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Mrs. Stiletto, Chicago Age and Occupation: 26, Non-Profit/Fundraising Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Engineer and Photographer Engagement Date: March 2, 2008 Wedding Date: September 2009 Venue: The 19th Century Club About Me: My fiance and I love living in the city of Chicago with our cats Basil and Linus, and vow to never move to the suburbs if we can possibly avoid it! We’ve poured ourselves into planning a wedding that reflects our personal style - modern and high contrast with a vintage twist. Blogging keeps me creative, baking keeps me happy, and grande nonfat no foam sugar free vanilla lattes keep me sane.
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Grab Your Name and Find Your Number…

August 31st, 2009 @ 9:31 am by Mrs. Stiletto

In the early dark ages of my wedding planning, I found and fell in love with our great cake topper. Remember? I also developed the escort cards that will nestle into bed of wheatgrass at the reception, as you might recall.

However, one topic I haven’t touched on are our table numbers. How are our cake toppers involved in this topic, you ask? Well, I decided that we couldn’t just have our cute little cake toppers have such a short life. The mini Stilettos needed their time in the limelight. So, when I ordered our toppers, I asked Goose Grease to not attach our mini mes to the round base - we needed to be able to move them around for a little photo shoot (we’ll glue them onto the base ourselves before the wedding).

Oh yes, you heard me correctly. We let our wooden selves work it for the camera, and through this, are able to share bits and pieces of ourselves and our lives together with our wedding guests.

These are the final pictures we’re getting developed. Mr. S added numbers to them using Adobe Illustrator.

#1
We wanted to have our pup Charlie in one shot. We assumed this would be quite tricky as he can be rather, err, rambunctious, but as soon as we set the toppers onto the floor, Charlie started posing for the camera. I kid you not. You would have thought we had sat him down beforehand and explained what was going to happen, with him nodding his head in agreement. Charlie, apparently, is an old pro when it comes to photo shoots.



#2
Linus, on the other hand, decided to give us some love and affection. Every single time, it was I who was about to topple over. At least we know how he really feels!


#3
I like to think that Mr. S and I were on the forefront of the Wii revolution. We had ours within days of it coming out - a friend of ours bought it and decided he didn’t want it, so Mr. S bought it off of him. I gave him such a hard time about the purchase, but in retrospect, we are lucky we got it when we did - these babies were difficult to get your hands on for quite some time!


#4

I devour books like it is my job. I’ve already started in on one of the books I bought for the honeymoon (oops!). I can never get books that are long enough to last me more than a week or two. Yes, I have a bit of a literary addiction.


#5

We’ve been engaged for 18 months. The ring had to make it into these at some point, didn’t it? I like that it seems Mr. S is in the midst of the proposal!


#6

We’ve recently become Scrabble addicts, thanks to our downstairs neighbors. They even gifted us an extra Travel Scrabble set that they had, so we will definitely be taking it on our honeymoon. Yes, we’re cool like that.


#7

We buy a lot of bananas. If you ever came to our house, you’d see a bowl on our kitchen island filled with bananas at all stages of ripeness (I prefer them when they still have a hint of green to them, yum!). I think we buy something like 15 bananas a week. I’m sure people at the grocery store assume we have triplets at home.


#8

I bake. In another life, I had/have a baking blog, but that’s on hiatus until the wedding planning craziness subsides. You know, when I’m an old married lady. Oh yah, and when I’m not concerned about holding back on the calories because the knowledge of wearing a certain white dress in front of my loved ones is looming before me. Just sayin’.


#9
Here’s our other sweetheart, Basil. I love that she looks like a giant here, because she’s really our most petite pet (and yes, if you’re counting, we have 3 pets).


#10
Mr. S is a fine art and wedding photographer. Over the past few years, photography has crept into every aspect of our lives, and has brought forth so many great friends and experiences!


