Picture This: There’s an hour to go at your wedding and you’ve invested $2,000 or more in Dom Perignon for your champagne toast, right before you cut the cake. The wait staff proudly pours your pricey bubbly, passes it around from guest to guest, your best man makes an awesome toast, your guests take a sip and leave most of your Dom in half-filled glasses on the tables!!!!!! Hundreds of dollar’s worth of fabulous vintage champagne from France warming in the glass...soon to swept away into the kitchen and poured down the drain. At least we hope so, but you can be assured that at some catering facilities the staff may enjoy a few quick chugs before the boss comes around (not my firm of course). In my opinion, this is a huge waste of money...and I’ve seen this happen more than once.
First of all, if you’re going to toast with Dom, do it early in your reception when guests are still in the mood to drink it. By the time the party winds down, most are thinking of DUI’s, their waist lines, the possibility of a hangover and what time they need to get up the next day. Of course, by serving the Dom early, you will need more of it for guests who wish refills...and they will...but if you can afford over $100 for a bottle of champagne to serve six guests, then what’s a few more bottles?
For more conservative brides who are saving money for their honeymoon or a home, simple sparkling wine will do. Many caterers include an inexpensive sparkler in their beverage service. There are some decent sparkling wines that are available that won’t break the bank. My advice, unless you have deep pockets, stick to cost-saving sparklers for your toast.
Or, if you’re lucky, perhaps your rich Uncle Louie will give you two cases of Dom as your wedding gift!!!! Salut!!!!
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