Since, as I have mentioned before, Mr. Hum and I are full blown geeks, there are a number of elements to the wedding that are on the geeky side.
The very first geeky project that we started working on way back in the fall was the video game themed table signs and escort cards. We don’t have a hard and fast rule about where people are supposed to sit at the wedding, so we figured these would suffice and that as long as people knew which table they were assigned to, it would be okay.
The design process on these babies was pretty grueling for Mr. Hum (I stake no claim over the art stuff, that’s all him) because we got the silly little idea that each person attending the wedding would have a different video game character on their escort card, as well as a blurb on the back, explaining who his or her character was and what they did in their game.
In theory, this is an awesome idea. In practice, finding the art and information for 77 table cards is a gigantic pain in the ass.
But Mr. Hum is a toughie and once he sets his mind on something, he has to finish it. So the guy scoured every inch of the internet for pictures, he lived on wikipedia and he stayed up until 3 in the morning printing them but he finished them this week and they rock! Check it out!
The cards en masse. I know this picture is really small but it was the only way I could fit them all into one shot!
A shot from behind of all the card blurbs.
However, since taking huge shots of them made it a little difficult to see everything, I broke the cards down by table to make the detail a little easier to see. Plus I paired them with the table signs (which still need to be cut down to size) for the full effect. Onward to the tables!
The Doom Table. We put a lot of our younger friends at this table since we figured they were more likely to get it.
The Guitar Hero Table. Mr. Hum’s cousins are musically inclined/love this game so we made sure they were sitting here.
The Pacman Table. Mr. Hum’s dad and stepmum requested this table specifically because they said it was the only video game they knew.
The Super Mario Table. Again, we decided to put Mr. Hum’s aunts and uncles at a classic video game table since they were more likely to recognize it.
The Street Fighter Table. My friend John specifically requested this table because he used to play this game as a kid.
The Legend of Zelda Table. The Zelda one was tricky because there are so many different Zelda titles so we kind of mixed them up a bit. We made sure however to give Link to my younger cousin Jeffrey.
The Viva Pinata Table. We were kind of back and forth on whether or not to include this game, but the colours sold us on it.
The Alice Table. Our young downtown hipster friends are sitting at this table.
The Warcraft Table. Because Mr. Hum and I are gamers, we had to include this one.
And finally, the head table, The Halo Table. Mr. Hum and I are Master Chief and Cortana!
And as an extra geektastic treat, while I was punching out and folding all of our cards (Mr. Hum did the hard design work, so I did the menial labour), I hung out with a cute little dude I picked up at the very awesome Silver Snail - Yoshi!
I always play Yoshi in the Super Mario games so when I saw this little guy, I had to pick him up.
Anyway, now that we’re finally done, I want to hear from all you other folks out there in wedding land - what did you do when it came to your table signs and escort cards? Share your creativity!
*Please excuse the ghetto looking white blobs over people’s names as I had to do that for privacy’s sake.*
i love them! go ben! My favorites are definitely the 8-bit pac-man ones. I am sure they will be a great conversation piece at the reception.
Thanks Miss Pineapple!
Hmm, it does seem we don’t have a closeup of the WoW table or the Alice table. Our bad! We’ve just been working so hard leading up to the big day…
Man.
This is too cool. Too damn cool.
these are fabulous! you can tell how much time and effort was put into them and it paid off in spades. i had to show this post to my boy and he said “good job”, too!
we’re finished up our table cards and still have to finish our escort cards (we’re just listing the table # on the tag of each person’s favor). we went “table numbers = years old” route with a photo of each of us at that age.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/deannastaffo/2488914009/in/set-72157604572786153/
not nearly as cool as yours.
These are awe-inspiring! I would love to be a guest at your wedding - very unique and fun! I’m having visions of you and your new husband making your grand entrance into the party to the Mario Brother’s theme song… aaaand now I’m gonna have that stuck in my head all day.
Haha, this post brought the boys out! I knew that the Misters were secret weddingbee readers 
so fun! i bet everyone is going to be reminiscing at their tables! love it
This is perfect!! Its the personal touch that everyone should add to there wedding!!!
OMG! I love that idea. How did you get all those pictures so nice and clean?
We are doing table names after our favorite hockey team, but we are also including our furbabies in the pictures.
where is the WoW table? I know my FI and his friends would want to sit @ that table for sure!
Miss Hummingbird, I LOVE your table signs and escort cards. I showed them to my boy and of course he loved them even more. Yoshi is my favorite Nintendo character. I have Yoshi’s Island for my DS.
I love your escort cards. I’d totally want the Toad card; he’s my favorite! I wanted to do video game couples for our table names, but my FI vetoed it. 
We still have yet to decide.
Dang! I left two pictures out. Mrs. Bee or Mr. Bee, can you fix this? I’ve amended the source post and put the missing pics in now.
These are amazing! I’ve also given the job of coming up with table names and themes to the FI. He likes the video game idea, but really likes the idea of major league baseball teams.
Oh. My. God. That’s all I have to say. You are both so awesome I can’t handle it. Dang.
Those are awesome!
