THE GREAT DEBATE
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Sweetheart Table
If the top table is causing you
a headache, why not wash
your hands of it? Opt for a
sweetheart table, just you and
your boy or girl. Your wedding
day passes in the blink of an
eye with plenty of people
vying for your attention and
wanting to wish you well.
The sweetheart table allows
you to relax and enjoy each
other’s company during your
first meal as newly-weds. This
particular set up also works
well if your party is more
intimate as it increases the
number of tables in the room.
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Long Trestle Tables
Instead of lots of smaller circular tables, embrace the trend of
long, banquet style dinner tables. Not only do they look rather
spectacular, but they’re a great way of inviting your guests to
interact with lots of other people too!
At an eight foot banquet table guests are a maximum of three foot
apart from each other across the table. This means they can chat
with people directly in front of them, as well as to other guests to
their left and right on both sides of the table, it certainly creates
much more of a community feel.
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Escort Cards
These are my all new favourite things! I recently attended a
wedding where I happened upon the genius that are escort cards.
They are extremely popular across the pond and I can see why.
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So, how do they work – it’s simple... Leave your guest’s name cards
at the entrance to your wedding breakfast (why not get creative
here and arrange them on vintage ladders, French window
shutters - the options are endless). Then, accompany them with
some beautiful words “To our guests, thank you for sharing our
special day, please select your card and place it where you would
like to sit”. Hand the responsibility over to your guests so they can
sit where they please!
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Ultimately, the best piece of advice I can give you when it comes
to seating plans is to relax. Remember, all of your guests are
coming to your wedding to celebrate your special day with you.
Your wedding breakfast is only part of that day and at worst
means guests only have to tolerate the person they sit next to for
a maximum of a few hours. Surely, this isn’t an arduous task for
people who are there to watch two people they love say “I Do”.
All my love,
Helen xx
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