Whether it happens in a Church, a Registry Office or a beach in Bali, the wedding day is a personal nirvana. The hopes of the future, of the happy couple and their families are expressed in the magic of the day and it is no wonder that champagne plays such an important part in so many weddings.
Having been around since 1995, Park Lane Champagne has been involved with a number of weddings over the years. We hope the bubbly has helped add magic to all those special days – and an element of fun as well as a good talking point among the guests!
Since taking our excellent champagne service online two years ago, we are amazed at the inventive uses relating to weddings that personalised champagne has been put to. Champagne has been used as a “meet me at the Church” groom gift, thank you presents for Best Man, Bridesmaids, Parents, etc. Mini bottles have made perfect wedding favours for each guest on each table. Bigger bottles have been used for after the event gifts to the newly Mr & Mrs by wedding guests or friends. All of this, in addition to champagne for the wedding breakfast or wedding feast after the nuptial knot has been tied!
We have had customers include photos, logos, entwined initials, design complete labels, specify pantone colour references, send an item of cloth for colour matching, and more… Traditional weddings are in the majority, but we are delighted to assist for the odd civil partnership as well – including one this morning – so good luck to you all!
So, because of this demand we have created a complete wedding section that we plan to build on as an online resource for our customers and prospective customers. As well as champagne, Park Lane Champagne also offers a select range of wines (and we can source others on request) so that all the liquor needs for the big day are covered.
And as one customer reported back recently this month, his sister was “so chuffed and surprised” with the personalised champagne for her wedding (60 bottles which had been organised as a complete surprise) that it drew out the first emotional weep, two days before the big day! And there were also good comments about both the personalised label and the quality of the bubbly from various guests…
Satisfied customers all round – now that’s what we always strive to acheive and it’s certainly what we like to hear!
A visit last week to Champagne, en route back from Burgundy (which is entirely another story), showed those very first new shoots and buds forming. Interestingly, the georgaphy of the region was underlined as the vineyards in Champagne were definitely three to five days behind those in Burgundy. The pictures of this new vineyard planting showe the virgin vines pushing through – not unlike scarlet asparagus spears!
Bruno Mignon in the centre of Epernay has hugely expanded his business, now producing over 1m bottles per year. His growth has been fuelled by massive demand from the French independet wine merchant fraternity. However, Bruno did post a reminder of how difficult things are at the moment. Grape prices and the sur latte trade have both seem big increases in prices but this is symptematic of everything in France – and perhaps elsewhere. Apparently the cost of flour has risen so sharply that baguettes are now 40% more expensive than twelve months ago and in France, that is a shocker!
more thought provoking note than usual.
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