#11

If you’ve been following my story at all, you know that the word “gym” is a verb in our household (e.g. - “Are we gyming today?”). Working out/being healthy for us isn’t solely for the wedding, but it definitely helps as we’re getting closer to the big day.


#12

We like a glass of wine now and then. Our neighbors who introduced us to Scrabble also introduced us to this sparkling Shiraz - The Black Chook. It’s from Australia and is so incredibly tasty. I highly recommend!


#13

Mr. S loves to cook. I do not (Remember? I got my own number above for baking!). Fortunately, he keeps us both fed. A few weeks ago he was really into making risotto with sweet peas and spicy pork andouille sausage. Mouth watering yet?


#14
We get coffee as much as is humanly possible. I normally stick with lattes, but when I was in Italy last summer I fell in love with just getting a shot of espresso—it’s straightforward and to the point. I love that we’re sailing away in our own little espresso cups.


#15

I can’t say that our lives are dramatically influenced by eggs, but doesn’t this make for a cute picture? The one thing I have to say about eggs is that Mr. S may handle the cooking, but every time I ask him to hard boil some eggs I have to remind him 18 times how to do it. It lets me feel a little superior in the kitchen!


Unfortunately, we may only end up having 13 guest tables at our reception because of the way our head count is going. So, all of these might not be needed. If we put one at the head table (which I hadn’t planned on doing), the espresso picture will make the cut! We’ll see.

So, I’m sure you’re thinking to yourself, ‘This is all well and good, Miss S, but what are you doing with all of these snapshots?’ Stay tuned, and I’ll show you how these autobiographical table numbers will be displayed!

Are you incorporating anything about yourselves into the table numbers?

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85 Responses to “Grab Your Name and Find Your Number…”

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Jessie516
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Jessie516 (message)  3,976 posts, Honey bee

These are too cute! I love the photos with your pets, very sweet. And we “gym” at our house, too. :)

 
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cfitz621
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cfitz621 (message)  153 posts, Blushing bee

Those are great! I love how you were able to make your cake topper do double duty and reappearance of the toppers in all of the table numbers gives a nice consistency. Great job!

 
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Miss Frozen Yogurt (message)  865 posts, Busy bee

I love these!! What a great idea! Can’t wait to see how it all comes together. :)

 
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mrspaetz
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mrspaetz (message)  1,707 posts, Bumble bee

Those are such a clever idea!! Love how your story is told through them.

Will you be including the descriptors/explanations behind each picture when used as table numbers?

 
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Miss Beagle (message)  1,051 posts, Bumble bee

Um those are adorable!!! Charlie is so cute, he reminds me of Kingsley :)

 
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Miss Stiletto (message)  758 posts, Busy bee

@mrspaetz: Ooh, I hadn’t thought of that! And it would be super-easy for us to do….great idea :)

 
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Miss Stiletto (message)  758 posts, Busy bee

@Miss Beagle: Do Kingsley give you those sad, pathetic eyes all the time? I swear Charlie is always looking for pity, especially when he knows we’re on our way out the door!

 
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Miss Trail Mix (message)  1,073 posts, Bumble bee

cute cute cute! I love this idea, the pics came out great, it’s very evident someone who knew what they were doing took ‘em!

 
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Miss Stiletto (message)  758 posts, Busy bee

@runrgurl10: Thanks! There are perks to marrying a photographer :)

 
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tessabella76
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tessabella76 (message)  2,682 posts, Sugar bee

So adorable! I love your pets! I used to have a cat named Linus. I think my favorite one though is Number 5.

 
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llc2011
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llc2011 (message)  458 posts, Helper bee

These are too cute! I love the scrabble and wii pictures. (We love our wii)

All of our tables will be named after a place that we have traveled to together and there will be a picture of us at that destination on the table name.

 
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Little Lulu (message)  66 posts, Worker bee

Without even knowing how they’ll be displayed, I think these are fantastic. I always love photos as table numbers and I think this is a great way to incorporate your lives and your story into them without actually being in the pictures.

