Wedding Cake or Cocktail Trolley?

We budgeted for our wedding cake and then decided that I would make my own, Iv made a few before so I’m confident it will turn out ok, however when we looked at the cake table hire option, I thought it looked quite plain and sad, a small round table with a white table cloth. So I had the brilliant idea to buy a bar cart! What a great idea I thought, and after convincing My fiancé that we couldn’t get married without one (he didn’t need much convincing) we got it. We love cocktails and my fiancé loves making them and trying all the different ones out, since getting the cart we have become regular consumers of cocktails (and have regular cocktail hangovers to go with it) so there is no such thing as a dry January in our flat!

I have wanted a cocktail cart for years, there was a time when you would see them everywhere, used as a cocktail cart or simply a surface to put anything on. We saw them in Paris on a short holiday and since then Iv never forgotten about them, all I needed was the perfect excuse to get one.

Our cocktail cart is from Atkin and Thyme and I think it was very reasonably priced, especially when it came with a 15% discount. We already had some bar equipment, glasses and most of the various mixers and alcohols. The extra things I got to style it up a bit more was this mirror tray from M&S, and as soon as we found out that Ikea we’re doing Coup/Champagne Bowl glasses, we got some of those too as they are my favourite shaped glass, they are also less easy to spill your cocktail from compared to a Martini glass!

I would like to buy a few more things for the cart to make it look more stylish everyday, as the flowers that sit on it sometimes don’t last long, Iv seen a few cool cocktail shakers and ice buckets that I love! But right now I will have to wait until we are done paying for our wedding. For now I’ve improvised with a disco ball, honey combes and paper straws to add interest and fill any empty spaces.