For H&B’s Parisian Garden wedding in April, we looked to France for some inspiration and decided that since they had an intimate wedding of 70 guests, that two wine bottles of their favorite French Red wine would be a wonderful alternative.

{ guests signing wine bottles | photo: Picture That Photography }

The best part, is that my couple gets to open the wine on their one year anniversary – and save the bottle as a special keepsake of their Paris inspired wedding day!

This works best for smaller weddings, and you must be sure to use a paint based pen designed for glass. The pen does take a few minutes to try, so ensure you have someone to monitor your guestbook table to ensure no smudges occur.

What are you going to do to have a distinctive guestbook?

Jolyn | LIfestyle Wedding Planner & Designer
Nuance Occasions
780.628.6457

However, on a recent episode with Chef Michael Smith – he shared a recipe for ‘Chewy Wine Shots’ – basically jello shooters, but for wine…and then instead of putting them into mini cups, simply cut them into squares…

How cool would this be presented on mirror platters for your cocktail hour?

{photo credit : Food Network}

You can find the tutorial for making your own at home here:
http://www.foodnetwork.ca/recipes/recipe.html?dishID=6872

Thinking outside the box is fun for your wedding reception, especially presenting normal every day options in a never been seen format to your guests.

So if you love wine, and want to share your favorite wines in a unique way with your guests, consider asking your caterer to provide an option like these chewy cubes from the Food Network.

Jolyn | Luxury Wedding Planner
Nuance Occasions
780.486.5310 ext.1

In the recent UP magazine (published by Westjet) you can download a listing of the Top 25 value priced wines for 2009.

You can download the pdf here: www.up-magazine.com/valuewine

Jolyn | Luxury Wedding Planner
Nuance Occasions
780.486.5310 ext.1