A recent bride and groom celebrated with friends and guests the morning after their destination wedding with a brunch reception that included an array of “small bites” with a guest favorite of mini BLT sandwiches, but the highlight of the party was couple’s creatively designed and planned bloody mary bar.
The bar included both the typical and more familiar ingredients commonly used to make a bloody mary but they spiced it up a notch with the addition of items like infused vodkas and garnish favorites like crispy bacon and bacon salt. Guests were able to make their own creations or were assisted by two bartenders. The bloody mary bar concoctions generated excitement and guest interaction with guests sharing their personal recipes.
The bride shared with me that it takes a minimal amount of prep work with the selected items organized and displayed creatively. The only thing she’d do differently next time would be to include even more infused-vodkas including a bacon-infused vodka which are very popular now.
Here’s all the brunch selections used but choose as many or all the ingredients needed to spice up your party with a Bloody Mary bar:
Accoutrements
Old Bay Seasoning
Kosher Salt
Pepper
Bloody Mary Seasoning
Celery Salt
Jerk Seasoning
Steak Seasoning
Bacon Salt
Jerk Sauce
BBQ Sauce (two choices)
Hot Sauces (five choices)
A1 Steak Sauce (two choices)
Fresh garnishes spiced up this Bloody Mary bar. Photography courtesy of Verna Pitts Photography, www.vernapittsphotography.com
Worcestershire
Clam Juice
Pickles
Banana Peppers
Pepperoncini
Pickled Green Beans/Veggies
Horseradish
Wasabi
Celery
Photography courtesy of Verna Pitts Photography, www.vernapittsphotography.com
Limes and Lemons
Cherry Tomatoes
Radishes
Carrots
Boiled or Grilled Shrimp
Beef Sticks and Jerky
Crispy Bacon
Pepperoni
Cheese Curds
Guests make their own Bloody Mary creations at this brunch. Photography courtesy of Verna Pitts Photography, www.vernapittsphotography.com
Orange Juice
Stuffed Olives (a variety)
SKYY Citrus Vodka
SKYY Ginger VodkaRain Cucumber Lime
Grey Goose
Grey Goose La Poire
Cabo Wabo Tequila
Mixes
Finest Call Bloody Mary Mix – Extra Spicy, Zesty, Loaded and Premium and/or Zing Zang Bloody Mary Mix
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Photography courtesy of Verna Pitts Photography, www.vernapittsphotography.com.
Oh, yeah! Who could resist a bloody Mary with all those yummy options! Great idea~
This sounds DELICIOUS!