Congratulations to Julee D., the winner of our November photo contest drawing!  Julee used personalized wine labels in her wedding and the results were stunning!  We are proud to display her photos, as well as the many other wonderful photos submitted by our customers, in our Weddings Gallery.

We love seeing how people use their customized labels in celebrations, showers, weddings, and promotions!  We created our Gallery in order to give our customers a place to show off their amazing creativity, and also to lend inspiration to anyone who’s curious about how they can use personalized labels in their own event.

Every month, we host a contest and the winner gets a $25 Amazon gift card.  All you have to do to enter the contest is email us a photo of how you used your personalized labels in your event (for full contest rules, please go here).  The winner is chosen randomly, so don’t worry about your photography skills.  Every customer is welcome to enter, so don’t be shy!

Alas, Halloween is behind us and the holidays are literally right around the corner.  In fact, Thanksgiving is in almost four weeks and Christmas is next month!  Pretty soon, we’ll see Christmas lights going up, menorahs in window sills, and egg nog specials at coffee stands!

Unfortunately for many of us, the economy is still an issue that threatens to make holiday shopping an altogether grim experience this year.  Not to worry, though, because we’re always on the lookout for ways to help you give personalized gifts while sacrificing neither quality nor your bank account.  Regardless of the economic situation, personalized wine and custom beer continue to be our favorite gift ideas.

Even though alcohol can get really expensive, there are ways to find it cheap and at a discount.  A great site that delivers wine at a steep discount is The Accidental Wine Company.  This company finds wines with labels that have been stained or with outdated labels and sells those wines to the public for as much as 40% off.

This wine is perfect to give for the holidays, because the wine labels are already damaged and will be easy to remove.  Just order your wine, remove the damaged labels, apply our completely self-adhesive labels, and you’re done.  You have a personalized bottle of wine that you can give to friends and family as a custom holiday gift!

Another great place to find cheap beer and wine is at your grocery store or Costco.  Oftentimes, these stores will give you a discount on wine if you buy multiple mismatched bottles.

Even if the economy has made it necessary for you to slap a budget on your holiday shopping, don’t let that stop you from giving out personalized bottles of beer and wine.  These gifts are thoughtful, tasteful, and sure to be appreciated.

As an added bonus, we’re offering free shipping on all labels only orders.  Simply enter Labels08 as your promo code and your holiday gifts just got a lot cheaper!

We all love to express our congratulations.  Whenever someone we know lands a new job, buys a house, has a baby, gets engaged, or earns an award it’s cause for congratulations and celebration.  Picking out a gift of congratulations is almost as fun as saying “Congrats” to someone.

Congratulations gifts are a lot of fun to pick out because there are so many to choose from.  One of the best congratulations gifts is a bottle of wine.  Wine means a lot of things to a lot of people, but one of the most popular meanings of wine is “celebration.”  Here are our top five favorite ways to use personalized wine labels to turn any bottle of congratulatory wine into a unique and personal gift:

1. Housewarming. Give the proud new homeowners a bottle of wine personalized with their closing date and new address and they’ll be sure to treasure it forever.  This is a housewarming gift they’ll enjoy and remember!
2. Retirement. If someone in your family or team is retiring, use a personalized bottle of wine to send them off with your gratitude.  Buy a nice bottle of wine (or non-alcoholic cider, if he or she doesn’t drink alcohol) and customize it with a wine label that thanks them for all their hard work and includes their years of service.  This is a warm, thoughtful way to congratulate someone on their retirement.
3. Engagement. Toast the happy couple with a bottle of personalized wine that includes their names and the date they got engaged.  You can even suggest to them that they wait to enjoy the wine until their wedding day!
4. New baby. You can still use personalized wine labels to congratulate the new parents, but you might want to put the label on a bottle of non-alcoholic cider instead.  You can customize the label with the baby’s name, birthdate, and measurements and give the new parents a gift they’ll cherish.
5. Milestone birthday. If someone you know and love is celebrating a milestone birthday, give them a personalized gift to mark the special occasion.  Our birthday wine labels are a fun way to commemorate any birthday!

If you can think of any other ideas for congratulations gifts please let us know in the comments!

There are as many pros and cons for planning a destination wedding as there are for hometown weddings.  On the plus side, destination weddings can be hosted nearly anywhere, giving you absolute freedom to get hitched in an incredible beautiful or meaningful spot.  On the minus side, there’s a good chance that your guest list will be severely depleted due to scheduling conflicts and ticket prices.

If you and your betrothed do decide to get married in an exotic place, make sure you plan ahead for your wedding favors.  Destination weddings can make planning ahead for favors a bit tricky, especially now that airlines are charging for extra luggage, but a little forethought will save you headaches later on.

One of the easiest, and most memorable, destination wedding favors is personalized beverage labels.  Our labels are small, light, and easy to pack into a suitcase.  You can order wine, beer, or water labels ahead of time, take them with you, and then purchase local beverages to serve to your guests with your personalized labels on them.

