Bring on the Bubbly! | Lake Tahoe Wedding Style

The Champagne Cocktail is definitely the “IT” Signature Drink of this summer!  At Merrily Wed, we would like to pay homage to champagne (by this we mean Champagne, Prosecco, Sparking Wine & Cava depending on which part of the world it came from) and all of the champagne cocktails we have cheered with this wedding season.

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Champagne mixed with anything from fruit to flowers to even more alcohol is filling the servers’ trays at many of our past lakeside receptions.  This perfect cocktail canvas allows you to mix some interesting flavors as well as add colors from within your wedding palette by using dendrobium orchids, sprigs of lavender, cranberries, blueberries, peach puree’, Chambord, Midori and Crème de Menthe to name a few. 

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For the finishing touch, don’t forget to rename your Champagne Cocktail to match your wedding destination or personality.  Our personal favorite of the year was “The Claire Royal.”     

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In addition to the classic Kir Royal, the brunch Mimosa and the perennial Italian favorite, the Bellini – which by the way just celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2008 – check out these romantically named Champagne Cocktails:

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Merrily Wed Wedding - Photo Courtesy of Kendall Price Photography

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Arise My Love

• 1 teaspoon of Crème de Menthe
• Fill with champagne or sparkling wine

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This guy must have wanted to awake their love with a glass of bubbly and insure they had good breath?!

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Midnight Kiss Cocktail
• Rim the edge of a wine glass with sugar
• 3/4 oz. well-chilled vodka
• Fill with champagne or sparkling wine

• Top with Blue Curacao….      

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Sounds like a winner for a “Blue Tahoe” Drink…

Kendall Price Photography

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Chanel No. 6
• 1 ounce vodka
• 1 ounce Chambord
• 1 ounce chilled pineapple juice
• Fill with well-chilled champagne
• Garnish with fresh raspberry 

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Remember, champagne is a celebration in a bottle, so be sure to raise your glass next time you indulge!

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