Yes, I'm sure we can all agree that the task of deciding who will sit next to whom at your reception is a daunting one. But choosing how to "name" your tables doesn't have to be!
The most important thing, is to have FUN with it and make it a reflection of you! Choose a theme that means something to the two of you, like places that you've traveled together, your favorite movies, or numbers that are significant to your relationship (the date you got engaged, your address, etc). And if you get stuck (probably because you need so many different names to accommodate your number of tables), you can always do what Travis and Katie did for their September 2011 wedding!
Travis and Katie live outside Chicago, so Charleston was a destination wedding site for them. They loved the water, and The Charleston Yacht Club was the perfect setting for this Labor Day Weekend Wedding. And since the wedding was to be at the Yacht Club, Travis and Katie decided to name their tables using nautical terms. Brilliant!
Since Charleston Celebrations was handling the printing for the table names and place cards, I loved the idea of the nautical terms, but I was afraid that guests wouldn't know what terms like "bosun" and "bollard" meant! So I asked Travis and Katie if they wanted me to put the definitions on the table cards also! At the reception, the guests really loved searching for their table and learning about the nautical terms too! I even named Travis and Katie's sweetheart table "hitch", since it's a type of knot!
Remember, it's YOUR wedding, so remember to have elements that are a reflection of you!
As always, happy planning!
~Melissa
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