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I am not sentimental. I personally don't think they are worth it, but if they are something you believe will make your day extra special, do it!
My MIL bought us toasting flutes – she thought it was important to have them…we didn’t. They are lovely and a little larger than regular champagne flutes (she bought them at Simon Pierce, so they are handmade and were $$$), but honestly – they are too tall to fit in the cabinet with the other champagne flutes, so they are in a box in our closet and have been since the wedding.
I like the idea of using them on our anniversary or other special occasion, but, meh, we’ll probably forget and just use our everyday glasses! ;-)
If you are sentimental and they are important to you – go for it! :)
mmmmmmmm, champagne!
thanks for the input, ladies! i never even thought about their size...some of them are rather tall, aren't they. and @gabriellelise, gorgeous photo!
Sorry - I don't have pics yet - but they are SO worth it. GET THEM!!!
I wasn't exactly sure if I wanted them or not, I thought they were one of those things that weren't 100% necessary.
We ended up walking past some at Macy's that FI liked - so we got them.
I'm SO glad we did. I loved drinking out of them and it made our table look extra special. I can't wait to see photos of them, etc!!
These are the ones we bought - Vera Wang With Love
http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=15207345
I'd file this under "no one will notice them but you." That said --- hey, you're the bride :)
I don't have pictures with me here at work but we got these toasting flutes from Things Remembered. They aren't fancy crystal or anything but they still cost way more than most champange glasses. I LOVED them and love now having them as a keepsake as well!
They also matched our cake cutting set and they all looked really nice together.
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I personally don't think they're worth it and won't get them on my own. That being said, if I receive them as a gift, I'll definitely use them.
My MIL gifted us with Waterford crystal toasting flutes.
Here's how they photographed during the toasts at our reception:
I LOVED having them, and I'm very pleased to have them as a sentimental memento of the wedding and to use whenever we have something to celebrate in the future. But that's easy for me to say since we didn't pay for them. I don't think I'd have lobbied for us springing for them ourselves.
As for the height, they are indeed too tall to fit in the cabinet, but that's why they come from Waterford in a lovely storage box. Once we purchase a nice china cabinet to display our wedding china, they will go on display in there, and I expect they'll look gorgeous in among the plates and bowls and crystal candlesticks.
I bought mine from CB2.com for $5 each. They were etched and fabulous. We tied some ribbon and flowers around them and they turned out great. I still have them, and they are still special to me, but I saved LOTS!
we had cute kate spade toasting glasses - and never used them at the reception! well... we had them but we didn't use them for the actual toasting and thus weren't in any photos! It didn't really bother me. I could have done without.
@meghanV - LOL! that is a lot of this wedding stuff, isn't it?
@littlestbirds, beautiful photos. those are actaully the flutes i was considering!
@futurekmm, i love that yours were engraved! so sweet.
@larabee, that's a fantastic find!
thanks for the photos and advice, ladies! i think it's my adoration of champagne that has me in lvoe with flutes.
Ooh! I'm so torn on this! SO had toasting flutes for his last wedding, and isn't too keen on the idea of them this time around. We have a ridiculous amount of stemware, and he keeps pointing out that the last thing we need is more. lol! I get it, but I think I'm going to cave and do something special, because I'm a sentimental gal!
@LittlestBirds: Yours are beautiful!
We arent having a champagne toast just a "whatever you have in hand toast" so for us they don't even make sense. Not having a champagne toast is a cost savings.
If I really wanted I could bring two of our glasses we registered for. They are nice lenox.
@lefeymw that's not a half bad idea...i've registered for crystal stemware so i could just use those! just as special, and maybe more so b/c whenever we bust out our fine china/crystal ii will remeber holding the flutes on the wedding day :)
I don't have a picture of ours uploaded, but my grandmother got ours and they're really lovely because they have our names and our wedding date engraved on them!
I dont have my pictures back yet, but i think it is worth every bit! Ours were "Park Avenue" flutes from Things remembered!
We just went for a cheap (but nice) set at BB&B. I think we paid like $30 for a set of 4. Worked perfect, looked great in pictures, but doesn't cost a fortune that is now sitting in a box.
We were going to skip out on a lot of wedding traditions, like toasting flutes, cake cutting, etc.
My mom begged me to let her buy us some fancy toasting flutes but I didn't want her spending any more money.
In the end, she offered us the champagne goblets from her own wedding and I'm glad we used them. Especially considering that I have a full one in my hand in pretty much every picture. LOL!!
They do make for some nice pictures so for that reason alone, I say get 'em.
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@theresa, those are beautiful, and meaningful. and i think you're allowed a free pass for champagne consumption on your wedding day :)
You could register for a set, and if someone buys them for you at a shower, you can use them. Otherwise, just use the ones provided by your venue. We have some gorgeous Kate Spade ones, but that's only b/c my sister bought them for us as an engagement gift.
