
A great way to add a personal touch to your reception is to have a signature drink. When we started planning I did a bit of looking for inspiration and found this lavender champagne on MarthaStewart.com.
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(Signature) Cocktails, Anyone?
February 19th, 2008 @ 5:59 pm by Miss Cupcake
I love the idea of having a signature cocktail served to guests at our cocktail hour. It would be a nice way to incorporate another personalized element while adding a splash of color. Not just any color, mind you, but a color that fits into our scheme of teal and chartreuse. And really, any excuse to create more work for myself by making cute little drink flags is what I’m all about.
With a simple Google search I came upon Drinkalizer.com, where you can search for cocktails by category, spirit or — you guessed it — color! There are certainly some, ahem, interesting (read: gross-sounding) concoctions out there, but many sound yummy and look so pretty!
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Mmmmm… Bubbles!
February 13th, 2008 @ 1:39 pm by Miss Peacock
One of the unfortunate details in our liquor contract is that we have to pay for a champagne toast by the glass. I LOVE champagne/sparkling wine and I would prefer to have it flowing all night. I also don’t think that everyone (Mr. Peacock, namely) likes the bubbly as much as I do and so many glasses will go to waste.
If I could have my way, I would bring in a few cases and just let everyone pass the bottles around. I would also get something a little better than the Freixenet that is currently part of my package. We tried Coppola’s Sofia at our engagement party. It was yummy and came in a beautiful shabby chic bottle. That bottle was wrapped in pink plastic wrap, which adds a little excitement.
Post Holiday Wine Down
November 24th, 2007 @ 5:24 pm by Mrs. Robin
Having decided that we were not participating in the usual Black Friday craziness this year, Mr. Robin and I instead launched ourselves into a road trip down the breathtaking Columbia Gorge under the guise of running some errands for the wedding - first drinks, both wine and beer, and then gathering intelligence for possible mini-moon places for the week after the wedding.
(the Gorge, Portland Ground)
Dry Ideas
October 16th, 2007 @ 12:36 pm by Mrs. Jasmine
Wedding Wine Tasting
October 2nd, 2007 @ 11:28 am by Mrs. Penguin
It’s difficult to include everyone important in the wedding process, especially when most of our families reside half way across the country. We’re trying as hard as we can to make the wedding a reflection of not only ourselves, but everyone involved.
Our winery reception site lists five wines (3 reds, 2 whites) that we must choose from for our reception. So we hauled all five to our most recent trip to Minnesota to have Mr. Penguin’s family help us choose our wedding wines. We had to choose from a Sav Blanc or Semillion for our whites, or 2 Zins and a Bella Rosso for the reds.
Some Cheese With Your Wine?
September 19th, 2007 @ 3:33 pm by Mrs. Eggplant
Although Mr. Eggplant and I are not wine drinkers, we received an early gift from one of Mr. Eggplant’s uncles. He belongs to a wine club and gifted us with wine for our reception wrapped in personalized labels with our names. We now have enough wine for 35-40 dinner tables to receive one bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon each.
To Pour Or Not To Pour…
September 14th, 2007 @ 9:31 am by Mrs. Daffodil
I’ve never been much of a heavy drinker…When it comes to alcohol, I’m one of those people who go straight from slightly buzzed to getting sick, with no happy state in between! Furthermore, I also fall victim to the “Asian flush” 
, so I usually try to limit myself to only a couple glasses of wine at corporate and social events. Mr. D is usually up for a few good beers and some great wine. For the most part, however, few of our family members drink.
One of the details FMIL and I have been discussing concerns the libations for the reception. Mr. D and I are planning on having a cocktail hour prior to the banquet. Initially, there was a debate between us and FMIL whether to have an open bar, a cash bar, or just a dry wedding altogether. My general impression is that, unless it is due to religious reasons or personal beliefs, alcohol should probably be provided at wedding receptions, if only to lighten up potentially awkward situations for guests who don’t know anyone else or for the old friend who runs into her ex 
. Mr. D and I also aren’t quite into the idea of a dry wedding…what’s a celebration without some bubbly!
Solvang Recap
September 12th, 2007 @ 9:29 am by Mrs. Peppermint
I’m back from my birthday weekend rejuvenated! Don’t get me wrong–I’m still a bit overwhelmed by all the wedding-related odds & ends that seem to keep creeping up, but nonetheless, the Peppermints had an amazing weekend and can cross one thing off our wedding list: alcohol!
Here’s a pictorial recap of our wine tasting weekend…
Mr. Peppermint & I started the day off with a big (delicious!) breakfast at Paula’s Pancake House. Here I am outside the restaurant, chatting it up with Mama Peppermint:
