Weddingbee Blog

From my original laundry-pile idea, I knew I had to find a way to work in a floral pattern. I knew I could work it into my invitation suite. I could not, however, work it into my bridesmaids’ dresses. So where else could it go?

Then, in perusing dance-floor rentals, I had an idea that is totally on par with my “grandma chic” sense of style. Floral tablecloths.

Specifically, of the peony nature:

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I’ve never seen floral tablecloths at a wedding, but I’m always looking for a way to be a little outside of “usual.” So we trekked out to the showroom to see them in person. They are gorgeous—love the colors—but 12 tables covered in florals might be a lot, even for me. Plus, I am almost 95% sure you shouldn’t put floral arrangements ON floral tablecloths. Mr. PD basically made it clear that he is 200% sure. (Being a scientist, he would like it on the record that 200% is an impossibility and is therefore a hyperbole on my part. He does cede, however, that he is 100% sure.)

We opted for plain gray-blue tablecloths, with a floral tablecloth for the cake table and possibly the head table if I’m feeling crazy. Another perk of visiting the rental showroom is that I fell in love with their 12-person table. Like this:

(from my venue’s Facebook page)

I might even mix and match the table arrangements, and this picture made me feel brave enough to go for it:

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And finally, it should be mentioned that if I had a LOT of time and a LOT of raw silk, my tables would look like this:

(from the always-lovely folks at EmersonMade)

Would you try out floral tablecloths? Twelve-person tables? Mix-and-match table arrangements? Lots of handmade flowers? Any other off-kilter ideas?