 
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Miss Beagle (message)  1,051 posts, Bumble bee

@Miss Stiletto: Yes!!!! When I don’t let hime go in our room or I leave the house in the morning, he looks at me like he’s going to cry. I think I’ve finally gotten used to it and it’s not as heartbreaking.

 
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mskalinin
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mskalinin (message)  579 posts, Busy bee

Those are so friggin cute! What a great idea ^__^

 
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Gator
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Gator (message)  486 posts, Helper bee

What a cute idea. I think these are so great and your photo skills are amazing. I only hope that you’ll keep these for your memory book/photo book/picture frames as they’re too cute not to keep!

 
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Miss Shoe (message)  11 posts, Newbee

These are so much more interesting than naming tables after all the places you’ve traveled together. So original! However, prepare yourself for a hold up on getting people seated because they’re dying to see all the different shots : )

 
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pinwheelspoprocks
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pinwheelspoprocks (message)  305 posts, Helper bee

lol, these are adorable! Our cake toppers would love this :) I love how the ring is on your head (ah, on your mind).

We named our tables after trees that have significance to us. Hold up, not any old trees but everything from Pulp (we are writers) to a Pomarosa Pine (they grow in Tahoe where we go away every year and smell like cookies!) to Beachwood Palm, the trees of our backyard.

I struggled to represent these in a meaningful way and realized that regardless of it being complicated or misunderstood, I would photograph little versions of the the trees or abstract images of the trees. Each table has a description. How are you describing yours?

 
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Gilneas
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Gilneas (message)  1,029 posts, Bumble bee

What an adorable idea! I love that your little mini selves got in on all of the action, too!

 
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Miss Mascara (message)  771 posts, Busy bee

These are so cute! Our Goose Grease toppers will be making an appearance or two at our wedding as well :)

 
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yelli

awesome!! I love this idea…and the photographs themselves are incredible.

 
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rchel234 (message)  259 posts, Helper bee

I love this! So unique!

 
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Mrs. Quiche (message)  2,175 posts, Buzzing bee

Oh my gosh, these are so cute!! I love them :)

 
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dddd89 (message)  116 posts, Blushing bee

I loveeee them! I would be so happy to see these at a wedding!

 
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rachelpete
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rachelpete (message)  79 posts, Worker bee

i love that you used your toppers for more than just the cake! so cute, and personal!

 
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abrideagain
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abrideagain (message)  531 posts, Busy bee

What a GREAT way to incorporate your toppers in more than one place! I LOVE all of them!

 
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MexicanGirl
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MexicanGirl (message)  642 posts, Busy bee

super cute, i specially love the scrabble pic, because i’m a big fan of that game :D

 
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iswimibikeirun (message)  503 posts, Busy bee

Very creative! These are some great shots.

 
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missvintage (message)  157 posts, Blushing bee

I love this idea and may be stealing it!

 
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MrsSl82be
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MrsSl82be (message)  1,472 posts, Bumble bee

What a great idea, very creative!

 
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thefuturemrsjewell
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thefuturemrsjewell (message)  1,529 posts, Bumble bee

oh my goodness, those are incredibly awesome! I love the one with your e-ring & the scrabble one… but they are ALL so creative & unique. Incredible! Can’t wait to see how much further you take this project!

 
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jduck84
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jduck84 (message)  314 posts, Helper bee

My favorites are the ones with your cute, cute animals!

 
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pvaulter718
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pvaulter718 (message)  1,581 posts, Bumble bee

Oh my gosh! That is such a fantastic way for your cake topper to get some extra use!

 
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Mrs. Deviled Egg
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Mrs. Deviled Egg (message)  892 posts, Busy bee

Cute! I like all of the creative places/poses!

 
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miss longhorn
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miss longhorn (message)  238 posts, Helper bee

These are so cute! My favorite is #6, the Scrabble one!

