The Shower Sip Station
Soft colors, fresh flowers, and something for everyone
Baby showers, bridal showers and brunches call for a sip station that looks like a florist styled it. Pastel spritzes in dispensers, cream sodas in coupes and a fresh-flower garnish on every glass.
The menu.
Lavender Lemon Cream
Floral, citrusy and quietly elegant.
Lemon-Lime · Herbal · Creamy
Peaches & Cream
White peach, sparkling lemon-lime and vanilla cream.
Lemon-Lime · Fruity · Creamy
Pink Lemonade Cloud
Raspberry lemonade under a vanilla cold-foam cloud.
Lemon-Lime · Fruity · Creamy
Hibiscus Lime Cooler
Tart hibiscus, lime and sparkling water.
Sparkling · Herbal · Skinny
Cucumber Mint Cooler
Spa-water calm with a little sparkle.
Sparkling · Herbal · Skinny
Set it up
- 1
Batch two drinks in glass dispensers so guests can serve themselves.
- 2
Offer one 'made to order' cream drink at a small bar with a host.
- 3
Garnish with edible flowers, lavender sprigs and thin citrus wheels.
- 4
Keep the palette to three soft colors for photographs.
Timeline
Four days before
Order edible flowers and syrups; confirm dispensers.
The day before
Make rosemary or lavender syrup. Chill everything.
One hour before
Fill dispensers with syrup and citrus; add soda just before guests arrive.
The calculator
How much do I need?
- Drinks
- 60
- Nugget ice
- 54lb
- 12 oz cans
- 65
- Syrup bottles
- 5
- Cream
- 3qt
- Limes
- 15
Assumes 24 oz drinks, about an ounce of syrup each, and a fresh round every couple of hours. Nugget ice melts fast outdoors, so round up.
Shopping list
0/14 sorted- Estilo Glass Beverage Dispenser, 2 GallonAmazon ↗
- Libbey Stemmed Fountain GlassesAmazon ↗
- Zulay Handheld Milk FrotherAmazon ↗
- Ceramic Ice Bucket with ScoopAmazon ↗
- Libbey Glass Bud Vases, Set of 6Amazon ↗
- Solino Home Linen Cocktail NapkinsAmazon ↗
- Acrylic Tabletop SignAmazon ↗
- Viski Gold Art Deco Cocktail PicksAmazon ↗
- Monin Lavender SyrupAmazon ↗
- Monin Peach SyrupAmazon ↗
- Torani Vanilla Syrup, 4-PackAmazon ↗
- Torani Raspberry Syrup, 4-PackAmazon ↗
- Monin Hibiscus SyrupAmazon ↗
- Monin Mojito Mix SyrupAmazon ↗
The gear.
Estilo
Glass Beverage Dispenser, 2 Gallon
For batched spritzes and limeades. Stainless spigot, no leaks.
Zulay
Handheld Milk Frother
Thick, glossy cold foam in twenty seconds. The cheapest way to upgrade a drink.
Ceramic Ice Bucket with Scoop
Keeps nugget ice frozen on the table. Beautiful enough to leave out.
Set the table.
Viski
Gold Art Deco Cocktail Picks
Reusable gold picks for cherries, berries and toasted marshmallows.