Signature Wedding Drinks for Your Athens, GA Wedding
If you plan to have alcohol at your wedding, one fun option for serving drinks is to include some signature drinks to serve. They can be a fun, personal touch to the reception. You can include drinks that match the venue, the season, the great Athens, GA locale, or yourselves! Here are some great signature drink options for your Athens, GA wedding:
Moscow Mule
This cool, spicy drink can be a fun way to switch up your normal vodka routine.
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You’ll Need:
2 oz Vodka
4 oz Ginger beer
1/2 oz Fresh lime juice (or squeeze half of a lime)
Garnish: Wedge of lime or cucumber slices
Add ice to a mug or glass, then the vodka, then the lime juice, then the ginger beer last and stir. Lastly, add a garnish to dress it up a bit.
Optional: Add a splash of cranberry juice for a sweet twist!
Raspberry Collins
This beautiful, pink cocktail will satisfy the gin lovers and there’s a lot of room to adjust the recipe for a more personal touch.
Photo by Mackenzie Smith of DestinationWeddingMag.com
You’ll need:
3 oz Gin
1 oz Simple syrup
1 oz Lemon juice
4–6 Raspberries
½ oz soda water
Combine gin, simple syrup, lemon juice, and a few raspberries. Pour over ice and garnish with your remaining raspberries.
Optional: Add a little rose water for a beautiful floral taste!
Grapefruit Mimosas
This pink drink is simple and great for an earlier wedding.
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You’ll Need:
Grapefruit juice
Champagne
Fill half of champagne flute with grapefruit juice, fill rest with champagne.
Optional: Add raspberries and fresh mint or an orange slice as lovely garnish.
Strawberry Mint Julep
This refreshing drink is perfect for your summer wedding.
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You’ll Need:
3 Strawberries, hulled and quartered
¾ oz simple syrup
8 mint leaves
3 oz Bourbon
1 oz soda water
In a glass, combine strawberries, simple syrup and mint. Muddle with the back of a wooden spoon to puree the strawberries and release the oils from the mint leaves. Add crushed ice and bourbon, then stir.
Optional: Add extra strawberry on glass for garnish.
Georgia Peach Tea
This fresh drink is easy and perfect for your Athens, Georgia summertime wedding.
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You’ll Need:
1 cup Sweet tea
1 oz Vodka
1 oz Peach schnapps
Pour all over ice and stir. Garnish with a lemon wedge.
Optional: Add lemonade for a Peachy Arnold Palmer.
A fun idea is to have a signature drink for both the bride and the groom—especially if your drink preferences differ.
Top photo by Cedarwood Weddings
Bottom photo by Q Avenue Photo
Relative seasonal appropriateness and drink colors that complement your wedding colors are good to have. Whatever you choose, make sure it represents you as a couple and the tone of your wedding. This is a part of the planning where you can really be creative, so have fun with choosing your drinks!
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