Add Personality to Your Cocktail Hour with Drink Stirrers

Consider offering drink stirrers to give every detail of your wedding day some personalization!

One simple way to add a custom element and provide personality on the wedding day is with unique drink stirrers. Be inspired by these ideas from real weddings.

By Kelcy Christy

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Photo: Chip Gillespie

When it comes to your wedding day, the goal is typically to create an event that is reflective of both parties' beliefs, traditions, and personalities. Choosing the venue, flowers, catering, and every other element of the wedding day is a chance to make a decision together as a couple that satisfies both the bride and groom's likes and wants for their nuptials. Sometimes the easiest ways to incorporate the personalities of the couple are with small details, and the culmination of these small details can ultimately create an event that newlyweds will look upon with pride and guests will ultimately enjoy. One simple way to add a custom element and provide personality on the wedding day is with unique drink stirrers. 

Some couples choose to emblazon wooden drink stirrers with their monogram, wedding hashtag or date, names, or a simple "cheers," while others choose to add flags reading, "But first, Champagne!" or the location of their celebration and wedding date. Disco balls and other fun items on top of stirrers are great for a themed after-party and sprigs of lavender or other herbs are ideal for outdoor garden nuptials. Brides and grooms hosting destination weddings in tropical settings can even get creative by adding seashells to a stick, those with a sweet tooth can provide rock candy drink stirrers, and other couples may choose to add a decorative decal to straws!

Take a look at 15 drink stirrer ideas in the photos below – all from real weddings. Be sure to click on each image to see more from these personalized celebrations!

Wood drink stirrers with cheers wedding date and wedding hashtag

Photo by Brian Leahy Photography; Consulting by Tessa Lyn Events

wood drink stirrer in signature cocktail with green monogram

Photo by Vue Photography

Wedding drink cocktails on tray with monogram details on wood stirrer

Photo by Liz Banfield & Adrienne Page

Server carrying wood tray with drinks lavender stirrers garnish

Photo by Elizabeth Messina

Cheers wood drink stirrer in cocktail with wedding date

Photo by Brian Leahy Photography; Consulting by Tessa Lyn Events

Cocktails with fresh herbs and drink stirrer with flag and location wedding date

Photo by Amy & Stuart Photography; Calligraphy by Laura Hooper Calligraphy

Wood drink stirrers with couple's names in yellow cocktails

Photo by Melissa Mermin | Love Stories

Copper moscow mule mugs with mint wedding drink stirrer cheers

Photo by Abby Jiu Photography; Calligraphy by Laura Hooper Calligraphy; Consulting by EVOKE

White drink stirrers for wedding gold calligraphy with new last name

Photo by Chip Gillespie

Destination wedding in Hawaii cocktail with orchid lei and seashell drink stirrer

Photo by Steve Steinhardt

Guest in blue suit with cocktail and wood drink stirrer with wedding date

Photo by Samuel Lippke Studios

Disco ball drink stirrers 70s theme after-party

Photo by Viera Photographics; Consulting by Tessa Lyn Events

Lavender sprig and butterfly decals on pink straw wedding drink

Photo by Elizabeth Messina

Clear rock candy on top of champagne flute filled with champagne

Photo by Vanessa Joy Photography

Champagne flute filled with glitter and pink drink stirrer flags with but first, champagne words

Photo by Mandy Paige Photography

View six ideas for dressing up your wedding cocktails, gather inspiration for embellishing drinks with fresh flowers, and see fun straws to decorate your signature libations!

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