Weddings are a reason to celebrate and let’s face it, living in Wisconsin most of the time our celebrations include a bottle of beer, classic cocktail or glass of vino. Bottles of wine and sometimes liquor are put on dinner tables at wedding receptions for guests to enjoy but many times the bottles, while they are of course thoroughly enjoyed, do not add to the ambiance of the table design. Trending now are personalized labels to apply to any wine, liquor, or beer bottle of your choosing. While there are many do-it-yourself programs, I’ve found local Etsy vendor Creative Crabbe to have some of the most unique, beautiful and well-made labels available. The labels are an affordable way to add an extra special touch to your tables leaving your guests to believe that you’ve left no detail forgotten.
Aside from being more stylish and chic than any wine label you would pull off the local liquor store shelf, Creative Crabbe’s labels can help eliminate some of the clutter from your reception tables by doubling as menu cards, table numbers or even a personalized note or poem from the happy couple to their guests. Other labels leave guests room to write notes on the bottles to the bride and groom resulting in your wine bottles doubling as a unique alternative to a guest book. Just think of how much fun you’ll have reading your friend’s messages over a glass of wine throughout the next year! Just remember to purchase a higher quality wine and store it properly if you intend to save the bottles for a special occasion a few years down the road.
Amanda started Creative Crabbe as an outlet to sell some of her old beaded items left over from craft fairs. She later began to do graphic arts with the wine labels now being her most popular item. Amanda also designs many wedding items to compliment her wine labels including favor stickers, menus, escort cards, and Thank You’s. Most of these items are not shown on her site because they are made individual for each person. Amanda says that she loves taking someone’s idea and turning it into a reality so customers should feel free to email her copies of their invitations or anything else that she can use to create the perfect designs to compliment your wedding. She’ll also e-mail you proofs of the designs until you are completely satisfied. Once the proof has been approved and payment received, your items are normally shipped within five days.
Amanda’s Etsy site can be found at creativecrabbe.etsy.com. All designs are done out of her home in Mequon that she shares with her husband and three boys.
