If we’ve learned anything about weddings in this weird time, it’s that although, logistically, there are a lot more rules to follow, in actuality, there are no rules anymore. Microweddings, minimonies, and elopements have become the new norm, and though we thought weddings couldn’t get any more personal in the year 2020 – oh snap, it’s happened. Not only do we not hate it, we’re TOTALLY here for it! An intimate wedding may not boast a big guest list, but is not without jubilation and gratification; especially, because it only takes two people to raise a glass and tailor up a toast (we’ve been home for 4.5 long months with our significant others, sometimes it doesn’t even take that many 😉).
In any case, today we thought it’d be fun to imagine all the ways you can pump some serious spirit into your wedding bar design. While you might not have a master mixologist on tap to help with the pours, you can still get your drink on in a very festive and fancy way, and it doesn’t have to be extra formal either. Craft beverages can be down and dirty and still do the trick! Just as long as you add some gorgeous garnishes, your bar will become one of the biggest statements of your special day.
We can think of some accents to bring a degree of signature spice or sweetness to your wedding bar and celebratory sips, and all of them are available to shop now on Style Me Pretty. So, whether you’re clinking glasses with your closest crew (hands stretched, because #socialdistancingstillapplies), popping champagne for a very special so-married salute, or stirring up an exciting pair of complementary cocktails to be enjoyed with a small assemblage of guests or sans all the rest, you can keep the cheersing cheery with a few cute accoutrements from the Style Me Pretty Collection.
If the two of you want to have one good luck libation before you exchange vows, maybe even to be combined with your first look (a little liquid courage, if you will), you absolutely can! Something like this would look so apropos hung up alongside you.
And your guests, if you’ll have them, can grab a glass to sip at their seats. That’s a place card win if you ask us!
Photography by Artiese Studios
That’s right! You don’t even have to have a traditional bar, per se; instead, you can use a beautiful bar cart, a not-to-be-missed mantlepiece, a vintage vanity, etc. etc. And then style it pretty, with purpose. Some garland in the background, a sassy sign above, it’s a vibe that just makes it fun to imbibe!
Photography by Jaimee Morse Fine Art Photography
We’ve always had a special place in our hearts for bubbly mobiles and tipple-hauling trailers, but they’ve become an even bigger trend in the world of backyard weddings and al fresco fetes. Cute AND makes sense. So, if you want to nix the bar as we know it, and park a prosecco tap on site, then we say taps down, bottoms up! The cheers goes ☝️.
Because when else can you drink out of a “Bride” glass in PUBLIC without judgment? (What goes on behind closed doors doesn’t matter!) Charge it with champs, fill it to the brim with a brandy daisy, and/or go to bed with a hydrating and detoxifying mocktail, any way you go glass full (half? haha!) make sure you’re doing it with our his and hers.
Photography by Oliver Fly Photography
It may still be some time before we can bring back the bar crawl or go shoulder-to-shoulder while we mix and mingle at cocktail hour, but, for now, an at-home setup more than suffices. Shop our bar-elevating effects on Style Me Pretty now!
Danielle Halibey is a writer, editor, and publicist living in New Jersey. She has been immersed in the world of weddings since planning her own whimsical, romantic affair in 2014. And isn’t that what they always say, “those who can’t do, teach?” Well, once her nuptials were over, she still had stuff in the ‘I Do’ industry to do. She writes regularly for top wedding blogs including Style Me Pretty and Wedding Chicks, and has garnered millions of press impressions for brands in the wedding space: fashion, beauty, wedding talent+tastemakers and more.
