Festive Garnishes for Wedding Drinks

Almost any kind of drink, from the most humble to the most elegant can be made more special with the addition of a well-chosen garnish. Let’s say that your wedding reception will be a casual backyard barbeque. For your drinks, serve fresh-squeezed lemonade in large clear glass jugs with spouts. It is common to dress up lemonade with floating slices of fresh lemons; why not go a step further, and add frozen raspberries? The splash of color will look appealing, and the raspberries will make the lemonade even more delicious.

Martinis are popular at evening weddings, and there are some terrific ideas to garnish them. Instead of simply dropping in a few cocktail olives, have the bartender skewer the olives (or olives and pearl onions) on a tiny silver colored pick topped with a sparkling crystal. You can choose a red crystal for a touch of drama, or a clear crystal to tie in with your bridal jewelry. Another fantastic idea is to freeze olive juice into mini cubes, and drop a few into the glasses for your own take on a nicely chilled dirty martini.

Tropical drinks are very popular at weddings, whether they are alcoholic or not. These are some of the most fun types of drinks to garnish. You can use chunks of fresh fruit like pineapple, mango, or strawberries. Sliced kiwi fruit looks wonderful floating on a drink, and though decidedly not a fresh fruit, maraschino cherries are a guilty pleasure that will delight guests of all ages. The mini cocktail umbrellas can be a bit kitschy, but are also very festive and a lot of fun.

There are numerous other garnishes that can be used for a myriad of different wedding drinks. A sugared rim is a tasty treatment for many types of cocktails. Floating fresh flowers are beautiful and old-fashioned for a wedding reception or a bridal shower. You can also add ice cubes in a special shape to work with your wedding theme. And don’t forget about Champagne; though pretty darn fantastic on its own, Champagne also lends itself to some festive garnishes. A ripe strawberry can be dropped into a flute of dry Champagne. Or for a New Year’s Eve wedding, add some sparkle to the glasses by wrapping a silver wire with a few crystals on it around the stem of each flute. It will be like the Champagne wore a set of crystal bridal jewelry to your celebration!

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