Making Sure the Tables Are Covered

Making Sure the Tables Are Covered

April 27th, 2011 @ 5:38 pm by Mrs. Hyena
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I had been wanting to get all our linens ordered for a while, and finally just got around to it. Mainly because I knew what I wanted, and I knew Matt wouldn’t like it, so I didn’t want to ask. I mentioned having pink tablecloths to him once, and he thought the entire room would look TOO pink. He wanted white tablecloths.

White is fine, I guess, but without some kind of overlay or gigantic bright centerpieces, to me it just looks so…sterile.

Image via Wedding Chicks / Photo by Mike Larson Inc.

Image via Wedding Chicks / Photo by Linda Chaja Photography

I was hoping that we wouldn’t have to pay for tablecloths AND overlays, but if we end up going with white, I’m afraid it would be necessary. Our centerpieces are not very big, and I don’t want just a big expanse of white stretching across the room.

But pink cloths…ohhhhhh pink cloths!

Image via Style Me Pretty / Photo by James Christianson Photography / Event Design by RSVP Shindig

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Image via The UnBride / Photo by Zoe Lonergan / Cake by Sharon Robinson Wedding Cakes

They’re BEAUTIFUL! I LOVE them! They make me type in CAPITAL LETTERS!

I went to the website for a local rental company to see their color options for tablecloths, and here are some of the colors we could use:

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Image via Party Time Rentals

On the top left we have white and ivory; in the middle we’ve got magenta and “pink balloon,” and down in the bottom right, that super dark color is “burgundy.” I’m going to nix the burgundy right now. Too dark. I don’t want the wedding to be too white, but I also don’t want it to look like a vampire hideaway.

I finally got up the courage to inquire about pink tablecloths again, and Matt finally agreed to it if they weren’t ALL pink. So we compromised with pink and ivory. Here’s a mock-up of what it might look like:

Downtown 202 image by me / Centerpiece images by me / Tablecloth image via The UnBride and modified by me

Since we’ll have an even number of tables and an even number of centerpieces, we can put the pink flower pots on the ivory tables with hot pink faux rose petals scattered around them, and on the pink tables we’ll have the green pots with pale green rose petals.

What do you think? Can we pull off two cloth colors? What color tablecloths are you using?

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16 Responses to “Making Sure the Tables Are Covered”

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pinkpaperbride (message) 669 posts, Busy bee

We had hot pink tablecloths and I LOVED them! I think yours will look great interspersed with white ones. We actually bought satin full-length tablecloths for less than it cost to rent normal weight linens (from a company in Dallas if you’re still looking around/pricing)!

4/27/11 @ 5:57 pm (reply)

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lmc183 (message) 288 posts, Helper bee

@pinkpaperbride:
I would be interested! Thanks!

4/27/11 @ 6:50 pm (reply)

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msstilettoheels (message) 115 posts, Blushing bee

I am definitey having a hard time finding the right colors for my linens. How did you create the mockup?? That is exactly what I need! Love the pink by the way!

4/27/11 @ 6:56 pm (reply)

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Kcoleybear (message) 683 posts, Busy bee

OOOhhhh! I think its cute.

4/27/11 @ 8:24 pm (reply)

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JackieDe (message) 336 posts, Helper bee

I love the table mock-up and the way the white and pinks with green and pink centerpieces is both scattered and organized.

Also… I’m pretty sure that’s the back of my head?

4/27/11 @ 8:29 pm (reply)

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Miss Pony (message) 4,174 posts, Honey bee

I love the compromise of mixing the table clothes! I am so worried that our room is going to be devoid of color, and I loved what your mock up!

4/27/11 @ 9:09 pm (reply)

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Miss Tartlet (message) 3,207 posts, Sugar bee

You can definitely pull off two colors! We’re using our venue’s house linens that are a creamy damask pattern.

4/27/11 @ 10:08 pm (reply)

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Miss Hyena (message) 1,882 posts, Buzzing bee

@msstilettoheels: I already had a pic of our centerpieces and one of the venue, so I just took the same table as the cake one listed above and edited out the cake in Photoshop; I then created a new layer and set the mode to “color” and colored the cloth pink or white.
@JackieDe: Haha, yes it is!

4/27/11 @ 10:33 pm (reply)

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Miss Seal (message) 1,179 posts, Bumble bee

Do it! I think it’ll look sassy

4/28/11 @ 3:10 am (reply)

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ItsPronounced_ABear (message) 671 posts, Busy bee

I agree with @Miss Seal: ’s assessment of “sassy”.

Our centerpieces feature 15 inch White Morroccan lanterns, so the table cloths will be Royal Blue (our main wedding color). Though the bridal party table will most likely be in cornflower blue so it doesn’t blend in with the BM dresses too much.

4/28/11 @ 7:12 am (reply)

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Mrs. Meerkat (message) 3,216 posts, Sugar bee

I love the mix of colors!

4/28/11 @ 8:34 am (reply)

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sarahcisme (message) 346 posts, Helper bee

I love the look of the two colors mixed throughout the room. And I can totally relate to the feeling of not wanting to ask about certain decisions because you were afraid of getting a “no” answer! You just have to pick your battles I guess.

4/28/11 @ 9:51 am (reply)

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