Bottled Up Bridal Shower Invitations

04/14/09

My best friend from college is getting married. Her sister is throwing her a bridal shower and just sent out the most amazing bridal shower invitations. She is throwing her a wine party. We are all supposed to bring a bottle of wine. We will write a message on the bottle and the happy couple will think of us whenever they open a bottle. More information.. I guess I should not show up with some Boones Farm like we actually used to drink in college. I am guessing that would not be something the happy couple would fondly reminisce over. Her fiance is a wine connoisseur, but I knew him when he used to show up with a Slurpee tainted with Southern Comfort. It is nice to grow up, but it was fun to trip down memory lane as we all received the bridal shower invitations.

I got off track; I was about to rave about the bridal shower invitations and went off on tangent. I mentioned the "stock the wine cellar" theme. The sister of my friend bought these little tiny bottles of wine and had labels made for them. The label on each bottle had invented vineyards and names of the wines, based on how each person knew the bride and other interesting factoids. When you opened the bottle, there was a little scroll of paper (ala "Message in a Bottle" by the Police) containing the details of the bridal shower wine party. A tiny wooden crate housed the little fancy bottle invitation, and the crate was even stamped with the name of the couple as a vineyard. Totally awesome. I have to say, that of all the bridal shower invitations I have ever received, this one takes the cake.

This party is going to rock. It is going to be a great crowd and I am so looking forward to celebrating the upcoming marriage of my best friend and her college sweetheart. Now I am just left with the heavy burden of selecting the bottle. If I want to be funny and witty and bring a bottle of Boones, then it needs to be the worst bottle ever made. If I intend to bring a bottle that will match the sophisticated palate of the fiance, that might require some serious classes. Check out this. All my competitive girlfriends who are engaged now feel like the bar has been raised for bridal shower invitations. Stop trying, ladies, and just enjoy the wine.