Wedding Tips & Advice

Tips for a Memorable Reception

Setting the Tone

Personalization: Brides and grooms really want to put a mark on their memorable day. Couples can set the tone of their wedding simply by personalizing the details. Ask yourself: What is meaningful to you as a couple? Maybe it's a love for the seashore, or a memorable song or color. Use what is meaningful as a starting point for developing a theme that will carry through your wedding.

Wine at the Reception

The first impression: When guests arrive at your reception, the first thing they will look for is a beverage, which becomes the first impression of what's to follow. Why not have servers line up at the entrance with beautiful flower-adorned trays filled with glasses of one type of wine, such as a Chardonnay.
Help guests feel comfortable: Wine tasting bars at receptions add an element of elegance, and can serve as an icebreaker at the beginning of the reception. Consider hiring a local expert, such as a sommelier from a favorite restaurant, to help your guests with their wine experience.
Wine as a lasting memory: The wine selection for a couple's wedding reception is very significant, since it becomes a lasting memory throughout the marriage - they can enjoy it during anniversaries and other life celebrations in honor of their special day.
Cost-cutting tip: For couples trying to manage the beverage tab, why not have your guests toast with the wine that they're already enjoying? A glass of wine goes a lot further than a sip of champagne.

Try the Mirassou Monterey County Riesling. The touch of sweetness in this particular varietal complements everything from spicy fare to sinful desserts, and offers light aromas of fresh tropical pineapple and guava along with citrus notes of lime and Mandarin orange.

Gift Ideas and Wedding Favors

Wedding favor that won't be tossed: Wine served during the reception will also make an enjoyable wedding favor that helps continue the memories. When choosing wine for gifts, take the packaging into consideration as well as the taste. Choosing one with an attractive label, such as Mirassou Winery's gilded sunburst, can eliminate the need for gift bags - just tie a beautiful bow and personalized card around the neck. For an even more useful favor, simply attach a corkscrew engraved with the couple's names.
Couple's first "wine cellar": A great gift for engagement parties or bridal showers is putting together the couple's first "wine cellar" by filling a wine rack with different bottles of wine designated for special occasions. Attach tags with pretty ribbon and notes such as, "Enjoy on your one-month anniversary" or "For a romantic movie night in." A group of friends can give this gift together, or family members can each contribute one bottle of wine with a special note.

Wedding Tip:
While menu planning, keep in mind complementing aromas, textures and dominant flavors with the wine - it is not just white wine with fish and red wine with meat. If the dish is light or creamy, consider white, if it is robust with mushrooms or other earthy flavors, go with red.

Regardless of whether you are serving just one white and one red or a selection of wines, schedule a tasting of the food with the wines in advance to ensure an experience sure to please everyone.

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