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Champagne Wishes

Pop the cork and unleash a bubbly-themed bash

Nothing says celebration like popping open a bottle of bubbly. But the sparkling stuff wasn't always a toasting favorite. In fact, when a Benedictine monk named Dom Pérignon made wine in the 17th century, he was horrified to discover that the blends he and his fellow monks created had bubbles (which were considered a sign of bad winemaking). Dom Pérignon was actually desperate to fix the "mad wine," but (luckily for us) the fizzy stuff became a big hit with pleasure-loving French royals—and the bubbly we know and love was born.

Here, a Champagne-tower display really stacks up. "SoHo" Champagne flutes are filled with rosé Champagne. Flutes, from TriServe Party Rentals, NYC and Southampton, NY, triservepartyrentals.com.

Collect Champagne corks for this clever table-card holder. Create a slit across the top of the cork and insert a heavy-stock paper card. We printed our numbers on "Mi-teintes" French vellum-textured paper in orchid, $2 per sheet, from Canson, canson-us.com.

Put your Champagne on ice and, to make it display-worthy, surround the bowl with a bed of roses. 1995 Perrier Jouët Fleur de Champagne, $120 each, from adwusa.com. "Party Time" punch bowl, $45, from Crate & Barrel, crateandbarrel.com. Floral design, by Kim Hirst, michelleragoltd.com.

Toasting is a time-honored tradition in many cultures. The term toasting comes from the Roman custom of putting a piece of toast into the glass to tame the taste of the wine. The act of touching glasses began with ancient Greeks, who started the tradition as a sign of good faith—a clink of glasses splashed wine into each other's glass, thus proving that the beverage wasn't poisoned. Over the years, toasting with Champagne has evolved into a way to pay tribute to others and celebrate good fortune.

Send cheerful save-the-date cards. Gold-foil stamped lettering with watercolor Champagne glasses, by Dewdrop Designs, dewdropdesigns.co.uk.

Wrap a book of toasts with pretty "Mi-teintes" paper, $2 per sheet, from Canson, canson-us.com. Double-faced satin ribbon, from Mokuba, mokubany.com.

The centerpiece sits in an oversized Champagne glass filled with pink beads. Our centerpiece bursts with glass Champagne bubbles, stephanotis with pearl-pin centers, Mystique roses, and Majolica spray roses, $350, designed by Michelle Rago, Ltd., michelleragoltd.com.

The bouquet—a mini version of the centerpiece—contains sprays of glass champagne bubbles to make the flowers pop. Mystique roses, tuberose, white Majolica spray roses and miniature ivory rose sachets are tied together with French-wrapped champagne double-faced satin ribbon with glass buttons, $250, designed by Michelle Rago, Ltd., michelleragoltd.com

Treat guests to Champagne-flavored gumdrops, $7 per pound, from the Sweet Life. Acetate containers, $.44 each, from Glerup-Revere Company, glerup.com. Pink embroidery ribbon, from Mokuba, mokubany.com. We printed "Champagne Wishes" message on parchment paper, assortment package, $5 per pack, from The Ink Pad, theinkpad.com.

"Bubbly Bubbly" and "Champagne Cheers" confetti, $45 per pound, from partyconfetti.com. Tiny cards and envelopes, $7 for set of 20, by Hero Arts, heroarts.com; "Rollergraph" handle (to make envelope decorations), $5; stamp wheel, $6; "Color Box" ink pad in silver, $8, all available at The Ink Pad, theinkpadnyc.com.

Photographer: Dasha Wright

Dasha Wright

Photographer: Dasha Wright

: This content originally appeared in Modern Bride magazine. Prices and other information in this story were accurate at press time, but are subject to change. Please confirm details with individual designers and vendors.

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