Congratulations on your nuptials!

Your unique Bourbon Barrel Rehab Bourbon Barrel Head Guest Book needs a little special attention.  It is best for your guests to use extra fine point permanent markers (i.e. Sharpie) to write on the surface of the barrel head to avoid bleeding and smearing.  Once you have all your signatures and salutations use four or five coats of a SPRAY polyurethane to coat and protect the surface.  DO NOT brush on a sealant as the marker will smear!  Please be aware that your barrel head has recently been in contact with bourbon and will still be drying out.  Your Guest Book has been reinforced but over time may still shrink and you may see the gaps between the wood expand a bit.  This is all normal, so don’t worry if there is some separation.  The back of the barrel head has been felted so it won’t scratch your walls if you decide to hang your barrel head (we have included a hanger and screws for you.)  Be careful when hanging the barrel head because it is fairly heavy. 

 

May your mornings bring joy and your evenings bring peace.
May your troubles grow few as your blessings increase. 
May the saddest day of your future be no worse than the
happiest day of your past.

                                                          Old Irish Wedding Blessing

We were lucky enough to be invited to a wedding this weekend out in the beautiful Kentucky countryside.  Beth & Ryan did it up right!  Terrific weather (although a little cold at night), great people and lots of bourbon!  Ryan works with Angel's Envy and I think at last count we went through 8 cases!  Here are a few photos of the happy couple and the barrel head guest book we did for them!

We've gotten some calls asking about custom barrel heads and a few of the people are upset over pricing.  I guarantee that our products are all 100% real bourbon barrel heads taken from bourbon barrels emptied right here in Kentucky.    

Once the head is taken off the barrel it practically falls apart because they are individual pieces held together with wood pegs and the pressure of the staves and hoops.  For wedding guest books and signs we take the time to clean them, sand, clamp and glue them, and reinforce them so they won't fall apart.  We also back them with black felt so they won't scratch your walls or whatever surface you put them on.   All of our work (wood craft and wood burning) is meticulously done by hand and we are very proud of that fact.

If you do buy from someone else because they are cheaper, make sure before you hit the 'buy' button that you are getting the real thing and not a 'faux' barrel head!  Just because it comes from a name you may know doesn't mean it's real.