MASS KUDOS to Mr. Hum! So creative and I think your guest will really apreciate and enjoy those
P.S. My sister and I weren’t allow to play video games growing up - my mom said she didn’t want up spending any MORE time infront of the TV, tear So I have NO idea about video games except Pac Man and soooome Mario Bros (from friends). Anyway the Viva Pinata table a light went on b/c a year ago my sister and I were getting ready in our hotel room one morning and the ONLY thing on was this cartoon about Pinatas - NOOOOOWWW I reallize it’s a video game.
that’s super cute and unique!
where did you get the lil stands for the table cards?
Awesome! You guys did a fantastic job!
PS - love Yoshi, I’m always him too! He’s the best at Mario Kart
Woohoo! The boys came out for this post!
@vee: The stands are courtesy of Ikea and are about a dollar a piece. :)@Laura: The lovely Mrs. Bee fixed my post so you should be able to see the missing tables (Alice and WoW) now.
Those are AWESOME (I can’t wait to show Mr. luna!). For us, we’re doing something similar in that we’re “casting” each of our guests in a different Shakespeare play (one play per table) but I’m completely stumped as to how to make this graphically as interesting as you have!
Good job Mr Hum! They’ll make great conversation starters and fun souveniers. 
Even this non-gamer can appreciate them— especially the character info for the uninitiated. You can seat me & Miss Pineapple at the PONG table when we crash…I’ll be “Lefthand Paddle” and she can be the right one… hehe.
Mr. GT insists we throw our tea theme out the window and do EXACTLY this. THANKS SO MUCH.
Awesome! Where DID he get all the images? that would’ve been grueling! good job!
We’re actually doing the exact same thing, but with cartoons! I feel your pain putting these together. I spent DAYS on the internet looking for just the perfect picture of Optimus Prime. =) Yours look great!
Hipster? Moi? Just because I wear tight pants and go to art shows….aw crap I am a hipster.
SWEET! i get to be the cheshire cat!
they look awesome! damn you ben for having more talent in your pinky finger than any human being!
@ silly in philly
I love your table numbers - ours are going to be similar because FI’s mom has those oval photos of him from 0 to 11 already arranged in a frame. However are you nervous that it will be hard to see the number or the photo? I was going to put our pics in b&w on each side and the number in bright green on the side or bottom on both sides.
Wow, good to see such a great response from everyone. It definitely was hard work, and required a huge amount of Google image searching (which is dangerous when you put in things like Princess Toadstool. The internet is weird)
Another little detail I should point out, even though you can’t see it in the pictures, are the little circles in the corner of the table signs. Inside each of those circles are little icons or images from the corresponding game, so the Mario table has little powerups in the circles, and the Zelda table has a heart container, etc.
If I regain my energy, I’ll probably put together a post next week about how to use layers and effects in Photoshop to make something like this with a minimum of fuss.
And Ms. Green Tea, I’m sorry.
I’ve played all of those games except for WoW. I think I’d want to sit at the Zelda table the most (though not with the Linebeck card).. You got heart container! But the viva pinatas are adorable! I love that game.
Those are AWESOME!
Well done!
Makes me want to get out Battlefront II to play with my dear husband. We usually play Rebel side because I don’t like shooting Wookies.
Love, love, love them!!! (and thanks for adding the WoW-pic, FI just introduced me to it two months ago, and I’m mildly obsessed
HA! You guys rock on so many levels. Methinks my fellow must also view these. He will giggle, and it will be cute.
Love these!! Fabulous.
Our first date was a local production of West Side Story, so I’m thinking of doing table names for shows we’ve seen together. Our table would be “Romeo & Juliet”. I don’t have the amnt of tables, yet, so we’ll see if we have to go beyond plays into things like ACL table. (This would be great for us in Austin!) What do you think? Too obvious? Would my relatives freak if they are seated at the “Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” table, HAHAHAHAHA
That is TOO COOL! My boyfriend would love this idea!
I’m also YOSHI all the time and my b/f bought me that same little statue(?). I love YOSHI!
Squeek-squeekum (my very best, Yoshi impersonation!).
awwww…..i love all your cool, geeky, video game stuff!
isn’t it awesome to find someone who understands you even if you’re not mainstream?
(having a moment here……)
I absolutely love that you are staying true to yourselves and the relationship in planning this wedding. When I first starting thinking about weddings, I thought I wanted my wedding theme to be “wedding.” But as I continued to think about details, I realized that I really did want to pay homage to our relationship and ourselves in the choices.
I love how you made each place card individual characters from the particular games - great creative touch!
This is one of the coolest ideas eva! I told my FI about your place cards and his response was, “did they make a WoW table”? He thinks you two are genius and loves the idea. I agree.
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Mrs. Hummingbird, Toronto
Age and Occupation: 25, Publishing Coordinator
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Videogame Designer/Cartoonist
Engagement Date: May 4, 2007
Wedding Date: June 28, 2008
Blogging Since: September 18, 2007
Venue: A garden wedding followed by a tented reception on Mr. Hummingbird's father's property.
About Me: I’m a pop culture loving, vintage obsessed foodie living in Canada’s biggest city with my fantastic fiancé and our lovable fluffy cat Bettie. I’m stoked to marry my best friend and to throw what I hope will be
the most fun and colourful party of our lives.
Where is the WoW table??? I was looking forward to little Tauren and Draenei icons…