Text Drinks Toppers

“While photo drinks toppers use cute, funny, or embarrassing old photos of the guest of honor to celebrate them in a fun and playful way, these text and graphic toppers create a more designer, professional look for your drinks. They’re also a great alternative when it’s difficult to track down old photos of the guest of honor.

For weddings and anniversaries, initials or a couple’s names read like a monogram on their own, and a small icon alongside — a heart, a pair of leaves, a small floral line — reinforces that logo-like look rather than cluttering it. For something with more personality, get creative instead of just stating the occasion: “Too Late to Die Young” for a milestone birthday, “Married for 9,132 Days” for a 25-year anniversary, “Smarty Pants” for a graduation toast. Keep it to a few words — there isn’t much room on a 1.5-inch topper. Check out my full list of creative occasion phrases here for more ideas.

One practical tip on font: the more wording you’re printing, the plainer the font should be. Initials or a two or three word phrase can carry a script or cursive font fine at this size, but a longer phrase in cursive tends to blur together once it’s shrunk onto a 1.5 to 3 inch topper — save the fancier fonts for the shorter wording.”