It's Been a Summer of "I Do" — Here's What We're Drinking to Celebrate

Something's in the air this summer, and it's not just the humidity. Between engagement announcements flooding the feed, a run of star-studded weddings, and every other headline reading like a fairytale, 2026 has quietly become the summer of "I do." Bachelorette groups are louder. Bridal showers are booked out months in advance. And if the group chat is any indication, someone you know is toasting to something big this season.

There's something about a wedding season this big that makes you want to slow down and actually celebrate, instead of just scrolling past the announcement. So we started asking a simple question: what does a summer built for love stories actually taste like? Here's what we're pouring.

A Love Story Worth Toasting To

If you've spent any time on wedding TikTok lately, you already know the aesthetic: soft blues, hand-tied bouquets, friendship bracelets traded between guests like little tokens of the day. It's romantic without being precious — the kind of detail that makes a celebration feel personal instead of performative.

That's more or less the whole mood behind the Bombay Sapphire Gin French Blonde Cocktail Kit — bright citrus, soft florals, and an effortless kind of elegance that doesn't try too hard. It even comes with two Little Words Project friendship bracelets tucked inside, made to hand off to someone who's made your summer a little sweeter. We're not saying anything. We're just saying the timing feels right.

A Decade Worth Celebrating

Weddings aren't the only milestones getting their flowers this year. It's also been ten years since Beyoncé released Lemonade — an album that rewrote what a "visual album" could even be. Her whisky brand, SirDavis, is marking the anniversary the most on-brand way possible: with a lemonade.

The Summer with SirDavis: Whisky Lemonade kit is built for exactly this kind of moment — sitting outside as the sun goes down, in good company, with a drink that doesn't ask much of you except to slow down and enjoy it. SirDavis American Whisky, organic lemonade, and honey syrup. Ten years later, still the right call.

A Trip You Didn't Have to Pack For

Not every celebration this summer is romantic. Some of it is just about getting out of your own zip code, even if only mentally. National Geographic's Best of the World series, hosted by Antoni Porowski, spends its season hopping from Paris to Mexico City to London to New York — and the Best of the World Cocktail Kit lets you drink your way through all four stops without touching airport security.

A Sidecar à la Lavande for Paris. A Verde Margarita for Mexico City. A properly built Gin & Tonic for London. A Metro Cosmopolitan to close it out in New York. It's a passport-free way to bring a little bit of elsewhere into your kitchen.

Why This Season Calls for a Kit

The best celebrations this time of year aren't complicated — they're intentional. A cocktail kit does the thinking for you: the right spirit, the right proportions, a story behind every pour. Whether you're celebrating a wedding, an anniversary, or just the feeling of summer finally slowing down, the right drink makes the moment stick.

However you're celebrating this season, there's a kit for it.