£18 a glass for Champagne! Wtaf?

[Beenaroundabit]

Recently engaged and looking at early plans. First quote came in today, they want £18 a glass for Champagne - and quoted for 2 glasses per guest.

£35pp for canapes.

£10 per chair. What do they suggest we sit on otherwise?

£44 pp for a finger buffet, couple of sausage rolls and a sandwich.

Wtaf?!?

Elope. If I could go back in time I'd have zero guests.
(Or just get married without all that crap. Registry office and dinner in a restaurant/pub for whoever wants to go)

I've been married 14 years so I know things have changed but that's nuts!!!

Hire a village hall and DIY it.

Shop around. We got married last week.

had the ceremony at the registry office (£500) and hired a beautiful local champagne bar/entertainment venue for £1650 (with hot buffet and a welcome glass of Prosecco).

They quoted £5500 for the latter, if we had it formally as a wedding, so toast etc built in. I pushed to drop the pomp and strop it back.

As it happened the venue still set up all of our tables and decor etc within the cost.

It was a magical, perfect and budget friendly day.

Shop around and push for ‘non wedding’ quotes, if you’re happy to have a less formal celebration.

Wow! Where/what is the venue? £18 per glass of champagne makes it £108 a bottle which is up there with what a swanky mayfair restaurant would charge for their ‘house’ champagne. Are you looking at 5 star hotels or something?

But I would keep looking as there will be somewhere in between that level of a spendy and village hall or eloping (assuming that’s not what you’re after)