Toasting Glasses For Your Wedding

March 23, 2010 by  
Filed under Wedding Advice

toasting flutesWhen planning your wedding, don’t forget about the toast! The bride and groom will be expected to toast one another, and getting keepsake glasses for that toast can be a great idea. There are lots of options out there, from paint your own to charming pewter. There are even crystal glasses with a double horn and just one base – two vessels joined together, just like a married couple.

These glasses can be found all over, depending on what you’re looking for. Toasting glasses can be found in gift shops, novelty stores, and wedding supply outlets, and can also be special ordered from glassware companies. You can even hire an artist to make a set of unique toasting glasses for your wedding that no one else will ever have.

Champagne flutes can be made in glass, pewter, crystal, silver, or just ordinary plastic, depending on what you’re interested in getting. Consider personalizing ready bought glasses for a unique touch, especially if one or the other of you have artistic abilities. Just remember to allow plenty of time to practice before you touch your wedding toast glasses, and make sure that you know what you’re going to paint before you start.

Choose high quality paints meant for use on glass, as well. You can often find these in art supply stores. Some of these stores will even sell you the blank glasses, ready for painting. If you take the time to paint them carefully, these glasses will really be one of a kind! You can also have glass or metal glasses etched with your names, the wedding date, or images that are special to you as a couple. Engraving is another option.

If you’re not really crafty but you want to personalise the glasses yourself, consider gluing on small silk flowers, beads, and gems. Add a ribbon to the base and you’ll have some special, one-of-a-kind toasting glasses.

Of course, if you’re interested in something a little different from the standard champagne flute, you have plenty of other options. There are lots of excellent goblets available for themed weddings, for instance. Celtic designs are extremely popular, as are hearts and similar motifs. Choose matching dessert and appetiser plates if you’d like to start up your china collection, too. Some people even choose inexpensive printed plastic glasses as favors for the whole reception, or just the wedding party.

Your wedding toast glasses can add a little bit of personalisation to your reception and make your toasts even more special. They make a wonderful keepsake, whether you simply display them in honour of your special day, or use them on special occasions to remember your love for one another.

Take some time to investigate all the options available to help you make your wedding toast a truly unique one. There are so many different types and styles out there that there’s sure to be one for you as a couple. You just have to spend a little time looking!


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