I'm serving both wine and champagne at my wedding and can't afford both wineglasses and champagne glasses from a rental company. There is going to be champagne bottles at every table, the wine you get from the bartender.
Can a wine glass work for both (in an etiquette sense)? Or is there another multipurpose glass that would work for both? Would it be smarter to just have champagne glasses?
Any suggestions or advice would be helpful.
2007-07-01 08:29:50 · 3 answers · asked by Tessa 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
I won't tell anyone! It should be fine and congratulations! :)
2007-07-01 08:36:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Ahem... tell your guests on their invitations to please bring the glass of their choosing when the attend your reception... wine or champagne!!!
OOOOOOOOOOOh.. ALRIGHT... I was JUST KIDDING!!!
Honestly, a wine glass will serve double-duty just fine, even if the guest wishes to drink WATER from it. Champagne glasses are more "special duty" glasses, kind of like brandy-snifter glasses, but wine glasses are perfect for multi-tasking.
If your guests get upset that you have the "incorrect" glasses, there are two things for you to remember:
1- you will likely never see these people again in your lives, especially if they are the ones who get SO upset at the "wrong" glasses issue!
2- they are your GUESTS... and as such, they are there to celebrate your wonderful day with you. If they cannot "swallow" their liquor in whatever glass you choose for them, they are NO FRIENDS of yours.
Oh.. and 3- you cannot control what THEY think, only what YOU think/do. If they are so upset about wrong glassware, it is THEIR problem not yours. Besides, as guests, if they are "polite" guests, they should know that certain things are to be "politely overlooked"... and this is one of them.
Otherwise, spend your time, money, and efforts planning and enjoying your wonderful wedding day, and if everyone is having a great time, like you, they should forget ALL about any "improper" service-ware!
Have a great day and a wonderful long loving life together!!!
2007-07-01 09:31:23 · answer #2 · answered by wyomugs 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The coupe, or saucer-shaped glass, that you often see used for champagne, is not properly designed for enjoying that drink anyway; whereas the tall, tulip-shaped flute is specifically designed to enhance the flow of bubbles to the crown and concentrate the aromas of the champagne.
If you can only afford one wine glass, get the white wine tulip glass instead of the squat red wine "balloon" glass. It will be just fine for champagne. The only ones who might look askance are those who order red wine, but I doubt they'll complain. http://www.acemart.com/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=C2-6-2-2
2007-07-01 08:57:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