Mocktails With Pineapple Juice for Wedding

Wedding receptions and other joyous occasions often call for an alcoholic drink to set off a toast and cheers for celebration. However, not every guest drinks either due to age limits, a sobriety lifestyle, health reasons or otherwise. This is where mocktails come into play. Mocktails are non-alcoholic cocktails that “mock” the look and feel of their alcoholic drink counterparts so non-drinking guests can participate in aesthetics and won’t feel excluded. Mocktails can make your wedding beverage selection more interesting and help everyone feel included.

Pineapple juice is one of the best ingredients to use in mocktails. The sweetness and light notes of tang add a refreshing tropical flavor that goes well with a lot of ingredients. Today, I’m sharing a round-up of mocktails with pineapple juice that you can serve at a wedding reception.

5 Mocktails With Pineapple Juice for Wedding

Pineapple Ginger Beer Mocktail

When it comes to making an easy and delicious non-alcoholic cocktail, this 3 ingredient mocktail recipe hardly requires any prep time and is one you should definitely add to the list. Easy to make at home and perfect for warm summer nights, pair this drink at your wedding, especially if there’s BBQ or picnic food or the location is a beach. The key ingredients are pineapple juice, ginger beer, and simple syrup over crushed ice. The pineapple flavor sets everything off just right! Grab the step by step recipe. It’s simple and de-lish!

Virgin Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford is a cocktail in honor of a Hollywood movie star. The traditional recipe calls for run, but you can also do a virgin Mary Pickford with pineapple, cherry juice, and a bit of lime to replace the burn of the rum, and maybe a dash of Angostura bitters. I found this recipe that brings reminiscent flavors guests at your wedding will love.

Sunrise Mocktail

Looking for a fun and fruity alcohol free beverage to serve at your wedding no matter the time of year? You’ll love this easy Sunrise Mocktail recipe that's a play on the infamous Tequila Sunrise. Using orange juice, lemonade and grenadine syrup, you can impress your guests with a color effect that looks like the sunrise and tastes wonderfully delicious! Here’s a walkthrough of the full step by step and link to print recipe.

Hot Buttered Pineapple Mocktail

This hot buttered pineapple mocktail recipe is the perfect non-alcoholic addition to winter weddings. Turn up the heat on cold winter nights with this mocktail drink that calls for pineapple juice, orange juice, butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon sticks brought to a boil and served in a mug or hot coffee glass.

Virgin piña colada

If you’re wanting a non-alcoholic beverage spin on a classic cocktail served at your wedding, you’ve got to try this virgin piña colada. With as little as 5 minutes of prep, you can create a lighter version of a timeless classic. Just need frozen pineapple chunks, coconut water, a squeeze of lime juice, and a bit of Coco Lopez (or any cream of coconut), and boom. I love this traditional recipe here that also uses fresh pineapple and a maraschino cherry as a garnish.

How To Serve Mocktails At A Wedding

Glassware

What fun is a mocktail if it isn’t served in a festive and fun glassware to sport. Mocktails look so much more attractive when they’re presented just like a classic cocktail in the form of beautiful glassware. Think the classic coupe glass, a nosed coupe, and a rocks glass. There are so many options to choose from, but having real glassware is essential for mocktail bars at a wedding.

Signage

Arguably the most important thing you must not forget about when serving mocktails is displaying some type of signage that indicates which cocktails contain alcohol and which do not. This information needs to be highlighted either in the form of a dedicated “Mocktail Bar” or a simple memo in the drink menu so that non-alcoholic drinking guests may be informed about the options.

Garnishes

You can’t serve mocktails without having an array of garnish options to choose from. Think mint, fresh fruit, and sugar and spice to align the rim. Depending on the theme or time of year, you might add cinnamon sticks as garnish in the fall or winter months and think of having fresh pineapple in the warmer spring or summer months.

This is just the tip of the iceberg. Looking for more non-alcoholic drinks to serve at your wedding? Check out these low sugar mocktails options.