Custom Wine Bottle Labels for a Cocktail Reception?

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Absolutely! My fiancé sure wouldn't mind all the leftover wine haha

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Having 50 bottles of wine leftover is much better (and more useful) than having 50 custom printed coasters or martini glasses

View quoted message Hi Hank- using them as favours is a great idea! I’m always hesitant about favours as I don’t want them to go to waste.


We haven’t chosen or gone to make wine yet- it’s still in the idea phase but seeing as wine is better with age we will likely go make some as soon as restrictions loosen.

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Not sure how much wine you're making but maybe you can use each bottle as a favour? That would give your custom label a use. Most wine making places end up being around $2-3 a bottle so it ends up costing around the same as a typical wedding favour anyway. And you're less likely to have people leave them behind compared to a random knick-knack.

Maybe the wine maker is willing to print and stick your design on for you since it's for a special occasion.

Which wine maker did you use?

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Thanks for your knowledge Hank! Yes, we will be making our own wine and acquiring our own alcohol license and liability insurance. There will be bartenders - being a cocktail reception I'm not too worried about having to do table wine, as no one will be at a seated dinner.

Are you making the wine or buying from the LCBO? If you're buying, I would recommend not tampering with the packaging because any unused alcohol can be returned for refund.

What's your venue? If they have their own alcohol license, your guests cannot serve themselves. If it's a unlicensed private property, your guests can serve but you will need a special occasion permit from the LCBO and you as hosts will be on the hook for any liability due to guests not being sober. This liability extends beyond the end of your event as they need to be legally sober before you're off the hook. With that in mind, I highly recommend not doing self-serve for your wedding.

View quoted message Thanks Amelia, I love that idea. There’s probably no point in labels if they’ll be hidden behind the bar or maybe just for the ones on display!

View quoted message That’s what I’ve always known- I’ve never understood how table wine works when there isn’t anyone serving it. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Instead of custom labels why not have a few custom drinks? Like put whatever your favorite mixed drink or kind of wine is on a little menu board so people can order the groom's fav G&T and your perfect sangria etc. Some people do this and give the drinks clever names to personalize it a bit more.

Whoever is serving it has to be smart serve certified unless it’s in a “private” place (I.e residence but not sure how that’s affected by events/ I’m assuming SS for sure.