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Sorry I’ve been a bit behind on my posts, but I just got back from a trip to LA for some last-minute wedding-related errands, and I’ve got lots to share with you!
I thought I’d start by showing you our table numbers.
As you might recall from a previous post, one of the themes uniting our decor and paper goods is papercutting, an art form cherished in both the Chinese and Jewish cultures. One day, I thought to myself: “Self, wouldn’t it be cool to have papercut table numbers?” And myself said: “Yes, self, that would be cool. You are a genius.”
(This, by the way, is the insanity that develops during the last months of your wedding planning when you realize that no one wants to hear about your wedding anymore.)
I searched on Etsy, and discovered the amazing work of papercutdiecut. Her art pieces are so meticulous and detailed that it boggles my mind that they are done by hand. And while she is clearly well practiced in the ancient art of papercutting, she has an aesthetic that is modern and quirky — this is definitely not the papercutting you get on the streets of Shenzhen for a dollar.
I convo’d her, and she came up with a few beautiful designs for me to choose from. We ultimately settled on a design that is sort of rococo meets art nouveau, and within less than a month, she produced these amazing papercut numbers!
Aren’t they so delicate and lovely? I’m going to frame them in floating glass frames, and put a votive behind each frame so that the numbers will cast pretty shadows on the table.
All photos courtesy of papercutdiecut
I can’t recommend papercutdiecut more highly. Not only is her work exquisite, she is also the most responsive and honest of any Etsy seller I’ve worked with. When it turned out that the numbers took her less time to produce than she anticipated, she refunded a significant portion of my payment. When does THAT ever happen?!
Papercutdiecut can do table numbers and letters, as well as art pieces that would make great gifts for parents or an officiant.
How will you personalize your table numbers?
Those are really amazing! I love them—it’s such a neat idea, too!
Wow, what a neat and creative idea. I’ve never seen table numbers done like that, and they are fabulous!
Ahhhh those are amazing!!! I had no luck with papercutting vendors! So I changed my whole gameplan. Glad to see you did very well with it!!
I am in love– those are the most beautiful table numbers I’ve ever seen!
Like your invitations, these are just breathtaking! I can’t wait to see it all come together!
Those are absolutely amazing! I can’t believe she does that by hand! I do good to cut a straight line! lol
Those are so unique. This is the first time I have sene anything like it, I think you will wow your guests! 
Those are incredible. What a great idea and such a creative way to combine both of your cultures.
Those are fun and really unique!
I am going to make table numbers myself using family member’s wedding photos.
A brief history of who they are and how they fit in our family tree along with their photo and a table number will all be incorporated on the tripod of paper.
I thought of this as I was exploring my grandparent’s old photos and came across the best wedding photos from the past generations.
I am excited to include many of the people who can’t be there and introduce our families to each others in a unique way. I would like to think that if it’s primarily his family at a table it would be my family’s photo on the table.
Thanks for the fun idea.
Wow those are really gorgeous!
Have you thought of any way to re-use them once the wedding is over? Are any of the numbers significant to you that you could display them around your house? (ie. anniversary date?) There’s sooo nice it would be a shame to only use them for the one day.
I’m sort of speechless. That never happens. I think I may have just changed my entire table number game plan. Ooh I wonder if the Cricut would do this. Not that I have one…but I want one 
interesting…not that I could ever make mine look like hers, that is something to give a shot! OR perhaps I’ll give it to my (much more artistic) FI to try out.
Gorgeous! I can’t wait to see pictures of your full centerpiece.
Those are amazing! Such a unique idea, HC. And I am drooling over the butterfly piece….
Those are gorgeous!
We are using stacks of antique books as our centrepieces (with something added to them - not sure what quite yet). The books will also double as favours. And we’ll have one book standing up that will have the name of an author instead of a table number. FI and I are very much into reading and books so we thought this would kill 3 birds with one stone, plus look really romantic.
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Mrs. Hot Cocoa, Boston/Los Angeles Age and Occupation: 31, JD/PhD Student Fiance's Age and Occupation: 32, Medical Student Engagement Date: May 30, 2008 Wedding Date: March, 2009 Blogging Since: April, 2008 Venue: Ritz Carlton, Marina Del Rey About Me: I am a professional student by day and an amateur cupcake taster, bargain shopper, and wedding planner by night. I am obsessed with NPR, the Food Network, paper, dance shows, Anthropologie, post-structuralist theory, Weddingbee!, "The Office," and celebrity gossip. When not procrastinating from my dissertation, I spend time catering to Jellyby, our overly anxious shih tzu, and getting to know Mr. Hot Cocoa. We have only been dating for fifteen years, so it's like I'm in love with a stranger! From the East Coast, we are planning a Jewish-Chinese Extravaganza in L.A., where we both grew up.
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