NPR: What gift for a "Stock the Bar" wedding shower?

MoRoseT

We have a couples' wedding shower for my best friend this weekend. The theme is "stock the bar".

Any gift ideas you want to throw my way?

My ideas so far....

1) Punch bowl (on their registry) and a bottle of something??? Not sure what though???

2) Margarita glassware set (not on their registry, but hey...who doesn't like a good margarita?) and a bottle of tequila.

Which idea do you like best? Any others?

springmom

Wine glasses and a bottle of wine?  Or a 6 month deal with beer-of-the-month or wine-of-the-month that will start after the wedding?

MrsStubbs

I would use the punch bowl the most.

MoRoseT

MrsStubbs:

I would use the punch bowl the most.

 This is exactly what I was thinking. I even told her that I thought about returning my punch bowl that we got as a wedding gift, but I have needed it quite a bit. Super glad I didn't do that!

DandelionMom

I like the punch bowl idea -- maybe with some red wine and a good sangria recipe?

jessicaclare

I just threw one of these and I got them one of those large metal beverage tubs with the wineglasses, charms and bottle stoppers on their registry. I also got them two bottles of wine, two bottles of sangria mix from Williams Sonoma and some of those metal twisty wine glass holders that stick in the ground.

 I think couples do expect to get some stuff off their registry for a shower like this. JMO. 

MoRoseT

Okay, I think I am going to go with the punch bowl (mostly because I know it is something they need and picked out).......but what else to go with it?

I like all of the ideas so far....thanks ladies!

RoxyLynn

If she's changing her last name, cocktail napkins with their initial.  Or an appetizer cookbook for the party theme.

grja

Find a punch recipe or two and print it out on nice paper. Then buy all the ingredients for the punch.

SumnerBride

I've never used a punch bowl in my life.  I'd use one of those huge drink buckets to hold ice/drinks in.  I've used those many times.

Or some really nice glasses and a nice bottle of red and white wine.