In honor of this amazing holiday, we wanted to put together a few ideas on how to have an outdoor couple's shower. There is something so incredible about the bold colors, flavors, food, and drinks. For anyone looking for ideas to give friends for hosting a shower or putting a spin on the rehearsal dinner, here are a few tips from the girls at Tiger Lily Weddings.
Step 1: Decoration and Design
With a Mexican theme, the more color the better. If you have an available backyard, all you need are a few of these flags, cut outs, lights, and some great seating.
You can use apothecary containers and fill with lemon and limes as well as some bold colors in floral. Here are a few examples of ranges in color you have.
One of the best things about a Mexican theme is how little money you can spend on food. You can get great prices for a local restaurant to cater or make a bunch of small appetizers with quesadillas, chips and salsa, guacamole, and queso. You can also do skewers in all meats and seafood. Have some fun with a Mexican chocolate cake. Here is a recipe to follow for that. Mexican Chocolate Cake
For drink, here is a twist on an old favorite: Click here for site.
Blood Orange-Jalapeno Margaritas (adapted from Kara Newman, Spice & Ice: 60 Tongue-Tingling Cocktails)
makes two drinks
4 ounces jalapeño-infused silver tequila (*see recipe below)
3 ounces fresh-squeezed blood orange juice
1 ounce fresh-squeezed lime juice
3 ounces Cointreau (I scaled it back to 2 ounces)
[*To make jalapeño infusion: Slice up a fresh jalapeño pepper and allow it to steep in 1 cup (I used just half a cup) of tequila for 2 hours. Taste to check the heat level, and continue to steep if a stronger infusion is desired (I left the slices in for a full 4 hours). Once infusing process is complete, remove the slices by pouring the mixture through a fine-meshed strainer.]
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a cocktail glass. Optional garnish: salt the rim of the glass.
All you need to throw this event over the top, is mexican dresses, sombreros, and of course, a few mustaches!
Step 3: Enjoy!
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