It's 5 o'clock somewhere!

Since it is Friday and all, thought I’d send you off in to the weekend with some pretty cocktails to enjoy… even if it’s just virtually!

Want to take the next step and actually try some of these out? It’s your lucky day – here are the recipe links:Triple Shot Espresso Martini, Long-stemmed Rose, orange-flavored Bronx Cocktail, and Saketini with super-cool cucumber garnish!

Have a great weekend!

Ice, Ice, Baby

Take a look at this cool option for personalizing your wedding and adding a jaw dropping element to your day. You're bound to have fun as the drink is poured through the luge and chilled on the way!

Besides adding some elegance to your celebration, they are really fun. I am sure your guest will think those ice bars are in fact hot.

Also enhance your ice sculpture presentation with a variety of decorative accents and colored lighting effects. As with high quality diamonds, lighting is everything!

POP Champagne

For sheer champagne fun, nothing beats individual Pommery POP champagne bottles, “which always wow guests—especially the rosé which is chic and romantic all at once,” says Logan Niles of New York’s Blue Nile Catering. One client of Niles’ “even had personalized gold-plated straws made by a local jeweler with the bride’s and groom’s initials so it was a combination ‘wow’ effect and wedding favor,” she recalls. “So many times it’s not just what guests are drinking but how the drinks are served.”

The blue is a standard dry champagne, with a nice fruit flavor. It's a tiny bit sweeter than your average dry champagne but is wonderfully smooth. The pink is a sparkling rosé that has a fresh, bright taste. The blend of different Chardonnays and Pinot wines, along with a dash of red wine, gives it a pale pink color and slight red currant flavor. Neither of them are run-out-and-purchase-immediately sort of champagnes, but they are quite tasty and not just a product of marketing. They're really fun, wonderfully transportable, and will bring a little pop to your next party.

Sorce: Pommery Champagne

Tea Sampling for Events

Coffee shops are abuzz with trendy tea offerings, and now the warming favorite has hit the event circuit in a big way. Portsmouth Tea Co. offers elegantly packaged tins of pretty, loose teas full of flowers, peppercorns and candied hearts. In lieu of a coffee bar, white ambrosia, “shooshy la la chai” and chocolate cream truffle teas make a beguiling row of hot drink options — perfect for wedding and shower guests to sweeten, sip and savor.

Source: Portsmouth Tea Co.

Dress up your Bar!

Let your guests know that there’s no time you haven’t thought about them. It’s easy and they’ll appreciate it.

Personalized drink napkins. A special drink that’s all about you? Print the recipe on napkins, so your guests can make your favorite concoction at home and relive the fun memories.

Use monogrammed drink coasters at the bar and under glasses at the table. Order a supply for home or entertaining after the wedding.