8 DRINKS CHOICES FOR YOUR UGANDAN WEDDING
Are you having an indoor wedding in an elegant ballroom or an outdoor celebration in a garden? By the poolside, lakeside, or beach? Wherever you choose you will have to keep your guests cool and refreshed with a drink.
Of course, the choice of drinks at your wedding is as much a reflection of your personality as any other pick like the décor, music or food. If you want to avoid the usually uneventful alcohol related experiences at your wedding, serving nonalcoholic drinks is a charming alternative with an equally memorable and more affordable event.
Additionally, a well decorated drinks bar or station will provide an aesthetic appeal to your wedding guests. Below is a list of some drinks options to choose from.
1. WATER
No matter what drinks you serve at your wedding; water is a universal guest at weddings. Add to the elegance of your wedding monogrammed waterproof water bottle labels personalized with your married names or initials in your choice of color.
2. JUICE
A popular choice for most outdoor weddings in open gardens, pool sides, lakesides, and beaches, freshly squeezed natural juices provide guests with natural taste and coolness as they settle in for the ceremony and transition into the reception. When well-decorated, a juice bar will provide visual appeal to your wedding guests.
3. SODA
Just like water, soda is a universal wedding drink and popularly served with food or added on tables to accentuate the wedding decor. It can be served chilled or at room temperature depending on the weather conditions.
4. BUSHERA
Wedding ceremonies gather people from different beliefs and traditions. Bushera is a popular western Uganda drink traditionally brewed/ fermented from millet or sorghum. If you are doing your wedding in Uganda, this is one perfect way to include tradition in the celebrations.
5. TEA & COFFEE
Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured or fresh leaves while coffee is a darkly colored, bitter, and slightly acidic beverage prepared from roasted coffee beans. After plain water, tea is the most widely consumed drink in the world. Tea takes on a flurry of flavours, some with a cooling, slightly bitter nuance while others have profiles that include sweet, floral notes. Tea and coffee are great choices for weddings that go late into the evening or night.
6. BEER
Weddings always raise expectations for people who love to have a good time. Beer lovers are always looking forward for a chance to booze. With exception of couples that are deeply religious, having a dry reception- a reception without alcoholic drinks could make people think you are selfish. Beer is right there next to soda and water as universal drinks at weddings.
7. WINES, CHAMPAGNE & SPIRITS
A champagne tower is a fun and festive way to kick off your wedding reception. It’s also a great way to offer drinks to everybody and get your guests mingling and enjoying themselves. It is equally a genius way to toast the newlyweds. Apparently, it also symbolizes sweet love- an eternal memory of marriage.
8. COCKTAILS & MOCKTAILS
A cocktail is an alcoholic mixed drink. Cocktails are either a single spirit or a combination of spirits mixed with other ingredients while a mocktail is a nonalcoholic fruit drink that mimics the flavors and ingredients of a cocktail. When choosing between a cocktail and a mocktail, your are picking between a strong drink or a refreshing and light drink. Cocktails and mocktails are a perfect choice for guests to recline at the after party.
Ugandan wedding receptions are always a whole vibe. Usually an afternoon affair with a full food buffet that usually lasts 4-5 hours, washing the food down with the right drink is important. Hope the choice has been made easy by this blog.
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