DIY "Be My Groomsman?" Bottles

When I was getting ready to ask my bridesmaids to be in my wedding party, I asked Josh what he was going to do for his groomsmen. He said he didn’t know (typical guy response) and wasn’t sure if guys normally “did that kind of stuff." So, we started to brainstorm ideas and then he thought about how hilarious it would be if he “iced” his groomsmen. If anyone is unfamiliar with the rules of “icing” people, it conveniently has its own Wikipedia page for your reference.

We decided that we would dress them up a bit to make the Smirnoff’s look like little groomsmen. Josh said picking up a 6-pack of Smirnoff Ice was the worst, so he had to buy a case of beer to make it look like he was buying it for a girl!

Josh wanted to make the gift a little more sentimental by adding a few photos of him and the groomsman he was going to ice. So if you wanted to do that as well, make sure to print out pictures!

I had Josh type up a little blurb to his groomsmen - something along the lines of how he wanted them to be a part of our special day, but in the manliest way possible (obviously). Josh typed up his message, I formatted it a little, then we printed it out onto brown card stock.

Help Wanted: Groomsman 

We’re obviously pretty close (see pictures for evidence). Now I’m asking you to prove it and seal the deal with a tangy refreshment.  You’re officially being “iced” into my wedding party. The rules are simple: If you’re in, bottoms up and enjoy that sweet Smirnoff burn. If you’re out, go fuck yourself. 

Love, Josh

Supplies
Black buttons, black ribbon, beading wire, hot glue, scissors

Steps

1. Make the bow ties. Josh made the bow ties all by himself out of the black ribbon and wire (so proud of him!) - all you need to do is cut about 4” length of ribbon, hot glue the ends together, and pinch in the middle with a small piece of wire.
2. Hot glue the bow tie on the neck of the bottle.
3. Hot glue 2-3 buttons on the front of the bottle.

The last step was to pack up these little guys so we could hand deliver them the next day. I was looking for gift boxes that would normally fit slippers or shoes, but it was hard to find boxes in that shape unless you order it online. So, I went to a couple different stores and ended up buying 9” x 9” square boxes from the party store. They ended up working out perfectly! I also got shredded paper (or as Josh said: “What is this stuff?”) to fill in the box. For his groomsmen that were not in the area, he mailed it to them and they took videos of them drinking the (warm) Smirnoff and emailed it to us.

The end result: