Corkage? - Wedding Forum

stack · #1 (**permalink**) 22-05-2002, 08:34 AM

Is anyone bringing their own wine champers etc?

are you getting charged corkage, i was thinking about it but unsure weither its worth the extra hassle.

Em · #2 (**permalink**) 22-05-2002, 08:38 AM

Yup we took all our own champagne and wine with us to the venue, coz the stuff they could provide us with was expensive and crap.

We got charged £8 per bottle for wine and £12 per bottle for champagne/sparkling. Which does seem like a lot of money - but we got all our booze from belgium (we have friends who work in the hotel business over there) and paid wholesale european prices - so we got fantastic wines and champagnes for less than the cheapest rubbish we could have ordered at our venue.

Emx

Dawnie · #3 (**permalink**) 22-05-2002, 08:41 AM

Yep, we did the same. Bought Perrier Jouet Champagne in bulk from France.

It was on special offer so we got it for about £9.00 per bottle. The hotel then charged us corkage of £10.00 per bottle making it a total of £19.00 per bottle.

To buy it in the hotel was just over £30.00 per bottle.

Much cheaper

Dawn

P.S Welcome back Em - how you feeling?

stack · #4 (**permalink**) 22-05-2002, 08:47 AM

cool my hotel has drink packages but its not a lot do you think it would be worth spoiling my day guests with extra drink.

Em · #5 (**permalink**) 22-05-2002, 08:51 AM

If you have got the budget and its something you would like to do, I'd say go for it. We provided drinks for all our guests all night, and it was definitely greatly appreciated.

Emx

Thanks Dawn - I'm feeling fine thanks - this is my 2nd day without morning sickness now, so fingers crossed its gone for good.

stack · #6 (**permalink**) 22-05-2002, 08:52 AM

how many weeks are you Em?

LizKis · #7 (**permalink**) 22-05-2002, 08:52 AM

We are getting all ours from France and the caterers are only charging us a one off corkage fee of £2.50 per person!!

Whooppeeee!!!!!!

stack · #8 (**permalink**) 22-05-2002, 08:53 AM

thats fab im away to email them now.

Em · #9 (**permalink**) 22-05-2002, 08:53 AM

Wow Liz - that is a great price, I wish we had been so lucky.

I'm 12 1/2 weeks now.

emx

Sam2906 · #10 (**permalink**) 22-05-2002, 08:55 AM

We got our wine from france and the reception venue are charging us £4 corkage per bottle. It works out about £6 per bottle and the cheapest house wine at the venue is £13 so it wors out alot cheaper for us!!

Have fun

Sam
xxx

LizKis · #11 (**permalink**) 22-05-2002, 08:58 AM

We are getting all ours from France and the caterers are only charging us a one off corkage fee of £2.50 per person!!

Whooppeeee!!!!!!

stack · #12 (**permalink**) 22-05-2002, 09:00 AM

wow Em are you starting to show yet? thats about 3 months ish?

Em · #13 (**permalink**) 22-05-2002, 09:02 AM

Not really, but my jeans do feel as though they are getting a little tighter around the waist - which is very depressing!

Emx

stack · #14 (**permalink**) 22-05-2002, 09:04 AM

oh no thats fab

i love babies.

phil says we have to wait

Em · #15 (**permalink**) 22-05-2002, 09:09 AM

Dan said we had to wait too.... but accidents will happen!

Emx

stack · #16 (**permalink**) 22-05-2002, 09:17 AM

I said that too Phil kiding on and he went on a huge rant on how that was dishonest and he wasnt sure he could be with me if i did that. i was sooo shocked and we were standing in the spice aisle in tesco.

i will never forget it.

oh well will have to do it the old fashioned way.

Lynne · #17 (**permalink**) 22-05-2002, 09:36 AM

we are getting our own too and the hotel is charging £3 a bottle corkage

J · #18 (**permalink**) 22-05-2002, 03:11 PM

We're getting our own booze (from France, more than likely), being charged £5 per bottle corkage for wine, £7.50 for champers.

Jx

Lo · #19 (**permalink**) 22-05-2002, 04:24 PM

Our hotel also charged £4 for wine and £7.50 corkage, and there are some GREAT savings on day trips to France at the moment!

Hmmm, champers, my fave