Sabrage and the ceremony of the loving cup
Sabrage (opening a bottle of champagne with a sabre) is a time honoured art and tradition started by Calvary officers in Napoleon’s army.
The tradition goes particularly well at the moment before the cutting of the wedding cake by the bride and groom. The master of ceremonies will call for order whilst the bride and groom Sabrage a bottle of champagne together.
The secret is to hit the champagne cork with the sabre at the right angle and with the right degree of force in order to send the cork spectacularly flying through the air. Ken is an Officer Maître sabreur of the Order of the Golden Sabre – La Confrérie du Sabre d’Or – to make sure that all goes well.)
Once the bottle is opened, the champagne is poured into the loving cup. The sabre can be used to make the initial cut into the wedding cake by the bride and groom during which time they make a wish together as man and wife. Sabrage is a rare shill and an exciting element to add to your wedding breakfast.
Coupled with sabrage can be the ceremony of the loving cup. The ceremony of the Loving Cup at weddings dates back to the 15th century. Today however, drinking from the loving cup symbolises the love that the bride and groom share for each other by drinking together from the same cup. It also marks the coming together of two families.