The Beer Koozie Bride

The beer koozi bride served as my inspiration to start this blog. 

This was the first wedding I worked as an intern. I was asked to put the wedding favors at each setting. When I opened the box, I was shocked to find beer koozies.

Beer koozies. Who would ever think to have give away beer koozies at a wedding? This indicated that this was going to be a fun and drunk group of people. 

The bartenders and I joked around about how busy they were going to be all night. Prepare for a night of non-stop bar-tending, this wedding party was going to be a riot! 

Not only was this wedding favor a beer koozie, it was a beer koozie with a picture of deer on it, with the phrase 'the hunt is over' printed on one side. 

Second thought that crossed my mind: these people are not only heavy drinkers but they are straight up country. That means the DJ would be playing a lot of country songs. 

Turns out we were right on the mark. As the guests poured in they went straight to the bar. I heard a few remarks about the beer koozies. "This will come in handy", the father of the groom said. 

I was sent on the task to pour champagne with some of the banquet servers. While pouring at least five people made jokes about the small amount of champagne we poured in each glass. You would think they were all parched and dehydrated by their reaction to the amount of champagne we poured, which was only meant for the wedding toast. Mind you, there was an open bar. 

Everyone seemed to have a good buzz going by the time the formal dances took place. First the bride and groom danced, to a country love song of course. We can't forget that their love for hunting parallels to their love for each other. Then it was time for the father daughter dance. At first they began dancing to another country song. Then they broke out into a choreographed dance that got the party in full swing. 

As the night wore on the guests drank and danced the night away. Their wedding was truly an exciting first experience to work. 

I never realized how exhausted I would be while working a wedding. I was definitely not prepared for the long hours. I felt by the end that I had also been dancing all night. 

As the guests began leaving I experienced my first encounter with a drunken wedding guest. A man in his late 20s came up to me and said "I'm just being a drunken wedding guest, but are you single? I'm trying to be a match maker for one of the groomsmen". 

By clean up time there was so many glasses and empty beer bottles dispersed through the room, it took the whole catering team to clean them all up. 

It was a fun wedding. I was exhausted by the end but it was exhilarating. The beer koozies were spot on. It was a fun group of people, who enjoyed drinking and having a good time. 

Beer koozies are actually a useful wedding favor to give out. As long as the people you are inviting are up for a party and a night of drinking. 

 

Love, The Wedding Planners