Wedding reception question! I am thinking of just doing champagne for the toast for just the head table only..

Question

The place we are having our reception at charges 23 dollars for their cheapest champagne. I know when I am at weddings no one even drinks the champagne, I have and usually others just toast with the drink they have. Would it be ok you think you just do a higher grade champagne for just the head table instead of all 130 guests? Is that unusual to do? It would just be nice to save a couple hundred dollars on something that people probably won't drink anyways..........

Thanks!

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Answer 1

well, honestly, if i were a guest at your wedding i would be like "what the h**l where is my champagne?!"

its your wedding and if that what you want to do, then do it.  but you can save money on other things rather than not giving a champagne toast to your guests.

Answer 2

No, then just skip the champagne altogether.

Have red and white wine at the tables, so everyone can toast with that, or with drinks they got from the bar.

Answer 3

I always drink champagne! Ive never seen people turn down champagne, so I dont know where youre coming from on that. If that logic were true, why would you waste money on the head table if they wont drink it? I think its very rude to provide something for the head table, but not the other guests.

Serve the champagne to everyone. Or, serve it to no one and just let the head table toast with whatever drink they have, like your other guests. Treat everyone equally.

Answer 4

That is perfectly fine.

Its done a lot...

At most of the wedding I have been to since it was cheaper wedding the bride and groom only had the champagne and no one complained.

Also there are places like ourweddingday.com or weddingchannel.com i think that have ideas on how to save and things like that with tons of ideas for free.

Good luck on your wedding. Have fun.

Answer 5

I've been to weddings where they mix apple juice with sprite to make 'non-alcoholic' champagne...

You could also have apple cider for everyone else in the toast....

The venue doesn't allow you to bring your own "cheaper" champagne?

They have some really (big) inexpensive ones at Sam's Club (You are allowed by law to get alcohol there without a membership, just ask to speak with a manager if they give you any problems- I used to be a supervisor there, not many people 'know' about this policy/law)

Answer 6

It's done all the time--you toast with whatever you have in your glass.  I've even seen where the champagne is served only to the bride, groom, best man and maid of honor--which is just a bottle.  That's what my brother and his wife did, and no one thought anything of it.  That's a great way for you to save some significant money, and won't really affect your reception at all.  Smart thinking and best wishes to you!

Answer 7

Just have the DJ or emcee announce "the toast is going to be in 10 minutes, if you don't have one already, please go to the bar for a beverage for the toast".  That way everyone is aware and has a chance to get a drink for the toast.

It is very normal for the head table to be served while guests get on line at the bar so if you have champagne and your guests have other adult beverages available it wouldn't be weird.

Answer 8

I think that is a fairly common thing to do. You should be fine. Congrats!

Answer 9

I would say not to have a toast at all then. Not really necessary anyway.

Answer 10

Do what you have to do, you will never please everyone. But myself, I love to toast with the champagne, it never goes to waste on my watch.

Answer 11

I've heard of it being done. But I think that sparkling white wine(it's WAY cheaper than champagne!) for everyone, with champagne for the head table only, is a classier way to go. You can even include sparkling apple cider for those who don't drink alcohol. That way, everyone gets to toast with something bubbly!

Answer 12

I think it is fine. An alternative is to use non-alcoholic champagne (sparkling wine) for the guests. Maybe the place where you are holding the reception will let you bring it to the venue (because it's not alcohol it probably wont burden their liquor licences).

Good luck.

Answer 13

No, I think that's unfair that only one person at each table gets to drink champagne while the rest of the guests miss out. It's playing favourites. If you buy a few bottles of the $23 champagne you could instruct the waiters to only fill the guests glasses 1/4 of the way so that is spreads around further. If you can't afford to give some to everyone, I'd give it to no one. Guests are fine to just use the drink that they already have for the toasts- champagne isn't essential.