A Beer Themed Wedding
January 19th, 2012 by
Kalista
I think it’s official. We have reached truly obnoxious beer nerd status. On our drive home from Lake Tahoe today, we were talking about how we couldn’t drink Budweiser, Coors, or Miller if you paid us (well, maybe if you paid us…). I am a total snob when it comes to beer. But it’s only because I love flavor and creativity so much!
Anyways, the whole point of that was because we’re making beer an integral part of our wedding reception. We’ve talked about a couple of different ways to incorporate our love and appreciation for craft beer with something else important about the wedding. Because we’re also doing a little travel theme, we thought about featuring a beer or wine from each place we’ve each traveled over the years. We also talked about highlighting California beers because they’re local (i.e. eco-friendly), and, well… awesome.
No decision yet as to how we’re going to do it, but we’re definitely having a “beer bible” to tell a story about each of the beers, how they taste, maybe throw in a cute story about how that beer relates to one or both of us, where we first tasted it, etc.
Whatever we do, we’re going to force craft beer on our friends and family so we can have more beer nerd friends. And if a wedding isn’t a place to force people to follow your ideals, then where is? ;)
Here is some more beer inspiration I’ve been looking at:
I just love those customized pint glasses! And these beer koozies for the wedding party are awesome.
So what do you think we should go with, California or International beers? Are you incorporating your favorite drink into your wedding? What are some of the ways you’re highlighting the things that are important to you both?
January 19, 2012 at 9:58 pm, Heidi said:
be sure to check out local brewers, Almanac beer (http://www.almanacbeer.com/) They use seasonal, local fruit to craft a tasty brew. AND their labels are gor-geous ;) truth be told…my friend Damian is the designer and brewer…and he’s great! We also featured lots of craft beer at our wedding…yumyum!
January 20, 2012 at 12:01 am, Christina said:
The Beer Bible is such a cute idea! If you have a lot of guests traveling to Cali for the wedding, I think it’d be great to focus on local, California beers. If not, go crazy and feature international too! :)
January 20, 2012 at 11:27 am, Kalista said:
Heidi, thank you for the tip! I’ll definitely be checking them out this SF Beer Week. And you’re right, they have gorgeous labels, and fit perfectly with our farm to table/organic food that we’re serving!
Christina, thank you for weighing in!! I think we’re leaning more and more towards showing off all that California has to offer, because, as you say, so many guests are from out of state!
January 20, 2012 at 3:47 pm, Kaella Wilson said:
California beers get my vote. This is a great idea for a bachelor party or man’s birthday as well! Could make it the entire theme. Look forward to seeing what you end up with!
January 21, 2012 at 11:11 am, BrianneDonahue said:
Love this idea! Who wouldn’t like the chance to taste some local brews! Such a great idea that also weaves in you and your fiance’s personality.
January 21, 2012 at 7:24 pm, CN said:
I love the idea of California beers – they also seem consistent with your green/local theme. Although internationals are certainly fun as well. Also, the beer glasses/favors are brilliant. Who doesn’t want beer glasses?
January 24, 2012 at 3:03 pm, Kalista said:
California beers it is!! Thank you all SO MUCH for the feedback and suggestions!