Hiring a magician at a Champagne reception is a great way to create atmosphere early on in the evening. A close-up magician can create wonder and amazement right at the start of your event whilst guests are still finding their feet, meeting people and experiencing the environment. This is a perfect time to positively impact their experience of you event. The picture above is from a Champagne reception in the Gherkin, I performed Close-up Magic here for around 45 minutes, as you can imagine the view a amazing and so it was one of my favourite experiences of performing close-up magic at a Champagne reception in London.