Beverage Monday

Today on Beverage Monday we are featuring Iron Horse's 2005 Wedding Cuvee. Iron Horse Vineyards is located in California.

From their webiite..."It is a Blanc de Noirs, made from predominately Pinot Noir. It has a beautiful, pale-peach hue. Rich and creamy, like pure strawberries and cream, this is without doubt the most romantic of Sparklings."

It also has various accolades. A beautiful and special addition to your wedding. It costs $35.00 a bottle.

Cheers,

Beverage Monday

Welcome to June. Here are a couple of June cocktails and a Gloom cocktail because here in Southern California we usually suffer from June Gloom!

June Bug
3/4 oz creme de bananes

3/4 oz peach schnapps

3/4 oz Midori® melon liqueur

Pineapple juice

Cranberry juice

Pour the 1st three ingredients in the order listed into a Collins/Tall glass filled with ice. Top with equal parts juice. Stir and serve

June Sparkle
3 1/2 oz Champagne

1/2 oz strawberry liqueur

1 oz pineapple juice

Pour all ingredients in the order listed into a champagne flute. Garnish with a sugar-dipped strawberry, and serve.

Gloom Chaser
3/4 oz Curacao orange liqueur

3/4 oz Grand Marnier® orange liqueur

3/4 oz grenadine syrup

3/4 oz lemon juice

Pour all ingredients into a cocktails shaker filled with ice. Shake and strain into a cocktail glass.

Cheers,

The sun was drawn by me using Paint!

Beverage Monday

~Cinco de Mayo~

Today we are featuring Margaritas for Cinco de Mayo, which by the way is my son's birthday. He is turning 5 tomorrow. The balloon is from his last birthday party. I usually buy one since they make a 'special' balloon just for his birthday. Anyways. let's celebrate the Battle of Puebla with some great food and even better drinks.

Classic Margarita

• 2 ounces tequila
• 1 ounce Cointreau
• 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
• Salt for garnish

Combine tequila, Cointreau, and lime juice in cocktail shaker filled with ice. Moisten rim of Margarita glass with lime juice or water. Holding glass upside down, dip rim into salt. Shake and strain drink into glass and serve.

Frozen Passion Margarita

• 3/4 oz Alize® Gold Passion liqueur
• 3/4 oz 1800® Tequila
• 3/4 oz triple sec
• 1 oz fresh lime juice
• 1 1/2 oz simple syrup
• 3/4 cup cracked ice

Pour all ingredients into a blender and blend. Strain into a margarita glass rimmed with coarse salt, garnish with a wheel of lime, and serve.

OC Margarita

• 1 1/2 oz Sauza® Conmemorativo tequila
• 3/4 oz orange cognac liqueur
• 1/2 oz triple sec
• 1/2 oz sweet and sour mix

Pour the tequila, orange cognac and triple sec on the rocks in a tall salt-rimmed margarita glass. Add sour mix to taste. Serve

Cheers,

Recipes courtesy of DrinksMixer.com.

Bartering For The Wedding of Your Dreams

Yesterday, our local news station had a story about a couple who bartered for just about everything to achieve their dream wedding day.

What do you think about that?

I would be open to it if a couple had something that would be of use to me. In these times we do need to be creative about how we do business.

Happy Reading,

Wedding Consultant Clip Art Courtesy of Clip Art Heaven.

Beverage Monday.

~Think Purple~

photo courtesy of Brides

Purple Passion

• 2 oz Vodka
• 2 oz Grape Juice
• 2 oz Grapefruit Juice
• 1/4 oz simple syrup

Pour all of the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Purple Cocktail

• 1 oz Southern Comfort® peach liqueur
• 1 oz Blue Curacao liqueur
• 1 oz blueberry liqueur
• 1 oz sloe gin
• 1 splash lime juice
• 1 splash sweet and sour mix
• 1 splash 7-Up®

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes. Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Purple Midnight

• 1 oz silver tequila
• 1 oz Blue Curacao liqueur
• 4 - 6 oz cranberry juice

In a highball glass with ice pour tequila then Blue Curacao... then add the juice slowly. If done right it should be dark purple with a blue ring around the bottom.

Cheers,

Our 4th Anniversary

Today we are celebrating four years of marital bliss!! Happy Anniversary Baby! I Love You!

Green Favors

The Wedding Greenhouse

Aren't these cute? Who wouldn't want these little plant favors from The Wedding Greenhouse. You can either have a terracotta pot or a white pot. They come with your choice of ribbon color. They can also put your names & date on them. You can choose from mini palm{shown}, peace lily, coffee plant or red ardesia. An unique way to have a little green at your wedding.
Happy Planning,