We are the midst of our peak wedding season and apologize for falling off the blog wagon. We’ve been busy designing and planning our Summer weddings and can’t wait to post photos of these weddings on our blog when they become available in a month or two. Oh, and how can we fail to mention our very own event planner, Tristin Viloria, is also getting hitched in 2 weeks! It’s definitely a full house filled with exciting wedding action at our office each and everyday!
Speaking of Summer weddings, I came across these celebrity cocktail recipes in People magazine a few issues back. Don’t they all sound so delicious and refreshing? Consider serving one of these as a signature cocktail at your wedding. Your guests will definitely appreciate the creativity, and a fresh alternative to the good’ol Mai Tai commonly served here in Hawaii. Cheers!
(Vita Coco Caipirinha pictured above)
Vita Coco Caipirinha (served at Madonna and Demi Moore’s Oscar party, L.A.)
Ingredients: 4 wedge lime, 2 tbsp. sugar, 1 1/2 oz. cachaca (Brazilian spirit), 3 oz. Vita Coco Tangerine Coconut Water
Fill an old-fashioned glass with ice. Squeeze lime wedges and toss into glass with sugar. Pour cachaca over the ice cubes. Top off with Vita Coco. Stir gently.
Blueberry Pomegranate Margarita (Jessica Simpson’s favorite at Dos Caminos, N.Y.C.)
Ingredients: 1 oz. lowland white tequila (like Herradura), 1/2 oz. triple sec, 1 lime, 1 oz. blueberry pomegranate juice, 5 fresh blueberries
Combine tequila, triple sec, juice from half a lime and pomegranate juice with ice in cocktail shaker. Shake hard; strain into glass over fresh ice. Garnish with blueberries and lime wheel.
Sunblush Martini (From Kenmore, N.Y.C., co-owned by DJ Paul Sevigny and it’s his wife Chloe Sevigny’s favorite)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz. Stoli Gala Applik, 1/4 oz. Capari, 1 oz. pink grapefruit juice, 1 oz. pineapple juice, 3/4 oz. simple syrup, 3 leaves of basil
Combine ingredients and shake well (do not muddle basil). Serve in a martini glass. Garnish with a basil leaf.