By Brenda
Tim and I took a short break from brewery adventuring to plan a wedding. It took place in June right here in Belle City (Racine), and included all of the things we love about the place we chose to call home. Of course, it wouldn’t be a Tim and Brenda wedding if we didn’t find a few ways to incorporate some of our favorite beers.
Instead of an usher, we asked Tim’s brother-in-law to be our official Beer Baron, which meant rather than show our guests to their seats, he served them our Flagship beers, either a Point Amber (Bride) or ice-cold Hamms (Groom) to be enjoyed before, during, and/or after our ceremony. Tim and I did all three.
One of our favorite breweries, Torzala, owned and operated by two families who have become friends of ours through our Wisconsin Brewery Adventures, fulfilled a special request to have their beer available at our reception. Polish Victory Lap (pilsner) and Grave Digga Killa Kolsch were enjoyed to the last drop.
And last but not least—and not so obviously brewery-related—Big Style Brass Band played their New Orleans-style jazz for our wedding music. I’m sure we would have stumbled upon Big Style on our own, but we found out about the band when visiting Third Space during our Year of 100 Breweries project. One of the members of the band was bartending, and another was visiting to drop off a trumpet, and after an hour or two of chatting, we naturally became their biggest fans.
What started as a sort of silly idea (visiting as many breweries as we could) has woven itself into our lives, being the source of so many friends, unique treasures, and fond memories. We’re so excited to keep going!
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