Champange Toast Alternative?

Maybe some sparkling apple juice? Or some other non alcoholic drink? That way people who don't want to drink at all can have something as well as people who don't want to buy drinks could have more than just water to toast with.

We are offering sparkling grape juice at our wedding. I don't drink and I know many others can't or choose not to drink so our venue offered that as an option.

People can toast with whatever they are drinking at the moment. However I’m a little confused as to what you mean by their “free drink”. Are your guests only allowed one drink for the entire night?

If you want a champagne toast, pay for the champagne. Otherwise, skip it.

I think you have to pay for this, it’s a winery guests are expecting free wine and beer all night long. Rethink the cash bar at a place known for wine.

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10000% agree. I'd be shocked if I went to a wedding at a winery and only the cocktail hour was hosted.

I think you should have a full open bar or wine/ beer all night. You can’t just have 1 hr of free alcohol AT a winery. I’d be shocked too if there wasn’t alcoholnat a winery

Why in the world would you have your wedding reception at a winery and then expect your guests to pay for their own drinks????

Ouch, the responses here are harsher than I expected! Hahaha. We are having free wine and beer for our 125 guests during cocktail hour. We will figure out the champagne toast. But we don’t have the kind of money to just allow expensive booze to flow free all night. That’s why we do provide it for all our guests complimentary, but not for as many drinks as they can possibly down, you know? Perhaps most people can afford that, but we aren’t quite that fortunate. We are trying to take care of our guests while also understanding we have a lot of other life expenses that don’t go on hold just because we are getting married. Thank you for the input everyone!! Lots to think about for sure.

View Quoted Comment Then why did you choose to have your wedding at a winery? Wrong location to not offer even the minimum of beer and wine.

We are only serving beer and wine at our cocktail/reception.

We are toasting with a sparkling wine and guests are toasting with whatever beer or wine of their choice. Ours could possibly be more laid back than yours but I don't think its a big deal either way. As long as there is alcohol throughout the reception, (especially with it being at a winery) I think you are all good. Just my two cents. Good luck!

We are serving wine and beer and soft drinks at our winery wedding. There will be toasts but no champagne. People can lift whatever glass they are holding at that time. We didn't want to pay extra for champagne since we would have to purchase it from the winery and it is pricey.

I wouldn't have them hold onto the same drink since few drinks would last that long at correct temperature (like warm beer, ew) maybe since it's a winery their wine toast would be cheaper than champagne? Or check to see if they have a corckage fee? For our venue it's actually cheaper to bring our own then use theirs and then we can be sure that we like the wine!
Hope this helps!!

View Quoted Comment I see what you’re saying as far as other life expenses...my FH and I bought a house that needs to be renovated, mortgage payments, among other things. However, we made it work for our wedding to have at least free wine, beer, and champagne. We have cut our spending on other things, really budgeted other things and have contemplated even getting a second job. I’ve been to weddings where I have to pay and they are a huge disappointment, just puts a damper on the night. We have 150 guests and we are making it work so that our guests have a great meal, a great time and great dancing! Those were non-negotiables for us. Just food for thought.