Wines for the Wedding: How (and How Much) to Choose

4.Make choosing fun: Selecting wines and champagne for your wedding should be fun. Throw a wine-tasting party and invite the bridesmaids and groomsmen. Or have a family-only tasting fete. Decide how much you want to spend first, then choose several bottles all in the same price range. Put them in brown bags and number them, then taste away. You'll know which one's the winner because it will be the first bottle finished!

5.Remember, too much is just enough: When it comes to wedding wine, it's better to have too much than too little. Your average wine bottle will yield four to six glasses. We suggest allowing for half a bottle per person, even if that sounds like a lot. Some guests will drink that much; most won't. But since you can't determine ahead of time which wine they'll drink -- white, red or champagne -- you want to be sure you have plenty of each.

6.Limit automatic refills: Ask your waiters not to refill wine glasses, especially toward the end of the reception, without asking guests if they would like some more first. That way, you'll limit wasted wine sitting untouched on tables.