Are you looking to have a clever way to distinguish the chairs of the wedding party from those of general guests? Try out customizable chalkboard chair signs. This project may be a bit more time-consuming, but it is economical in the highest. … read more
When it comes to wedding planning, at least for me, some things you get creative with, and some things you copy straight off Pinterest. But that’s what Pinterest is for, right? Sharing really cute, “unique” ideas? Have you ever noticed that some things that you see all over Pinterest, you never see in real life? That’s how I feel about this table number idea. I think it’s sweet and adorable, and all over Pinterest, but I’ve never seen it done at a wedding that I’ve been to (and we have been going to a lot of weddings lately!). So, I’m hoping that our non-wedding-planning non-Pinterest-obsessed guests had no idea that we didn’t come up with it ourselves.
The idea, of course, is to have each table number feature a photograph of the bride and groom at that age. So, table one = age one, table two = age two, and so on. I think it’s cute and sweet and Mr. Coral dug the idea, so that’s what we did.
Seating assignments are a great opportunity to put your creativity to work. Why go with the traditional tents when you have a perfect opportunity to mirror your weddings theme? Think of your venue, or some aspect of the event that you can use to incorporate as the “fun factor” for your seating assignments. … read more
As people were being seated after the extra happy hour ended, the cafe lights above us started to glow.
Our tables were set up just like I had pictured. No huge view-obstructing centerpieces here (which I didn’t want and would have looked ridiculous at our venue).
I never really thought that drawing up a floor plan would be a major dilemma. Of course, table assignments might be a headache after RSVPs come in, but I always thought that the tables just sort of…placed themselves. Well, as far as our venue goes, I thought incorrectly.
I didn’t much consider the floor plan until we discussed it with the catering manager at our tasting. OK, that’s not exactly true. We talked about it during our initial walk through—“the dance floor will go here!”—but we never sat down and counted seats and tables or anything like that.
Now we are starting to actually think logistically. Our venue is slightly unusual in that the reception area is two stories—a main level and a balcony/loft on the second floor. I actually love the second floor—it has sweeping views of the creek and allows for a bird’s eye view of the main level. This was a huge selling point to me.
We’re in the final countdown to wedding day and though I’m getting a lot of help from our day of coordinator with vendors and timelines, there were still some small last minute projects on my plate:
No Seating Plan Signage
I’ve had this gigantic framed cork board for a long time. Back in college, I used it to display postcards I had collected from my study abroad program in Italy and as a jewelry organizer.
Since then, it’s been hanging in my old bedroom at my parents’ house until my mom decided that the room would be better suited as a guest suite rather than “Miss Squid’s room of crap that she doesn’t want to bring to NYC but doesn’t want to throw out either.” During the purge, I told my mom to keep the cork board handy knowing that it could serve some higher wedding purpose.
I never really understood the true meaning of “shit hit the fan” until we lost our wedding at reBar. Shit pieces went flying every which way—our wedding date, venue, catering, DJ, and cake were suddenly splattered turds on pristine white walls. We eventually booked a new wedding venue at The Liberty Warehouse, but as I mentioned before, I had a hard time coming to terms with the change of plans. Our wedding was supposed to be non-traditional and funky, with cozy nooks and crannies of old velvet sofas and mismatched chandeliers.
We’ve already established that sometimes I make things way harder than they need to be.
This is another one of those times.
I started on the place cards way back in January, after my epic wedding weekend with Crafty. I wanted a lot from those little pieces of paper:
Guest’s name
Guest’s table assignment
Entree choice
Room assignment
You may recall that our venue is an old mansion, and so guests will be seated in three rooms for dinner. I wanted some way to indicate which room people were seated in as well—it didn’t need to be obvious, but I wanted the staff and a few other people to be able to tell to help facilitate seat finding.
