Cue The Champagne: Choosing the Perfect Signature Cocktail

Cue The Champagne: Choosing the Perfect Signature Cocktail

Every aspect of Choosing the Perfect Signature Cocktail for your reception should represent you and your partner, and a delicious way to incorporate your personalities into the celebration is to have signature cocktails.

When designing your cocktails, make it personal. Feeling connected to your signature cocktail ensures your guests will. After all, it is your signature.

Going back to your roots is a great way to start. Did you and your partner meet on a wine tasting? Having a wine-based cocktail that uses the first bottle you popped together. Do you both love whiskey? Make a Manhattan. Choose something that reminds you of home or maybe your favorite place. That February weekend you spent in the Caribbean? Perfectly encapsulated in Piña Coladas. That summer trip touring Europe? Revisited in an Aperol Spritz or a Moscow Mule.

It’s also important to decide if you want to go with an old standby or come up with something new. Consider working with a mixologist to add something unique to a classic bar recipe or come up with something identifiably you.

You can also match the color of your specialty drinks to the color of your bridesmaid dresses or use seasonal ingredients like apples for autumn or peaches for summer. You can even use the same flowers that are in your bouquet as a garnish.

The glassware you choose is an important element as well. It should complement the drink itself and match your decor. You can have matching glassware for both cocktails, or coordinating glasses that fit the drink itself (i.e. a martini glass for Martini, and a rocks glass for an Old Fashioned.)