My sister (also my MOH) bought me a set from Things Remembered with our names and the date engraved in them. We have them on display with our unity sand vessel and cake topper now and I am so happy I have them. We were eying some Waterford ones at Macy's too but decided it was too much money.
Personally, special toasting glasses are something I could do without. I think everyone's pictures are pretty, though, and I LOVE the idea of using heirlooms - how lovely, Theresa!
i didn't think they were worth it and probably wouldn't have had them if someone hadn't gifted us some TR engraved ones at our engagement party. my mom did make me register for nice crystal ones though because she said some people really like to give the toasting flutes. i removed them though when we got the engraved ones. they do make for nice pics, even though i personally thought they were a teensy bit cheesy.
We are either going to use one of our parents sets or we are going to buy some simple ones and use those in our Love Box thing we are doing right after the wedding.
@ANDY113 what an amazing cake!! it's glorious! i just want to dive right in!
We didn't get any and we didn't miss them! But, if you like to have wine or champagne often at home, it might be fun to break them out and be reminded of your wedding :-). We don't really ever drink at home, so it would have been a waste for us!
Eh, I got a heart-shaped set of flutes for free from Crate & Barrel for registering with them. I think I'll just use those! What makes a pair of flutes "toasting" flutes?
ours were generously gifted to us by my great aunt, they were waterford love & romance, seen here:
http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=183420&PseudoCat=se-xx-xx-xx.esn_results
I fell in love with these etched glass champagne flutes that I found at Anthropologie, so I'm using them for my wedding. I think they're really pretty and different and they were only $12 a piece!
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@alloy1028: I have those same toasting flutes! They are sooo cute and I love that they have a vintage flair to them. Can't wait to use them!!
I got engraved flutes for free from registering at a specialty store that engraves a lot of glassware. It's kind of local to Cincinnati, but they have a website so I guess anyone could use them. Sterling Cut Glass. The champagne flutes were really pretty and have our names and the date on them. They fit in our very small cabinet and we'll use them for special occasions!
@oracle! We are toasting flute twins! The Vera Wang "With Love" collection by waterford. We also bought the matching cake knife set, macys.com, free shipping and 15% off!
We're using these, I thought they were fitting for a beach wedding. (And I couldn't imagine paying an arm and a leg for Waterford crystal or the like; I'd probably break it!)
http://www.tommybahama.com/TBG/Home/Glassware_and_Bar/PRD_TH30082/Etched+Palm+Champagne+Glass.jsp
When my sister and BIL got engaged in 1999 my brother and I bought them champagne flutes from Waterford Crystal - our dad is from a town in Ireland that has a Waterford suite named after it - so we bought those flutes and they used them in their wedding. My brother and SIL used the flutes in their wedding last year and DH and I used the flutes in our wedding this year. They were expensive (for a pretty broke recent college grad - me - and a campaign working - brother) but they've become a nice sentimental feature in our special occasions. Maybe someday my sister's children will use them!
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Perhaps see what you can find at flea markets/second hand shops. I often find nice flutes (but only 1 or 2). That way you have the nice pictures without the price.
Though @alloy1028 found gorgeous ones!
I believe they are worth it especially if you love champagne like we do. And if not, they are always lovely to use on Valentine's Day, you anniversary, births, and other celebrations. They can also be handed down to family or given to friends with a meaningful and lovely story attached... Freinds thought they were imporant enough that we received 3 sets!
And if you are interested, I have two different sets of Waterford flutes available for sale at $120.00. They are the millenium editiona, I Love Waterford, with hearts etched in glass, and Health.
Feel free to contact me if you are interested. Memocean 206-890-5846
I believe they are worth it especially if you love champagne like we do. And if not, they are always lovely to use on Valentine's Day, you anniversary, births, and other celebrations. They can also be handed down to family or given to friends with a meaningful and lovely story attached... Freinds thought they were imporant enough that we received 3 sets!
And if you are interested, I have two different sets of Waterford flutes available for sale at $120.00. They are the millenium editiona, I Love Waterford, with hearts etched in glass, and Health.
Feel free to contact me if you are interested. Memocean 206-890-5846
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Hi Hive!
I'm trying to decide if FI and I should spring for crystal toasting flutes, like Waterford. I am sentimental and would probably appreciate having them, but I'm more interested in how they photograph at the reception.
In Mrs. Cheeseburger's "Favorite Things" post, I saw a great shot of her head table and toasting flutes, so I'd like to request some more photos!
If you have a picture of you using your flutes at your reception, or of your flutes in some other capacity, please post!
And if you have an opinion on the matter of toasting flutes, one way or another, that is welcome as well!
Thanks!