 
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nhlchick4 (message)  232 posts, Helper bee

Love the pics! So adorable!!! We’re using pictures of our 3 year old through out the years and making her our table numbers.

 
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Veil Tales
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Veil Tales (message)  60 posts, Worker bee

This was so much fun to read!

 
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Bellini (message)  551 posts, Busy bee

those photos are so great, your personalities really shine through! and they will give your guests something to talk about!

 
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lit_geek26
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lit_geek26 (message)  138 posts, Blushing bee

These are wicked cute! And I cheered when I saw The Wind Up Bird Chronicle—it’s is my fave book!

 
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Jenniphyr
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Jenniphyr (message)  1,397 posts, Bumble bee

Aww, they’re so cute! =)

 
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Miss Star (message)  1,275 posts, Bumble bee

I LOVE these

 
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mary-alice-me
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mary-alice-me (message)  1,869 posts, Buzzing bee

This has got to be one of the BEST ideas I’ve seen. All those photos look so fun, I think I might try to create something like that with my cake toppers to hang at home.

 
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alishaneva
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alishaneva (message)  1,524 posts, Bumble bee

These ARE SO MUCH FUN! They tell such a fun story!

 
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Carbon Girl
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Carbon Girl (message)  427 posts, Helper bee

I love these photos. Your fiance is amazingly talented!! They are so fun and whimsical. Wow.

 
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Mrs. Taffy (message)  2,596 posts, Sugar bee

These are absolutely amazing Miss Stiletto!!!! :) I love them!

 
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eileen marie
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eileen marie (message)  373 posts, Helper bee

Adorable-you could scrap #13-”bad luck” and put #14 on table 13-no one will notice it’s missing. You’ll lose the cute cooking pic, but gain the cup one!

 
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willow
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willow (message)  53 posts, Worker bee

Cute! We plan on doing something like this. How are you going to display the pictures? Are they going in a black frame or something?

 
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LittleWit

I love your photos. They are so awesome. I can’t wait to see how they all turn out.

 
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PrettyKitty
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PrettyKitty (message)  505 posts, Busy bee

Love love love the table number photos. What a wonderful idea!

We took travel Scrabble on our honeymoon and it was a lifesaver on flights, in airports and the couple days it poured. :)

 
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Grey56 (message)  535 posts, Busy bee

Very cute idea!

I am curious to know how you’ll do placecards. Mini photos? Just a number? The word “scrabble”? (for example….)

 
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tea
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tea (message)  2,610 posts, Sugar bee

this is crazy cute! i loves it!

 
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Mrs. Joey (message)  829 posts, Busy bee

I LOVE these!! You should bring them on your honeymoon and take pictures of them there. They could be your thank you card. :)

 
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kmattso2
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kmattso2 (message)  990 posts, Busy bee

I love these!! They are so adorable. And I have no idea how you plan on displaying them, but like mrsspaetz asked about, I think it would be very cute to include the descriptions you just gave us on the back if possible.

 
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Mrs. Espresso (message)  1,064 posts, Bumble bee

These are adorable!! So creative Miss Stiletto! And I’m a little biased, but I say keep the Espresso shot in ;)

 
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LatteLove
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LatteLove (message)  4,094 posts, Honey bee

super sweet idea, Stiletto! Super unique!

 
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Meagan with an A

I love this! Love love love!

 
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Miss Marine (message)  141 posts, Blushing bee

This is one of the cutest ideas I’ve ever seen! Love it!

 
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cleesmile (message)  52 posts, Worker bee

these are soo original!! love love love it! love the personal touch!

 
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Mrs. Lemon (message)  424 posts, Helper bee

So ridiculously cute and original :) Great photos!!!

 
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lcneiny
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lcneiny (message)  170 posts, Blushing bee

VERY creative way to reuse your cake topper! I love the idea of customizing table numbers, just haven’t figured out ‘how’ we will do it yet..

 
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bridecat
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bridecat (message)  90 posts, Worker bee

Ahhhhh! Those are sooo cute! :)
I want to go take pictures around the house with my cake topper now!!

