Hot Chocolate Bar?

babbles270

Wedding is Feb 6.  Would you think a hot chocolate bar with a bunch of goodies is lame or fun?  I'm leaning towards fun.My mom wants to get mugs for the hot chocolate bar - undecided what would be on the mugs - as favors.  Not sure I'm a fan of this part of the plan...Thoughts?

dukeylouise

I would love it.  I went to a Christmas function that had a hot chocolate bar and it was awesome.

Brie2010

Fun.  Bonus points if the bar includes rumplemintz and Bailey's.I would just rent mugs, or use the venue's.  Although I do use really random coffee mugs from events, so I wouldn't mind it as much as most non-edible favors.

AlexiaANDRobert

I would be totally okay with this. Can you spike hot chocoalte?  Cause if you can, that'd be pretty sweet too. (Along the lines of Irish coffee)

NeptunesViolin

That is an awesome idea.  Although I might be a little biased since I LOVE hot chocolate.

salt78

Mmmmm I LOVE hot chocolate. Definitely include Bailey's etc.

Brie2010

Alexia, my family gets drunk on Christmas morning drinking spiked hot cocoa while opening presents.  It is excellent.

babbles270

Oh, there would totally be booze available to add. 

Nebb

Im confused. So the hot chocolate bar is a bar where you get hot chocolate and can "customize" it? And the mugs your guests will be drinking it out of will be their favour to take home? So, essentially, they will have to take a dirty mug home with them?

NuggetBrain

I would be so stupidly excited about this.  I'd probably skip the ceremony and the reception, and just show up for the hot chocolate bar. 

sarabellam

Hot chocolate bar? Fun. Mugs as favors? Not a fan, since I wouldn't want to take home a dirty mug.Mmmmmm, hot chocolate with Bailey's, or kirsch, or peppermint schnapps, or Grand Marnier, or...I can't wait for winter, such as it is here.

becs11048

I absolutely love the idea of a hot chocolate bar, I think that is awesome. I think I would skip mugs as favors though. I would just have the caterer/venue provide them. As a guest, I would appreciate the gift, but be unsure of what to do with my used hot chocolate mug and would probably not take it if I was from out of town/worried about it making a mess. Maybe a compromise is to provide hot chocolate packets as favors with a sticker on them or something, that way you can remind guests of something unique from your wedding with a favor, that is lightweight, portable and doesn't need to be washed.

betrothed123

It sounds awesome, although if they were all milk-based hot chocolates, I wouldn't be able to partake. Mugs as favors sounds cool, but if your venue/caterer can provide mugs to rent at a lower cost I'd probably go that route.

tlv204

Also peppermint schnapps.  Yummm.  I drink it every year the first time it snows.  OOh and those spoons covered in flavored chocolate to stir it.  And peppermint sticks.  And marshmallows.  I'm loving this idea. I'm indifferent about the mugs. I'd probably take it home if I remembered after all of the spiked hot chocolate, but I wouldn't be upset if they were just rented either.

AlexiaANDRobert

Brie - That's frikkin sweet. Oh and I don't mind taking home a dirty mug.  Or, crazy idea here, you can leave it if you don't want it.

clseale13

Yes please. What a fun idea!

vallyhoo

Another vote in favor of the hot chocolate bar. Props for originality since I've never heard of this or seen it done before.Nix the mugs as favors though.

Brie2010

You could always use venue mugs for the bar, and then have a bunch of wrapped souvenir mugs on the way out.I am terribly anti-non-edible favor, but mugs are the one thing I kind of like having a motley crew of in my cabinet.  I'd use it.

babbles270

I didn't think about the dirty mug thing - hmm - I guess they could rinse it.  

TiDa2009

Excellent idea.  We were going to do one for our December wedding but decided against it for logistic reasons.  We'll just be doing Hot Chocolate favours instead. Do it and include all the above suggestions expecially the Pepperminst Schnapps.  White chocolate chips are good, too.

opalsky007

I love hot chocolate, and wanted to do a bar at my January wedding...then realized that since it's in TN it may be too warm for it.I think mugs would make cool favors, but not if they're to be used for the cocoa and taken home dirty. As a favor you could always pack a mug with a packet of cocoa and some marshmallows, graham crackers, chocolate spoons, etc. and let them take the party home with them.

NuggetBrain

Sh*t, now I want to reschedule my wedding so I can have a hot chocolate bar.  Damnit.

Nebb

I like brie's idea of take home mugs that arent used for the hot chocolate bar. If the favour is a mug, most guests will just leave them rather than rinse them and take them home with them, I can almost guarentee that. Im not doing my own dishes at someones wedding.

babbles270

opalsky007 - that is a great idea!  Thanks!

navybaby1113

I love the idea of a hot chocolate bar.  Now I want a winter wedding so that I can have this.  Not so much of a fan of the mugs for favors. 

salt78

I am now wishing that a hot chocolate bar wouldn't be so weird for a beach wedding.

tenofcups4me

Love the idea. We had a coffee bar out with our desserts (which were served) with a variety of liquors that went well with coffee; I'm envisioning the same thing for a hot chocolate bar. I wouldn't do the mugs that people are going to be drinking out of as favors. I'm not generally a fan of favors, but if you feel you must do one, I'd do the mugs wrapped up with some hot chocolate mix inside (and maybe a couple of hershey's kisses or something like that) for people to pick up on their way out. It ties in and would be cute, and yeah, I actually would hold onto a mug.

babbles270

I'm glad this is going over so well!  Hopefully no children grab their mug and come to dance with the one in the big white dress!

tenofcups4me

Ok, so I just said the same thing as opalsky except her idea has more elements that tie together!

MamaKin

hot chocolate bar sounds fun.   i wouldn't take a mug home with me whether it was dirty or not. 

babbles270

Tencups - did you have kids there?  How did you regulate the alcohol?  I'm thinking we should just have a bartender stationed near the hot chocolate and distributing the alcohol.  I could see my cousins thinking Bailey's is YUMMY and trying it.  :)