These labels are a beautiful memento of your special day and will remind you of the unique location of your wedding for years to come.  We offer a wide range of templates to choose from, many of which are tropical-themed, and you can change all the wording on these labels to commemorate your names, wedding date, and wedding location.

If you have time before your wedding, please feel free to request a sample of the template you’re interested in.  We are happy to supply samples of our products so that you can see for yourself our completely self-adhesive, high-quality labels and photo-quality digital printing.

As always, if you have any questions please contact us and we’ll be happy to answer your questions.

Here in the Pacific Northwest, the only thing cheering us up now that the weather’s gone cold is the fact that Christmas is right around the corner.  For the most part, Christmas is a wonderful time to relax with family, exchange gifts, and eat way too much. 

For some people, though, coming up with gift ideas that won’t break the bank can be stressful enough to cast a shadow over the whole holiday.  Don’t worry, though, we put our heads together to come up with our top 10 cheap Christmas gift ideas.  Hopefully these ideas will inspire you and help get you into the holiday mood!

1. Create a home-made gift and give it a touch of class with a personalized label.  One of our favorite gifts is a mason jar of hot cocoa mix, complete with marshmallows.  Simply put the preparation instructions, and your family’s name, on one of our personalized wine labels and adhere to the jar.  It’s an instant thoughtful gift that costs less than $5 to prepare!
2. Give your favorite beer lover a gift they’ll remember!  Find out what his/her favorite kind of beer is, and then personalize the beer with personalized beer labels.  It’s a thoughtful gift you know they’ll enjoy, and they are sure to appreciate your gift’s personalized touch.
3. If you are attending any holiday parties this year, bring along a bottle of personalized wine to give the hostess.  The hostess will appreciate the wine and have no trouble figuring out where it came from.
4. Those of you who are crafty will have a lot of fun with personalized labels this year.  Our labels come in a variety of sizes that look great on many container sizes.  Our customers have put our labels on their homemade soap, cider, olive oil, and honey.  You can easily turn your hobby into a Christmas gift with a personalized label and tasteful packaging.
5. Personalized bottles of cider, beer, and soda make great stocking stuffers.  Kids will love a personalized bottle of Jones Soda, while grown-ups will get a kick out of personalized beer or hard cider.
6. Assembling a gift basket is a fun way to turn lots of small gifts into one amazing gift.  Our favorite gift basket is wine themed, simply place a personalized bottle of wine, a corkscrew, two wine glasses, and a bar of chocolate into a basket, tie it up with ribbon, and voila!  Instant romantic gift basket!
7. If you have a wine or beer brewer in your family, consider giving him or her personalized labels for the next batch.  Your home brewer will appreciate your supportive and thoughtful gift.
8. What do you get for the oenophile (wine lover) who has everything?  Wine, of course!  A great gift for the wine lover who has it all is a personalized bottle of their favorite wine.  With a little sleuthing beforehand, you can give them a gift that will make their day.
9. Many families distribute family photos every Christmas.  A new twist on this is to put your family photo on a personalized label.  We can help you turn your family portrait into a custom water, beer, or wine label that your friends and family will love.
10. Share your home brew with friends and loved ones!  Your home vintage makes a great gift, simply personalize it with a custom label and you’re good to go.  We offer a wide range of templates and can also help you create a new label from scratch.

If you have any other ideas for cheap holiday gifts, please feel free to share in the comments section!

There’s something very special about winter weddings.  The warmth of the holiday season combines with the love and beauty of the wedding ceremony and the effect is always special and meaningful.  The nice thing about winter weddings, too, is that they’re off-season, so rates are often lower for things like catering and venues.

An important part of any wedding, regardless of season, is wedding favors.  Winter wedding favors are a personal favorite of ours because there are so many unique options available during this time of year.  Whether you give your guests candy canes or peppermint hot chocolate kits, your guests are sure to appreciate how thoughtfully you blended the season with your wedding celebration.

A great way to thank your guests for celebrating with you and your brand-new spouse is to provide bottles of wine, cider, or champagne with personalized wine labels that include details of your special day.  We have a wide selection of beautiful wedding wine labels, many of which are perfect for winter weddings.

Personalized wedding wine labels have the amazing ability to turn simple beverages into beautiful decorations and can even serve as winter wedding centerpieces.  Simply arrange three bottles of different beverages (e.g. red wine, non-alcoholic cider, champagne) in the middle of the table with some color-coordinated ribbon to tie them all together and voila!  A beautiful wedding centerpiece!

If you have custom label ideas, we are happy to help you design a completely custom label.  For a $50 fee, we will design your label from scratch and keep working with you to make sure it’s exactly how you’ve always imagined it.  If you would like to see a sample of our products, feel free to submit a request using our website and we’ll have a sample label to you within a week.

With all the doom and gloom out there in the economic world, it’s hard to get fired up about the upcoming holiday season.  Financial woes, employment insecurity, and rampant foreclosures have the ability to overshadow even the most joyful holiday plans.

Or do they?

