With a Portland wedding on New Years Eve, we knew we needed coffee all night & preferably a few other warm drinks as well. This fact paired with inspiration from a Starbucks coffee sleeve I had saved from one of our first dates (creepy?), spawned the idea behind a “warming bar.” Coffee, Hot Cocoa & Cider would all be available as guests arrived & through out the night.
Continuing with our “Love” theme (Philly’s Robert Indiana style), I purchased this stamp from Etsy & bought coffee sleeves in bulk from an online vendor. Keeping with the black/white striped theme, I knew these straws would be the cherry on top.
Hot Cocoa requires marshmallows, so I recruited Miss Ruby Disko (mastermind behind my bouquet & owner of frosting guns) to home make some fun marshmallows. She whipped up Vanilla Bean Marshmallows & Toasted Coconut Marshmallows for topping flair. Alongside these edible clouds were raw sugar cubes & Hershey’s White Chocolate Peppermint Kisses.
Boom, there ya have it: a “Warming Bar”!
Carpe Diem,
Mandy
Photos by Niki Rhodes.
Such a cute idea! I love this for a winter wedding.
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I love this!! If the straws were used in hot chocolate did you have an issue with them disolving or anything? Also where did you get the different sugar cubes from?
Thanks Jenna!! It was only an issue if someone drank the same cup all night long or heavily stirred the hot cocoa with the straw; both of which were far & few between. The different sugar cubes were pure sugar (white) and raw sugar (brown) that I picked up at Whole Foods in a standard size bag. Super cheap & easy!
Thanks so much for the idea, i will have to try it at the next party i have!! Glad you shared!!