Champagne toast?

crose29

Is it necessary to have a champagne toast? We are trying to cut costs and ordering a bunch of champagne glasses is adding quite a bit. We thought maybe the DJ could just announce to everyone to raise their glasses and toast the Bride and Groom and that could be just whatever they are already drinking. Any thoughts?

SaraAndrew2010

Totally not necessary.  A lot of people don't even like Champagne and a ton of it will go to waste if you give everyone Champagne.  It's perfectly fine to skip the Champagne and have everyone raise a glass of whatever they are drinking.

naomikb

Nope, a champagne toast isn't necessary.  At the weddings I've been to they aren't even that common.  For our wedding the packages includes a champagne toast for the head table only -- the rest of the guests will use whatever is in their glass at their table.

If the glasses and/or champagne are too pricey, skip it and people will use their own glass/drink.  No one will care or notice.

golden1215

We didn't have one.  Waste of money in my book and like PP said, lots of people dont even like champagne.

crose29

Thanks everyone! I never really thought about it until I went to the rental place and needed to cut costs somewhere so now I know I can cut that out.

Pirata13

We bypassed this as well. Friends got the BP drinks when we were almost there so everyone had a drink at the table. The parents & BP were announced, H & I did our first dance, cut the cake, and the BM did his toast. So everyone was able to stay seated and be ready for the toast since drinks were already there. Like a PP said, a lot of people don't like champagne anyway, so save yourself the trouble and money, just toast with what everyone's drinking!

amcmahon4020

Not a single wedding I have been to has included a champagne toast, so I wouldn't worry too much about not including it in your wedding!

As long as glasses are full, the liquid inside doesn't really matter to most folks! It's a great place to save some money!

sb9411

People can toast with whatever drink they have, including water! Champagne toasts are not necessary, they are very nice though :-)