A Dry Wedding?

Are they drinking Champagne, or apple cider? Dry weddings are often a point of contention. If the bride and groom want wine served with dinner, someone will undoubtedly speak up against the consumption of alcohol, and if the happy couple keeps it dry, it seems like someone else always has to stand up and threaten [...]

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Alternatives to Alcohol

Not every couple wants alcohol at their wedding. This may not be a good choice for your reception if you plan to have a lot of kids in attendance, have a personal aversion to alcohol, are under 21, or do not want to alcohol there for religious reasons. That doesn’t mean you can’t have a [...]

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Three Ways to Save Money on Wedding Alcohol

Most couples choose to have alcohol at their weddings, but depending on the size of your guest list and how much your friends and family members drink, this can turn out to be quite expensive. Here are the best ways to save money on the alcohol at your wedding:
~ Toast with sparkling cider. Most of [...]

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Special Champagne Flutes

The majority of your wedding party can sip from ordinary wine glasses but it is customary sometimes for the bride and groom to sip out of wedding flutes. These are wedding glasses that are thin at the bottom and bell fluted at the top and they have a designer stem. You can see examples of [...]

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Excellent Affordable Wedding Champagnes

When you are serving sparkling wine or champagne at a wedding it is probably not a good idea to serve the best of the best simply because not everyone at a wedding is a wine connoisseur. You can invest the money but that does not mean it will be appreciated. Avant Bride recommends a couple [...]

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Signature Vodka Cocktails for Your Wedding

Vodka is not a bad choice at all for a signature wedding cocktail simply because it is one of the less toxic of the alcohols that are available. SKYY Vodka has some really interesting vodka cocktail recipes on it’s website. Many are truly innovative and are sure to be unique while at the same time [...]

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Unique Toasting Flutes for your Reception

The cheapest option for toasting flutes for your wedding is to just go with a simple style. If you have some budget wiggle room, though, you might want to splurge on some of these styles:

Glitter Toasting Flutes
Drink to your first toast as husband and wife in grandeur. Shimmering crystal jewels encircle the silver base of [...]

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Wine Tasting at your Wedding

One of the hot new trends in weddings during 2008 and for 2009 has been sampling. Instead of one huge cake, brides are choosing cupcakes or dessert bars. Buffets are in style over plated meals. Even your cocktail hour can be about sampling. Consider a wine tasting!
Wineries are found in just about all regions of [...]

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Classic Champagne Cocktails

One of the most traditional of drinks to serve at any wedding is the classic champagne cocktail. These are drinks where champagne or sparkling wine offset other alcohol choices. The site “The Fifty Best Champagne Cocktails” has a great comprehensive list of contemporary champagne cocktails. However at the top of theist is the classic Bellini, [...]

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Choosing Wine for Your Wedding

According to Ken’s Wine Guide, you don’t have to pay a lot of money to serve the appropriate kinds of wine at your wedding. The key is to think about your guests and what they would prefer – whether it is a rose, red, white or dessert wine. It is also possible that your guests [...]

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