14 Creative Drink Stations You Need at Your Outdoor Wedding

Drinks are usually an underrated decorative option for your wedding. Yep, decorative! Rather than setting up the usual table with the usual dispensers and the usual cups, turn your outdoor drink table into a drink display.

Beerbarrow 

For a farmhouse wedding, what cuter cooler than a beerbarrow? Not to mention how easy cleanup will be. For a dressier look, or for wine or champagne instead of beer, put floral arrangements in the ice. 

Source: Beerbarrow

Well, maybe this tractor is cuter than a wheelbarrow.

Source: Tractor Cooler

Booze bath 

If your wedding has a rustic theme, try these wash bins as coolers. They can hold quite a few bottles and cans and look great with a burlap bow.  If you're looking for something more unique, use a claw foot bathtub!

Source: Wash Bins, Bathtub

Photo booth 

Set up your drink display near the photo booth, so your guests can pick up a drink as soon as they're done snapping their mementos – or, in case your guests need some liquid courage before they get in front of the camera. 

Source: Photo Booth Props, Drink Station

Sangria bar 

Let your guests make their own sangria! Set out pitchers with different juices, your favorite white and red wines, a clear soda, and lots of fruit. This makes a beautifully colored arrangement that is sure to please everyone. Letting your guests mix their own also lets kids create an alcohol-free sangria they can enjoy, too.

Source: Sangria Bar

Champagne punch bar 

Similar to the sangria bar, set out several juice choices and fruit chunks for your guests to add to their champagne flutes. If it's a hot day, consider adding fruit sorbets or freezing flowers in ice cubes for a simple, elegant accent.

Source: Champagne Bar, Frozen Flowers

Wine & beer barrels 

You can use barrels a couple different ways for drinks. If you only have access to two or three barrels, you can lay a board across the top and use it as a table. If you have more barrels, you can use the top of the barrel itself as the table, and scatter them around the reception area so a drink is always within reach.

Source: Barrel Tables, Barrel Tops

Cooler canoe 

Are you having your reception near a river or pond? Or do you just love being in the water? Fill a canoe with ice and your favorite boating or tubing drinks. 

Source: Canoe

Tailgating 

Who doesn't love tailgating? Decorate your old truck and set coolers in the bed.

Source: Green Truck, Blue Truck

Lockers

If you're going for a totally unique look and style, check out this awesome locker bar. The lockers held glasses and napkins and the bride and groom had their favorite beers on tap for their guests during cocktail hour.

Source: Locker Bar

Vintage 

For a vintage-themed wedding, consider using old suitcases and hat boxes as drink stations. These would also be great decorations for the bride and groom who love to travel. Inside the lid, attach maps of places you've been or places you intend to go.

Source: Suitcase Coolers, Suitcase Map

On a budget? 

There are some awesome ideas here, but some can get pretty expensive if you don't already have the items. No need to worry – you can still make an incredible, unique drink station your guests will love. Use furniture you already have! A dresser or vanity is perfect for a drink table because you can use the drawers to hold cups, straws, napkins, even containers of fruit or other add-ins. Strategically lay fabric and flowers across it and around the drawers for a stunning display.

A ladder can be an eye-catching drink station, too. Lay boards across the steps – but secure these really well so they don't get unbalanced – for pre-made drinks to sit on.

Source: Vanity, Ladder

Elizabeth graduated from The University of Findlay with a Master of Arts in Rhetoric and Writing. She now resides in Portland, Oregon where she is employed in the real estate business and is particularly enjoying the local cuisine. As a writer, Elizabeth believes in a quote from one of her favorite TV shows: "We have only two jobs on this Earth. The first: to learn. The second: to cope." A deep desire to learn struck Elizabeth when she was young, and now she hopes to help you cope by sharing information, and helping you apply the knowledge. Weddings and event planning can be overwhelming; sometimes it's okay to take a little advice from a stranger on the internet.

DIY Pastel and Burlap Beer Bar Wedding

Held on a gorgeous piece of property on the side of Panther Pond in Maine, this lakeside soiree is chock full of darling do-it-yourself details.  We are so grateful to Kim at Time Bandit Photography for sharing her stunning photos of this wonderful wedding with us.  The mother of the bride, with the help of many family members and friends, did an absolutely amazing job of curating the decorations and landscape, and the weather was just right.  Amanda and Andrew are so obviously in love you could just melt.  The wedding was fairly casual, and the atmosphere of laid back enjoyment and festivity makes us want to join the party.

An assortment of potted plants (in a super cute canoe!) is an easy but beautiful addition to the wedding decor.  A large custom wood wall featured photos of the bride and groom as well as handcrafted signs with cute sayings that held meaning for Amanda and Andrew.

Programs doubled as hand fans to keep guests cool, and featured funny details about the bridal party to keep friends and family smiling as they waited for the ceremony to begin.

And this birch and floral ceremony arbor?  Absolute perfection!

The wedding and reception decorations consisted of paper lanterns and soft touches of pastel peaches and pinks throughout bouquets and reception table centerpieces.  Round tables were covered with white tablecloths and burlap table runners, and featured custom wood planters - printed with the bride and groom's names and wedding date - filled with beautiful flowers.  Favors were presented at each place setting in burlap bags.

Beer was served from a custom built beer bar with two taps into personalized frosted plastic wedding cups with the couple's names, wedding date, and designs printed in light brown.  Guests also enjoyed lemonade, iced tea, and two different types of colorful sangria loaded with fresh fruit.

Family friends made hand-cut fries, grilled burgers, and hot dogs for dinner, making for a delicious meal that was the perfect fit for Amanda and Andrew's laid back reception. 

The outside of the tent was lined with string lights, making it look absolutely magical after dark.  There is no doubt - this is what wedding dreams are made of!

Photographer: Time Bandit Photography / Custom Printed Plastic Wedding Cups: My Wedding Reception Ideas

Late Night Wedding Cigar and Bourbon Bar

After all the time you and your soon-to-be spouse spend planning your perfect wedding day, your reception is the time to relax and enjoy all of the little details you have put together with your friends and family.  We absolutely adore the idea of surprising your hubby and guests with a custom bar featuring specialty cigars and his favorite bourbon or scotch.  If you want to add an extra touch of sophistication, consider hiring a cigar roller for your event to give your guests a chance to see the art of making a finished cigar.

We created a custom cigar bar to give you a bit of inspiration - and we hope you love it!

Get creative with the set-up of your cigar bar by using a unique piece of antique furniture such as a dresser or secretary, or use a piano for an elegant look.  There are so many possibilities, and your guests will love seeing a distinctive display.

A monogrammed humidor makes the perfect addition to a classic cigar bar, and doubles as a wedding gift to your groom - and he will love it!

Personalized details like these cups, napkins, matches, and coasters really make your cigar and bourbon station one-of-a-kind.  They also make great favors for guests.

You can set up a cigar and drink bar fairly easily with just a few key items.  Here are some ideas:

Signage
Personalized Matches
Humidor
Cigars
Cigar Cutters
Custom Printed Plastic Tumblers
Ice Bucket with Tongs
Personalized Cocktail Napkins
Decanters
Your Favorite Whiskey
Custom Printed Coasters

Comment below and let us know what you'll be featuring at your custom cigar station!