Add to favorites

Lots of reasons to celebrate pop up each year. Birthdays, anniversaries, even weddings, showers, graduations … and more. My birthday is Tuesday of this week.

I have worked hard to find unique ways to celebrate holidays and special occasions. Today I’m offering you a way to make your celebration special.

The idea comes from two parties I designed. Years ago, for a neighborhood Christmas party, I decided it would be fun to serve champagne in demi-bottles. Demi-bottles are smaller than a regular bottle but bigger than a split. (Approx. 12 oz.). The individual bottles of champagne were served with a straw. The party guests strolled around the cocktail party with a bottle in hand instead of a cocktail glass … sipping champagne at their leisure. It’s fun to be dressed up and sipping through a straw. The idea was a big hit with guests.

It was a big hit with me, (the hostess) too. Each bottle held more than one glass of champagne. This cut down on guests having to work their way back to the bar for a refill. Plus, I didn’t have to worry about getting their glasses refilled or washed!

Another year I took the idea one step further. I was helping a young lady who was working on a wedding shower. She wanted to make a big impression; a fun one. We decided that the splits of champagne with straws were perfect. To top it off we came up with the idea of customizing the label on the bottle.

We took an informal picture of the bride and groom with their dog. Then we used the back of the label to do a “mock” description of the contents. We took cute jibes at three of them. The dog’s name happened to be Roy, and he’s a pug, so the drink became “Royal Champugne.” (Catch the spelling?) You can do all kinds of fun things with your bottle. All you need is simple cut-and-paste skills, a computer, and a color printer. A glue stick will be handy.

I think I’ll get myself a split of champagne this year and do a quiet toast.

Cheers,