Doing a toast during the ceremony?

If it were me, I'd probably drink it while waiting for the ceremony to start, and ruin the intent of the toast.

You can't expect people to hold something for that long, especially a drink. Especially champagne

I wouldn't expect people to "save" the drink for your toast. It doesn't really seem like it would work out. You run the risk of people bumping into each other and spilling, not saving their beverage (whether on purpose or not), tipping drinks over (some people will put them on the ground) etc.

I know in most weddings I have my handbag in my lap, especially if it's outdoors. Having to hold a drink would kind of take away from my comfort level.

Your ceremony isn't long by any means, just having to hold things for more than a few minutes is annoying. Could you just do a nice toast before/during your meal?

ETA: I see something like this working in a VERY SMALL ceremony, perhaps to the point where someone could even pass out the drinks, but I wouldn't do this with more than like, 10 people.

I dont think most ppl would not drink it while holding it that entire time. all the ceremonies I've seen with drinks it was where the cocktail hour was kind of before the ceremony. I would say you could just have the drinks passed out at the end of the ceremony but that would add time and would be a big distraction.

I went to a wedding last year that did a toast in the ceremony space, but right after the officiant announced "Mr. & Mrs. Rogers!" As we started clapping servers carried trays of champagne to all of the guests as the bride & groom hugged their BP and parents real quick. Then they gave thanks to everyone, MOH, BM and FOB have speeches. It was a small intimate wedding and I loved it. We are trying to plan something similar.

Thanks for the input guys! Sorry for the delay response. I left my phone at work last night. It never occurred to me that people would drink the glass before hand lol. I think we will just skip a toast during the ceremony. That seems the easiest =)