17 July 2025 Castille ALMA

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CHAMPAGNE TOWER UNDER THE STARS

How to create a wow moment at your wedding party

When bubbles meet magic

There are wedding moments that truly stand out. Moments that light up the night, make your guests cheer, and become unforgettable in your memories and your photos. A champagne tower under the stars is one of them. Stylish, playful, timeless. It’s a simple gesture that can become a true showstopper — if you plan it right.

By Castille Alma, destination wedding photographer in France and wherever your love takes you.

TIMING
IS EVERYTHING

When is the best time to pour your champagne tower? Not right after dessert. Not during your first dance. The perfect moment? Just after sunset, when the sky turns dark blue and the fairy lights start glowing. Everyone is still outside, enjoying the evening breeze, glasses in hand, emotions still high from the speeches.

This is when you surprise them. And this is when I capture magic.

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HOW TO MAKE IT CINEMATIC

To turn your champagne tower into a wow moment, think like a director:

  • The setting: outdoors, under fairy lights, on a stable table with a dark background to make the bubbles sparkle.

  • The lighting: warm and soft, from strings of lights or a subtle spotlight — just enough to highlight the scene.

  • The performance: one of you walks in with the bottle, guests cheer, the champagne overflows into the glasses… it’s festive, chaotic, beautiful.

Pro tip: announce it with a little speech or music cue. It builds anticipation. And it makes the photos 10x better.

WHY IT LOOKS SO GOOD IN PHOTOS

Because it’s all about emotion, motion and glow. Champagne towers are never static. There’s cheering, movement, light dancing on the glasses. And at night, that glow becomes electric.

As your photographer, this is one of those scenes I love: spontaneous, joyful and full of life. Don’t worry about being perfect — let the champagne flow. The energy is what counts.

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