Tropical Sangria-- Royal Wedding Style

Somewhere inside of me lives a tiny girl who likes to believe in fairytales. Well, that girl came out to play on April 29th-- that is, the Royal Wedding day. While I vowed not to be one of those people who stayed up all night, I thought that DVR-ing the event seemed like perfectly acceptable behavior for a mature 28 year old woman. (Forget the fact that I woke up at 4 to make sure it was recording, and then stayed in bed for an hour at 7 waiting for the first kiss). What seemed even more acceptable was to share this event with other mature 20 something women. If everyone was watching and interested, then it couldn't possibly be silly or childish to be excited about this, right?

Anyway, I hosted a casual affair, and while I originally thought of making a British meal, when my friend Lisa offered to make so-good-you-won't-care-you-gained-five-pounds mac and cheese, I quickly accepted. And my friend Mandy brought strawberry margarita pie which was just as glorious as it sounds. So, I decided to be completely lazy and provide a beverage. My dad gave me an awesome juicer for Christmas, and I was looking through the recipes that came with it and decided to make Tropical Sangria. It was surprisingly delicious. It was very light, and sweet but not sugary. I think the canteloupe was the most interesting part. Though the flavor is recognizable, it is so unique to drink it instead of eat it.

• 1 bottle white wine -- mine was actually peach wine that my sister got me in Georgia. I liked the peach flavor so much that I think I would include peach juice if I ever made this again with other wine. 
• a few shots of brandy (this is optional, and I didn't include it since nobody was really interested in drinking too much)
• juice of 1/2 canteloupe
• juice of 1/2 orange (slice other half for garnish)
• juice of 1/2 apple (slice other half for garnish)

Combine ingredients in a pitcher and serve over ice.