Happy Friday! If you’re planning the drink menu at your upcoming wedding, consider this fun twist: a DIY champagne bar! The idea – quite clever, if you ask us – incorporates delicious bubbly, fruit juices, and frozen fruits for a mix-it-yourself station guests will love! Perfect for weddings, bridal showers, or engagement parties, this concept is easy-to-do, incorporates fun thematic accessories, and is a fun twist to an otherwise traditional drink bar. Read on to see three tasty tips for creating your very own DIY champagne bar…

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DIY Champagne Bar: 3 Tips

1. Include mixers and fruit.

Invite guests to make their own cocktails with champagne and fruit juice (like orange juice, cherry, or pomegranate). Don’t forget frozen fruit like raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries. YUM!

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Fun Alternative: Add POPSICLES!

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2. Select a dry champagne (+ keep it chilled).

Since guests can mix their own cocktails (or opt for basic bubbly), you’ll want to start with a dry champagne so the fruit or juices won’t overpower the drink with sugar. Also, have the champagne bottles chilled and keep them cold throughout the night by placing on buckets of ice.

3. Add decorative champagne bar accessories.

Beautify your bar with custom cocktail napkins, drink stirrers, drink markers (these are fun!), streamers, striped straws, and a decorative sign.