It’s no secret that Bryan and I both share a love of country music and a good glass of whiskey. In fact, our wedding was centered around both. Our guests sat around centerpieces that included empty bottles of Jack Daniel’s filled with wildflowers (Yeah-Bryan and I, as well as our friends, drank quite a bit of whiskey in the year leading up to the big day) and the over arching theme was built around Blake Shelton’s sweet song, Honey Bee’. In addition to the various rustic touches, our signature drink also echoed our belief that both of us should have been born south of the Mason Dixon line. It was the dead of summer so there was no question that our drink should be refreshing, yet include a little of our beloved JD. Bonus – my new name was about to become Bolton. B for Bolton.. Honey B..Sweet T(eresa) and a Honey B(olton)…now you’re catching on.
It’s been nearly three years (holy cow!) since our wedding and I am just now sharing the beverage that partially inspired the name for my blog. And the beverage that we still make regularly. I think it’s because we spent our entire weekend in the sunshine by our bonfire/grill with a lot of country music and these drinks on re-fill. There’s something about the promise of nice weather and a good fire that makes for the best of weekends.
If you’re in doubt, I will say that the crew at the country club where we held our reception tell us they had never gone through so much whiskey in one night. We also had friends and family tell us they weren’t previously ‘whiskey people’ before that night – but now they are š I promise that even if you aren’t one of those ‘whiskey people’, this one is worth giving a try.
Ingredients:
- 2 parts whiskey
- 1 part triple sec
- yellow lemonade
- handful of blueberries
Muddle a few blueberries at the bottom of a drinking glass (I think they taste best out of a mason jar, what else?), add in whiskey, triple sec, and lemonade. Garnish with a few extra bluebs & you’re good to go!
Below is the sign (made from a tree slab sold at Hobby Lobby, a little chalkboard paint & a chalk marker) that we placed at the bar during the reception.
Aaaand now for a few photos of details from our perfect day.. photography by Gina and Tony of Gina + Tony Photographers If you are looking for wedding or portrait photography, I HIGHLY recommend Gina and Tony. We had decided we would ask them to photograph our wedding about two years before we even got engaged when we met them while they were photographing my cousin’s gorgeous wedding. Their work is simply stunning and they pretty much kept us laughing the entire day. š
