If you're throwing a dry wedding, there are so many options other than standard sodas. From freshly squeezed juices to tasty lemonades to swizzle-stick garnishes, these mocktail ideas will keep your guests quenched and happy to clink.
Photo by Sam Shorey [1] and Cara Denison [2]
Tea in a Mason Jar
For hot days, offer a variety of iced teas (black, green, and bright pink hibiscus). Decorate mason jars [3] with burlap, ribbon, and colorful straws, and let guests serve themselves. Offer fresh mint, lemon, lime, and orange wedges and flavored simple syrups (like rose [4], vanilla [5], and ginger [6]).
Lemonade
Beyond soda, offer freshly squeezed lemonade [7], and shake things up by offering different fruit flavors [8] like strawberry, peach, and raspberry.
Freshly Squeezed Juice
Depending on the season, offer freshly squeezed juices. For Winter and Fall weddings, serve pumpkin juice [9], and for Spring, opt for something fresh and tropical like a pineapple, mint, and apple juice [10]. Alternatively, set up a juice bar and let guests mix and match their own ingredients.
Coconut Water
For tropical-themed weddings, consider serving up fresh coconut water [11]. It's especially amazing to watch the coconuts hacked open with a cleaver.
Swizzle Sticks
A fun way to add color and flavor to sparkling cider is by serving it with a rock-candy swizzle stick [12]. Keep it in theme with your wedding colors [13].
Flavored Waters
Get creative with the water station [14]. Thinly sliced cucumber or citrus and mint sprigs instantly upgrade water.
Flavored Sparkling Waters
Serve canned sparkling waters [15], or set up a bar with sparkling water and various citrus juices.
Italian Sodas
Highlight seasonal flavors by creating Italian sodas made from blending flavored syrups like fresh rhubarb [16] with sparkling water.
Sodas in Glass Bottles
Take it from this backyard wedding, and serve sodas in glass bottles.
Photo by Sam Shorey [17] and Cara Denison [18]
Sodas in Glass Bottles
This couple served Izze sodas, Mexican Coke, and other sodas imported from Mexico.
Photo by Sam Shorey [19] and Cara Denison [20]
Signature Tea Blend
Glean inspiration from this Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding [21] and create a signature tea blend to serve guests.
Fresh Fruit Spritzer
Infuse the flavors of fresh fruit, herbs, and edible flowers in a sparkling water spritzer [22].