The shower is brunch with the aunts. The bachelorette is the night the aunts don’t hear about. Six drinks for both, each starting with a cold bottle of Bella Principessa.
Which Prosecco for the bride?
A dry, fresh one for the brunch; the Pink for every photo. Painted bottles on the table look like part of the flowers.
By Michael Goldstein · 5 min read
The shower
Peach and bubbles, for the aunts
Swap in the Rosé, also Brut:With the Rosé: The peach picks up a red‑berry perfume.
Peach in a chilled flute, Prosecco on top, no ice. Stir once.
The shower
A mimosa bar, so nobody waits
Swap in the Rosé, also Brut:With the Rosé: Brighter on the nose, with a soft berry finish.
Prosecco first, then the juice, in equal parts. For a lighter brunch pour, go two parts Prosecco to one.
The shower
Strawberries, pink for the photos
Swap in the Rosé, also Brut:With the Rosé: Strawberry meets red berries. This is its natural pour.
Strawberry in a chilled flute, Prosecco on top. Named for the composer Gioachino Rossini.
The bachelorette
Gin, lemon and the Rosé: the opening toast
Swap in the Rosé, also Brut:With the Rosé: Gin and lemon with a red‑berry finish.
Shake the gin, lemon and syrup with ice, strain into a flute and top with Prosecco.
The bachelorette
One bowl, so the bride never pours
Swap in the Rosé, also Brut:With the Rosé: The Pinot Noir in the Rosé adds red‑berry notes of its own.
By the bowl: 2 cups lemonade, ½ cup raspberry liqueur, raspberries and ice, and a bottle of Prosecco just before everyone arrives. Serves ten to twelve.
The bachelorette
The 3‑2‑1, on the rooftop
Swap in the Rosé, also Brut:With the Rosé: Softer on the bitter, with a hint of wild strawberry under the orange.
Over lots of ice in a wine glass: Prosecco first, then Aperol, then soda. Finish with the orange slice.
Make it yours
Cocktails on the menu
By the glass
Il Bar della Sposa
Bridal shower
Evviva gli sposi!
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Party Math
Note per la Sposa
Bella Principessa Social Club
A long brunch, two or three glasses a guest: a bottle for every two guests, and one spare.
The maid of honour, ideally. The bride never pours her own glass.
The Rosé and a Rossini in every hand. Everyone will post it.
Sparkling juice for anyone not drinking, poured into the same flutes.
Before the first toast, for every guest.
Evviva gli sposi!
For Your Party
Pick the drinks, add your name and the date, and print a Bella Principessa menu for the table. Gold and Rosé by the glass are already on it.
Make my menuFor Planners and Venues
Make the menu above with the couple’s names and the date, print it for the tables, and tell us about the day. We’ll help with the bottles and the cases.
Tell us about the day
The Bottle
Every Bella Principessa bottle is ceramic‑painted, with no paper label, so it looks like part of the party from the moment it’s in the ice. Gold and Rosé, both Prosecco DOC Brut.
A 750 mL bottle pours five glasses. Two or three a guest over a long brunch is about a bottle for every two guests.
Ones the bride never has to make: a punch bowl, a tray of Pink 75s, a spritz. Pour the Rosé for photos.
Yes: order by the case through a store that carries her, or through your caterer or venue.
Peach or strawberry purée topped with sparkling water, in the same flutes. Please enjoy responsibly: 21+ only, and plan a safe way home.
The Season
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Written by
Michael Goldstein
Founder and Creative Director, Bella Principessa
He believes the best introductions happen over a glass, and that time with family and friends, old and new, is the real luxury. He writes here about the brand and the people who share it.
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