Just because our nation is going through an economic rough patch doesn’t mean your holiday season should have to suffer.  The key this year will be to find a way to celebrate with friends and family in a fun, festive, and frugal way.  There are many ways to celebrate the holidays without breaking your bank account.  Here are some ideas for gifts:

• Apply personalized beer labels to bottles of beer and use them for stocking stuffers for the beer lovers in your life.
• Hand out personalized water bottles at your next holiday party.  This takes care of two party essentials all at once: refreshments and favors!  We offer water bottles with the labels already applied or a labels-only option.
• Give your favorite couple a personalized bottle of wine for a holiday gift.  You can take care of two people with the same gift, and they’re sure to look forward to enjoying the wine together.

Thanks to our wide variety of holiday labels, now you have the freedom to give personalized holiday gifts to friends and loved ones without spending a fortune.  Our labels are top-quality and cost $1 or less/apiece.  Everyone is sure to appreciate your thoughtful, customized gift.

Quality: it’s a small word with a big meaning.  When you’re looking for quality, you’re looking for a combination of value and excellence.  The value comes from a reasonable price and the excellence is a direct result of intelligent manufacturing.

The ability to find quality relies on knowing what to look for.  If you’re in the market for custom label bottled water, personalized water bottle labels, personalized wine labels, or personalized beer labels, here are some things to keep in mind when shopping:

• Label material: The best label material is synthetic.  This material is strong, water-proof, and capable of being printed with photo-quality images.  Beware of paper-based labels.  Paper-based labels don’t hold up under ice, tear easily, and don’t tend to display high-resolution printing as well.
• Bottled water: Not all water bottlers are responsible to the earth or to their consumers.  Research where the water you’re interested in purchasing is bottled and make sure it is federally tested at least once per year and privately tested on a regular basis.
• Print quality: Not all printers are created equal.  The best printers in the industry are digital and capable of reproducing photo-like quality on labels.  Some custom label companies use cheap inkjet printers that produce very blurry and unprofessional-looking labels.
• Turn-around time: Labels take time to produce, so make sure whatever company you order with can accomodate your order on time.  Look for a company with a next-day turnaround if you’re in a rush to get your labels.

We here at Bottle Your Brand have spent years learning about this industry and have perfected our labelling techniques and practices.  We use only the finest quality label material, bottled water, and digital print presses to create stunning, high-quality customized labels that our customers love.

We offer fast turn-around times for our products and a next-day turnaround for a reasonable fee.  If you have any questions about our products and services, feel free to contact us and we’ll be happy to answer your questions.

The holidays are coming up.  Shocking but true, the evidence is everywhere.  Starbucks has just started offering the pumpkin spice latte again, stores are putting up Halloween displays, and as the weather chills and the leaves turn colors, people everywhere are starting to prepare for the cold, the parties, the holidays.

Along with pumpkins, turkey, and tinsel, the holidays bring with them gifts.  Gifts for friends, gifts for family, gifts for colleagues, gifts for business associates.  If you’ve already started thinking over your gifts shopping this year, it might be worth your while to start thinking about giving personalized bottles of wine.

Personalized bottles of wine are a great way to give a thoughtful, personalized gift that won’t break your bank account.  All you have to do is order your personalized wine labels, buy some bottles of wine, remove the old wine labels, and apply ours.  Tie a bow around the neck of the bottle and call it a night!

All our wine label templates have completely customizable wording, so you can express any sentiment you like.  Whether you’re saying “Thanks for making this a great year for our company!” or “Happy holidays from our family to yours!” personalized wine labels will help you get your message across.

Words are an important part of every wedding ceremony.  The wording on your invitations and programs, the vows you speak to each other, the toasts during the reception, all of these words are important, meaningful, and what you’ll remember for the rest of your lives together.

We’ve consulted countless books and websites to find the most romantic, sentimental, and classy wedding verses.  Some of these are already incorporated in our large selection of wedding wine labels and wedding water labels.  Here are some other wedding verses that you can use in your personalized wedding favors:

• “Then happy I that love and am beloved, where I may not remove nor be removed.” -William Shakespeare
• “Grow old along with me!  The best is yet to be.” -Robert Browning
• “Two souls with but a single thought, two hearts that beat as one.” -Friedrich Halm
• “There is no more lovely, friendly or charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage.” -Martin Luther
• “There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved.” -George Sand
• “Came but for friendship, and took away love.” -Thomas Moore
• “A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.” -Andre Maurois
• May you never thirst for love!
• Two hearts, two lives, one love
• Our happily ever after begins today
• Two friends, two hearts.  Joined together in friendship, united forever in love.
• We thank you, each and every one, for joining us this day.  You’ve added to our happiness in a very special way.
• On our wedding day, as we tie the knot, thanks for being here to celebrate, it really means a lot.

We’re always looking for new wedding verses to build labels around so if you’ve used one that you loved or can think of any others, please feel free to share in the comments section!

Some of these verses courtesy of Botanical PaperWorks and All Great Quotes.