Sweet Love
By Guest on Jun 28 Filed In Austin, Texas, Events, Sweet Consumers 2 Comments
Anyone who knows me, knows that the way to my heart is simple: a bottle of Sweet Leaf Mint & Honey Green tea. You’d be hard-pressed to find me at a rehearsal for a play without one. So it stands to reason that the way to my heart was also one way to my fiancé Dave’s heart at the beginning of our relationship.
Dave and I first met during rehearsals for The Laramie Project at The City Theatre almost two years ago (and, yes, Sweet Leaf was present). We became friends during the run and then, owing much to chance, we were cast together in a new show just as Laramie was ending. We started hanging out at local coffee shops, studying lines for The New Jersey Book of the Dead, which was to be staged at The Hyde Park Theatre. During this time, as you can predict from the headline of this posting and his current moniker of fiancé, Dave moved from being my good friend to my leading man.
Photographer, Will Hollis Snider
At the end of the run of Jersey, I assembled my collection of empty Sweet Leaf bottles from rehearsals (some of which Dave had purchased for me); and, with a hot glue gun in one hand and a strand of sequined trim in the other, I embarked on a new craft project for my fellow cast members that would end up showing Dave just how much I cared for him. I attached the trim to the glass, tied on coordinating tags (Dave’s tag served as his first love note from me), gathered some Texas wildflowers and—voila!—vases. Then the debate: do guys—especially ones as macho as Dave—really want flower vases from tea bottles that have beads and sequins on them? The only answer I can give is that apparently my guy does. I mean, come on…it’s Sweet Leaf! A year later, I stumbled across the bottle, which Dave tucked away in a drawer full of mementos from our relationship.
So, now we’re planning our wedding and reception, and we’ve decided on a picnic theme, which captures our love of fun, outdoor get-togethers. Budget and beauty are big considerations. Well, several weeks ago, Dave and I were sitting in Café Mundi—at a read-thru for another show, Rabbit Hole—when I discovered a wedding planning solution in my hand. Sweet Leaf Blueberry Lemonade in a mason jar. How cute and perfect is that? Tie on a fun, printed ribbon, place a votive candle inside, and they’ll be beautiful, whimsical candles at our picnic that pay tribute to how our story began—a wonderful reminder of just how sweet life can be!
Photographer, Will Hollis Snider
Rachel McGinnis Meissner is a freelance writer/illustrator/actor in Austin. Befriend her and Sweet Leaf on Facebook.com.
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