Archives for July 2008

Beach Wedding Favors Made Easy

July 30, 2008 by Erika 2 Comments

bachelorette party favorsIt’s kind of hard to mess up a beach wedding. Whether you’re exchanging vows at sunrise, sunset, or anywhere in between, any time you have sun, sand, and surf you’ve got the perfect recipe for romance.

An important thing to keep in mind when planning a beach wedding is the heat. Beaches can get pretty hot, especially on a cloudless day, and the last thing you want is for your guests to be distracted from the festivities by a terrible sense of thirst.

An easy way to turn the solution to this problem into an adorable wedding favor is to use customized bottled water. You can personalize any of our labels with yours and your betrothed’s name, your wedding date, or your wedding venue and then arrange them artfully in a bucket of ice to keep your guests refreshed.

We have bachelorette party favorsto choose from, many of which are perfect for beach favors. If you have a different design idea in mind, we also have a team of graphic designers who can help you turn your ideas into a one-of-a-kind wedding favor.

If you’re having a destination wedding, don’t give up on the idea of custom bottled water for your guests quite yet. An easy option available for brides who are looking for destination wedding favors is to buy personalized labels prior to the wedding and then bring the labels to the wedding destination. Our labels are small and easy to pack away in a suitcase or carry-on. Many brides use our labels-only option and then buy water at the wedding location so they don’t have to worry about shipping costs. Our labels are completely self-adhesive, so it’s easy to apply them wherever you are.

If you have any questions about personalized wedding water bottle labels, feel free to give us a call or request a sample. We’re happy to discuss options with you and help you find the perfect wedding favor.

Water Bottles: Friend or Foe?

July 24, 2008 by Erika Leave a Comment

There’s been a lot of buzz in the media recently about water bottles. There’s a growing concern that bottled water is taking too heavy a toll on the planet and is an unnecessary indulgence.

Some of this buzz is justified. After all, an astonishing nine out of every ten water bottles ends up as litter or in landfills, where they can take up to 1,000 years to decompose. As appalling as this fact is, water bottles still accounted for less than 1/3 of 1% of all waste produced in 2005.

In fact, water bottles are 100% recyclable. The plastic in water bottles can be re-used to create other plastic products and can even be used to make polar fleece jackets! An estimated 1.5 million tons of plastic are used globally every year to create water bottles, but every ounce of this plastic is recyclable and re-usable.

The problem is not the water bottles, it’s the lack of readily available recyling containers in public places and in homes nation-wide. Only half the homes in America have access to curb-side recycling programs, and there’s a dismal lack of recycling centers publicly available.

Patricia Franklin, who works with a non-profit called the Container Recycling Institute, says that the “opportunites for recycling outside the home are minimal, and therein lies the problem.”

We here at Bottle Your Brand are doing everything we can to lessen the impact of our water bottles on the environment. Our bottles are made from PET 1 plastic, which is the safest and most easily recyclable, and we are always seeking out the newest developments in labeling technology that will have a diminished impact on the planet.

We are committed to responsible environmental stewardship and doing everything we can to take care of the world we all share.

Making Custom Bottled Water Work For You

July 22, 2008 by Erika Leave a Comment

Did you know that Americans drink more bottled water annually than any other beverage? This information came as a bit of a surprise to us, seeing as how we’re located in Washington state where coffee is king, but it’s true. Americans drink a lot of bottled water.

It’s easy to see why. Bottled water is delicious, portable, and a convenient way to stay hydrated while on the go. Water bottles are also 100% recyclable, so it’s easy to enjoy bottled water while keeping the environment in mind.

So, how can you make bottled water work for you? Personalized bottled water is an affordable marketing tool that gives you the opportunity to put your brand on the most popular beverage in America. Using our templates, it’s easy to transform your company’s logo into an attractive label that you can distribute to potential customers.

Custom label bottled water is ideal for trade shows, conferences, and large meetings. It’s a great way to distribute a product with your brand on it that people will actually use. Our private label water comes in three sizes: 8oz., 12oz., and 16.9oz. bottles, so you can select the size that will suit your needs best.

Our water bottle labels are made from the finest synthetic material and printed using a professional-quality digital print press. Our labels won’t come off and the ink won’t run, even when stored in ice.

The next time you’re looking for a powerful way to market your company, contact us to learn more about how you can use custom label bottled water. We would be happy to answer your questions and supply you with samples to help you get started.

How to Pick Your Wedding Colors

July 16, 2008 by Erika Leave a Comment

For better or worse, planning a wedding is all about the details. From the wording on your invitations to the kind of cake you serve, your personal style will be reflected through how you choose and orchestrate all these details.

One of the first places most brides get stuck is in picking out wedding colors. There are countless colors to choose from and it can be bewildering to narrow them all down to just two or three.

It doesn’t have to be excruciating, however, and can in fact be an exciting way to start planning your wedding. Here are some tips to help you get started:

Consider the season. Each season carries its own connotation, so this can often be an easy place to start. Winter is usually associated with bold, vibrant colors such as scarlet, black, and silver. Spring often goes along with soft pastels, in hues like pink, lavender, and butter yellow. Summer is known for bright lively colors and is a good season to experiment with vivacious shades such as purple, bright yellow, and green. Fall is often accompanied by more subdued colors, so think harvest colors such as orange, brown, and deep red.
Highlight your favorite color. A great way to help your favorite color stand out is to highlight it among neutrals. For example, you could have your bridesmaids wear dresses in neutral colors accentuated with a sash in your favorite color.
Be complementary. Colors that sit opposite each other on the color wheel usually make terrific pairings.
Pick three colors at most. One to two colors is ideal, but pick no more than three colors or you could risk having your wedding look uncoordinated. If you crave a little more variation, you can try using multiple shades of the same color family. For instance, if blue is one of your wedding colors, we can have your bridesmaids wear light blue and have dark blue tablecloths.

Once you’ve selected your wedding colors, it’s easy to customize your personalized water bottle labels and wine labels to match. Our graphic designers are happy to work with you match the tones and themes you’re going for. We have over forty wedding water bottle label and wine label templates to choose from in a wide range of styles and colors.

If you’re interested in a truly customized look, we can even work with you to create a label that matches your wedding invitations. Our team of designers is happy to help you create an incredible wedding favor that expresses your taste and style.

What is Spring Water?

July 11, 2008 by Erika Leave a Comment

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We often get asked what’s so special about our water. After all, anyone who’s ever gone to a grocery store is well aware of the many varieties of bottled water that are available. There’s spring water, purified water, mineral water, well water, and even tap water. All of these varieties offer something different, but the one we prefer most is the one we carry: spring water.

Spring water is a specific type of water. Specifically, it’s defined as

Bottled water derived from an underground formation from which water flows naturally to the surface of the earth.

In order for water to qualify as spring water, it can only be collected at the spring, either where it bubbles out from the ground or through a borehole that taps the underground source of the spring.

Our water is from a private spring in the foothills of Oregon’s Coast Range. Both the spring and our bottling facility are routinely inspected by the Oregon Department of Agriculture. The bottling facility tests for anything that might contaminate the water (chemicals, fertilizer, pesticides, bromides, heavy metals, etc.) and the results are consistently negative. They also ozonate all water in order to ensure that water is clean before it’s bottled (Ozone is a natural water sanitizer.)

In addition to the tests conducted by the ODA, our bottler also tests its water daily to ensure that their water meets or excels all EPA requirements. The water is bottled at the source and then shipped to our facility in Washington state.

Our water is delicious and clean tasting and contains natural minerals, which is why we think it’s so special. We are happy to ship samples, so if you’re curious about the quality of our water all you have to do is ask!

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