Wedding & engagement planner
Plan the drinks around the moments people will actually remember.
Your Champagne and Gougères & savoury cheese puffs pairing is already part of this plan. Now work out timing, guest quantities, water, alcohol-free options and the rest of the menu.
Champagne pairing carried into your plan
Gougères & savoury cheese puffs · House-style brut
Non-vintage Brut or Blanc de Blancs. Keep this food-and-Champagne match at the centre of your menu, and plan water and alcohol-free choices alongside it.
Live party planner
Put some numbers around the night.
Change the guest count, duration and budget. We’ll turn that into a conservative stock estimate and a practical service shape for this kind of occasion.
2 bottles
Approx. six small glasses per 75cl bottle.
2 bottles
Approx. six 125ml glasses per 75cl bottle.
5
Individual bottles or cans in the suggested mix.
1 bottle
3 cocktail serves in the mix; base bottle estimate assumes roughly 50ml spirit per serve.
13 serves
Includes deliberate AF provision plus some extra choice for the whole group.
15L / 4kg
A practical minimum starting point; warm weather usually needs more.
The mix is tailored to a wedding / engagement and is meant as a starting point. Swap categories freely: fewer cocktails and more wine, more alcohol-free, or no fizz at all.
Turn the plan into a basket
You have the quantities. Now choose what fills them.
Choose the bottles, cans and alcohol-free options that match the quantities above, then keep them together in your Sipping Basket.
A shape that works
Give the evening a beginning, middle and finish.
Reception
One sparkling option, one easy alcohol-free drink and water make arrival service fast.
Meal
Use a short wine list that covers the food and broad guest tastes.
Toast & evening
Reserve the special fizz for the toast, then simplify again for the later party.
What matters most
Separate reception, table and toast quantities.
Prioritise fast service over a huge choice.
Give alcohol-free guests a drink that still feels celebratory.
Build the interesting bits
Take the plan into the rest of Sipping.
Return to Champagne & food
Revisit the pairing rationale and explore related cheeses or dishes.
ExploreChoose meal wines
Find broad-appeal bottles that suit the food and budget.
ExploreMatch the menu
Build the drinks around canapés, main courses, cheese and dessert.
ExploreChoose an evening cocktail
Add one simple signature serve if it fits the celebration.
ExploreHosting checklist
Make the practical bits disappear before guests arrive.
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