 
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Ruby Slippers
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Ruby Slippers (message)  482 posts, Helper bee

Cutest table numbers ever. I wish I’d done that with our awesome toppers too!

 
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Miss Stiletto (message)  758 posts, Busy bee

Thank you all for reaffirming that this was a good idea :)

 
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Miss Artichoke
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Miss Artichoke (message)  5 posts, Newbee

what an awesome idea! may have to steal that one!

 
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JenniBee44
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JenniBee44 (message)  113 posts, Blushing bee

I adore your table numbers! I can’t wait to see what you do with them next!!!!

As for us, we have decided to use songs in place of table numbers. What would normally be table ‘One’ is actually going to be “BUBBLY” by Colbie Caillat. Table “Two” is “Like A Star” by Corrine Bailey Rae… So on and so forth.

When the DJ plays the song, the people at that table are asked to join the bride and groom on the dance floor. :D Of course we’d love for everyone else to join too. It’s just to get people up and moving. I HOPE it works. LOL

Great job! Can’t wait to see the next update!

 
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Charlenie (message)  24 posts, Newbee

I too am a scrabble addict!!! I love that picture!!

 
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Miss Poodle
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Miss Poodle (message)  3,015 posts, Sugar bee

Amazing idea!!! :) love them

 
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whitesonnet
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whitesonnet (message)  291 posts, Helper bee

I’m looking for number ideas now. These are super cute! But I don’t think I could convince the FI about this. He’s not big on the picture or personal info ideas when it comes to table numbers.

 
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Mrs. Crab Cake (message)  818 posts, Busy bee

Those are so cute! I love the scrabble letters!!

 
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harperjs
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harperjs (message)  23 posts, Newbee

Wow, this is adorable, sweet and inspirational. I love them all!

 
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KatieBug3017
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KatieBug3017 (message)  1,418 posts, Bumble bee

Miss S, this is probably one of the cutest ideas I’ve ever seen!!!! They are so fabulous!

 
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ScotIrishGirl (message)  307 posts, Helper bee

So freaking cute!

 
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oKelsio
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oKelsio (message)  40 posts, Newbee

how cute!! I literally laughed out loud when I saw #9. You are very creative =)

 
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JeanL1984
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JeanL1984 (message)  339 posts, Helper bee

These are amazing! Charlie is so precious. I heart him!

 
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WorstTwinEver15
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WorstTwinEver15 (message)  758 posts, Busy bee

This is adorable! I had to star it in my Reader!

 
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Miss Mouse (message)  3,277 posts, Sugar bee

These are pretty freaking amazing! I love all of them. And I love the one of Basil, because it looks like he’s trying to scratch his chin on you!

 
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That’s a lovely way of doing your table numbers and the pictures look absolutely amazing!

I love the ones with the Wii remotes and with the scrabble letters.

 
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Miss Moonbeam (message)  1,328 posts, Bumble bee

Such a GREAT idea!

 
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Ghenet (message)  125 posts, Blushing bee

Awesome idea!

 
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dckerry (message)  27 posts, Newbee

I love these. Such a cute idea for table numbers!

 
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Bridebella
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Bridebella (message)  349 posts, Helper bee

Brilliant! What a good use of your cake topper!

 
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i LOVE these! so creative and amazing!

 
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alohababy28
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alohababy28 (message)  192 posts, Blushing bee

I wasn’t planning on it, but now I totally want to steal your idea! This is absolutely adorable! I did something similar for the Mr. I went to Hawaii with my family a few years ago, and I bought him a pair of little monkeys in Hawaiian garb. I took pictures of them everywhere- sun tanning, by a palm tree, eating Maui tacos, waiting at the airport.. it was adorable! Then I made him a monkey photo album for Christmas that year!

 
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Mrs.VegasGirl08 (message)  3 posts, Wannabee

So cute.

 


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