A DIY Festival Themed Wedding captured by Portrait Boutique UK

Portrait Boutique have captured 100’s of weddings! One of their favourite fun weddings to capture were of Katie & Ian`s wedding which was held last August in Staffordshire.

The couple organised the whole wedding themselves after doing some research at various wedding fayres where they sourced suppliers! They booked an amazing festival styled Tipi and booked caterers who created an afternoon tea party in the tipi for all their wedding guests!

The evening party had juicy burgers and hot dog grill vans! Ian the groom also made some of the table decorations from copper piping such as candle holders & table number holders!

The location was a relatives farm, so a 2 acre field was used for the Tipi. This type of DIY wedding is becoming more popular as more people want to customise their wedding day from sourcing and booking their wedding venue right down to making table decorations and some have even baked their own wedding cakes!

The popularity of themed, DIY & arts and craft type weddings does seem to be on increase with couples wanting more input for their big day and marking their own stamp of their personalities through from beginning to end!

Check out Katie & Ian’s wedding highlights below captured by the talented Tony from Portrait Boutique UK!

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Expert Cheshire Cocktail Making Class! Raise a glass to cocktails that will be trending at your 2021 Wedding!

Enjoy mobile bar company ‘Cheshire Cocktail’s’ expert cocktail-making class! Raise a glass to cocktails that will be trending at your 2021 Wedding!

We love a good wedding and party so we can show offer our cocktail-making skills! Cocktails are huge in 2021, offering a touch of elegance and class and complimenting restaurant-style fine dining that is also trending in 2021. Perfect for a garden wedding bash and outdoor weddings too! We are completely mobile so can go anywhere and get your party started!

We can add in your favorite cocktails at any party but for now, bottoms up to our top three favorite cocktails that will be trending in 2021. We’ve even given you a cheeky receipt so you can try these at home with your hubby or wifey-to-be! Let us know your favorite ones!! :-)

Tequila Sunrise!

Firstly, Tequila Sunrise. Created in Phoenix, Arizona in the 1930's. The cocktail is named as it is supposed to resemble a sunrise looking into the glass. 

How to make the above cocktail, you will need the following ingredients/equipment:

Tequila (50ml)
Grenadine (up to 25ml)
Topped with Orange Juice
Ice Cubes
Orange Slice
High Ball Glass (or something similar from your cupboard)
Bar Spoon or Tea Spoon
2 x straws
Cocktail Pourers
Cocktail Shaker
Drink Strainer/Sieve

This is a short and enjoyable too! It is also very easy to make! Lets "Mix it Up" and make it:

To make this cocktail, you will need to pour the Tequila (50ml) and the Orange Juice into the cocktail shaker, with a few ice cubes, (roughly 3/4 of the way up inside of the cocktail glass).

Then shake the cocktail 10/15 times over your shoulder, so that it has mixed properly. Pour the drink into your chosen glass, (with some ice cubes), by straining the drink.

Now pour the Grenadine (25ml) into the drink. Then give the drink a stir with the spoon, slowly to get the correct effect.

Finally, garnish with a slice of orange on the top of the glass.

Relax, sit back and enjoy the drink!

Moscow Mule Cocktail.

The combination of Smirnoff Vodka and Ginger Ale invented in Los Angeles, California in the 1940's a businessman called John Martin had the purchasing rights of the Smirnoff vodka brand and he realised that the Americans were not really into vodka.

Another man called Jack Morgan, who owned a British pub in Los Angeles called the Cock 'n' Bull was apparently struggling to shift his stock of Ginger Ale and his girlfriend was said to have owned a copper factory, so that's how the drink ended up in a copper mug. If you have a copper mug, rather than using a glass at home, the copper mug makes the drink cold.

For this cocktail recipe, you will need the following ingredients/equipment:

50ml Vodka
Ginger Ale
Ice Cubes
Slice of lime (for the garnish)
Copper Mug or Tumbler Glass (or something similar in your cupboard)
Cocktail Pourer
Knife/Chopping Board
Cocktail Shaker or Jam Jar (with a lid)
2 x straw (optional)

To make this cocktail, you will need to follow these simple steps.

This is a fairly straightforward cocktail to make but also very easy to drink too.

Firstly, place a few ice cubes in the glass/copper mug, them pour 50ml Smirnoff Vodka into the glass.

To finish the drink, top up with ginger ale. For the garnish, cut a lime slice and place on the edge of the glass.

Serve with a couple of straws, if you would like too.

Kick yourself back, relax and enjoy when making your cocktails.

Screwdriver Cocktail!

Lastly, the Screwdriver cocktail. The origin of this drink from America when the oil workers used to secretly sneak in vodka and tip this in their glass of morning orange juice while working on the job. As they did not have a clean spoon to mix the drink, they used a screwdriver instead! Hence the name. 

For this cocktail recipe, you will need the following ingredients/equipment:

50ml Vodka
Orange Juice
Ice Cubes
Slice of orange (for the garnish)
Strainer
High Ball Glass (or something similar in your cupboard)
Knife/Chopping Board
Cocktail Shaker
Cocktail Pourer
2 x sip straws (optional)

To make this cocktail, you will need to follow these simple steps.

This is a fairly straightforward cocktail to make but also very easy to drink too.

Pour 50ml Vodka and orange juice into a cocktail shaker along with a few ice cubes about a third of the way up, inside the cocktail shaker.

Shake the cocktail 10/15 times over your shoulder, until properly mixed. Place a few ice cubes into the glass, then pour the drink into the glass by straining it.

For the garnish, cut a (quarter) of an orange slice and place on the edge of the glass. Serve with a couple of straws, if you would like too.

Relax and enjoy!

Contact Cheshire Cocktails to see how they can bespoke cocktails and all your favourite drinks to compliment your Micro Wedding and impress your guests with a tipple or two! They bring the bar to you with their mobile bars to cater to your venue, ourdoor or garden weddings, garden parties or hen & stag parties!

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