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When it comes to tables at the reception, we have three choices on shape. Round, square, or rectangular. I asked Mr. Fondue which he liked the best off the top of his head, and he said round. This is the most common, for sure. But I keep finding pictures of square and rectangular tables that I love.

We’re still waiting to hear from our venue about what our table options are (like, how many of each shape they have, their sizes, etc.) and then we have to price linens based on that, so this may all be a “moo” point (sorry, had to throw the Friends reference in). But I’m going to provide pictures anyway.

Check out this gorgeous square table for eight.

Source: photo by Liz Banfield via The Bride’s Cafe

Here’s another gorgeous square set-up:

Source: theunbride.com

I like this, but it would pretty much eliminate all our plans for escort cards. If we were to do rectangular tables, we’d have sections that seat 16 each (8 on each side of the table).

Source: photo by Jessica Johnston via The Brooklyn Bride

Something more like this (except this wedding had over 300 guests!):

Source: Elizabeth Anne Designs

And, of course, the classic round.

Source: Jasmine Star

Or I suppose we could do a mixture of round and square, though I may be a little too OCD for this.

Source: The Knot

I also like the idea of something like this for the cake table, perhaps.

Source: PDXDFWbride on The Knot

What table shapes are you having at your reception and why did you pick that particular shape?