| You can have a lot of fun with this. We've worked on | | | | A nice touch for your guests and a good way to |
| a few cocktail themed parties - martini, champagne, | | | | introduce the theme. Then you can play this up on the |
| cosmopolitan, tequila, and liquor are all popular theme | | | | invite wording by saying something like, "A Recipe for |
| choices. What I love about Hennessy is that you can | | | | Fun - Ingredients: A Beloved Birthday Boy, Several |
| also play up the Irish angle and incorporate this into | | | | Great Friends, and Delicious Food and Drink; Directions: |
| your invitations, decorations and food choices. There | | | | Mix Well and Serve Chilled on Friday, May 23 at 7 p.m. |
| are a lot of resources online for planning a St. Patty's | | | | at Tessa's House (replace with your party details). |
| Day or Irish theme party - including menu and | | | | Would be very cute and easy. |
| decorating ideas - and you could easily incorporate | | | | You can also find websites with 'evites' that you can |
| that into your Hennessy themed party. | | | | send. These are very cool. I'm a stationer so I'm biased, |
| I have some great ideas for your invitations. Of course | | | | but I recommend you also send snail mail invitations. It |
| you could always do an Irish themed invitation (green, | | | | makes your guests feel special when they receive |
| shamrocks, Celtic imagery, etc). But for something | | | | something other than virtual mail. And it really makes |
| really creative, you could do an invitation incorporating | | | | the event seem more important. You may want to |
| a Hennessy bottle or snifter glass. You could print the | | | | design your invitations to coordinate with the evites |
| invitation information on the label of the bottle. | | | | available online. That gives you another invite option. |
| This could either be a picture of the bottle/snifter either | | | | Decorating/Favor Ideas: |
| mounted to or printed directly on some nice cardstock. | | | | Set up drink accessories. These are the memorable |
| If you want to get even more creative, you could cut | | | | touches that will leave your guests "ooohing" and |
| the invitation out in the shape of the bottle/snifter. I think | | | | "aaahing." Have plenty of kitschy items like plastic |
| this would be really cute. For something really | | | | swords and paper umbrellas on hand. Cut up different |
| spectacular, you could purchase mini bottles at a | | | | types of fruits and vegetables and place colorful |
| container store and create your own custom label for | | | | toothpicks in them. Of course, have a wide array of |
| the bottle or do a variation on the popular "Message in | | | | funky glasses available. Bar towels, an ice bucket and |
| a Bottle". The invitation bottle would then be sent in a | | | | tongs, and cocktail shakers are other good ideas. |
| shipping box instead of an envelope -- very unique and | | | | Depending on the size of your guest list and budget, I |
| truly memorable. | | | | think personalized or engraved snifters would make |
| You should check out search engines for some great | | | | excellent favors. Another idea are the popular wine |
| ideas about Hennessey. Often times, you can find a | | | | charms popular at parties to allow guests to easily |
| website with a good Downloads section and some | | | | identify their glass. These are pretty inexpensive and |
| very cool recipes you can serve at your party. You | | | | are functional for the party, as a well as a great |
| could also incorporate this into your invitation and send | | | | takeaway for your guests. Another idea is to give |
| a recipe of one of the fun Hennessey drinks such as | | | | guests liquor filled chocolates - these are really popular |
| Hennessey Brown Sugar with the actual invitation. | | | | and quite tasty. And would also go with your theme. |