MUGNIFICENT FAVORS

There are just so many choices when it comes to gifting your wedding guests, but the truly special gifts are those that you are able to personalise and that your guests can use for years to come. That is why coffee mugs make such an excellent choice. There are so many designs and ideas to customise them and honestly who doesn't like a free mug, it's such a useful item. For example it holds coffee and is there really a more important job than that.

In terms of designing this wedding favor for your special day, the first option you may want to consider is actually having one of the photos from your engagement shoot printed on the mug. It can run the risk of looking a bit cheesy, but if you like this kind of vibe and you want a great momento then go for it.

   

If you want to keep it simple, then consider just adding your intials or your monogram. You might also want to add the date, which has a second function of reminding you and your spouse of your wedding anniversary.

 


But there's no need to stop there, let your creative juices flow. Perhaps you are thinking of adding a design that fits in with your theme or some funny wording. The great thing about the mug is that you can add to it however suits you and what fits in with your wedding. Or don't add anything at all and just give away plain mugs in your colour scheme.

I just love the silver mug; they would like so chic at a wedding with a silver colour scheme. If you still want to personalise your mugs, but don't want the added expense of printing, simply add a paper tag. You could even use the mugs as place settings displaying your guests' names.

Of course if the paper tag doesn't work for you there is always the DIY option of drawing on the mugs using sharpie pens. Just remember that this is a large amount of work so if you do take on the task of hand drawing all the designs on your wedding favor mugs, make sure you've given yourself plenty of time. The last thing you want to be doing the night before your big day is drawing on mugs.

There are so many great ideas when it comes to using mugs as wedding favors and they are able to compliment so many different styles of weddings. They really are a versatile mugnificent wedding favor

NOOITGEDACHT WEDDING

Two weeks ago we had the pleasure of serving coffee at the beautiful Nooitgedacht estate to a lovely young couple who were very much in love. Their wedding was a gorgeous affair underneath the trees and after dinner they moved inside for dancing, lounging and enjoying our delicious brew. We had a long queue of guests desperate to land their hands on a steamy cup of coffee after spending some time out in the chilly October evening air.

 

                                          Courtesy of Moira West Photography

We are so proud of how great our coffee station looked at the event. The branding came out brilliantly and although the lighting meant it was diffcult to get any good pictures we were still able to capture our station doing its thing.

Can't wait for our next wedding!

BRIDE ON A BUDGET

Weddings are expensive affairs and while some people are able to afford endless budgets, most of us need to count our pennies and make sure we keep track of all our wedding expenditure. This means that often the less crucial things that we would love to have at our wedding need to fall away. But this doesn't always need to be the case, if you figure out smart, cost effective ways to DIY those otherwise out of budget options. Coffee for example doesn't need to cost an arm and a leg, you can set up a coffee bar yourself that costs a minimal amount, looks great and most importantly provides your guests with coffee.

First of all keep it simple, the less there is the less it costs. A tablecloth that suits the rest of your colour scheme can be tossed over any tressle table to spice it up, or maybe your venue even has an extra table you are able to make use of. If you are going for a vintage style wedding, look in thrift stores for deals on old tablecloths or raid your gran's cupboard. You can just hire a tablecloth, but make sure you check pricing. All you really need then is some delicious coffee and some way of making and serving it.

There are a couple of options when it comes serving the coffee. Of course you can always hire cups or if you are really lucky your venue might provide these for you. Cheaper than hiring would be to purchase some paper cups from any packaging company or wholesale store. Or, if you like to be quirky, ask friends if you can use their tea sets and coffee mugs so that you have an array of different drinking utensils.

It's also not a bad idea to save on costs by asking close friends and family if you can borrow coffee plungers from them. You can have all different sizes and types and they'll add to the look of your coffee setup. Plungers are difficult to clean however so make sure you have quite a few available. Also just bring whatever coffee brewing appliances you have at home. It is quite fun for guests to get to choose which method to use to make their coffee.

 For the extras borrow a chalk board (someone is sure to have one of these trendy items) for the menu, or you can just design your own one on Canva and print it out yourself. Bring your sugar bowl or container from home, make sure you don't forget teaspoons, get enough of your favorite coffee brand and voile you are set and ready to have your own coffee bar for your wedding.