Recently, I was in a conversation with girlfriends regarding the use of placecards at my reception. I told them we are having stations, rather than a sit down dinner, and I was not using placecards. Why would I? The feel of our wedding is more laid back, we don't want a the formal feel of people being assigned to one table over another. In addition, we don't necessarily want everyone to sit down at one time to eat, the food will be out all evening, so when people are ready they can sit at any table and grab a bite. Apparently, that was the wrong answer!
They were adament, we need to put placecards out so that people know where to sit. Their point being that it can get awkward when guests don't know a lot of people, where should they go? I countered with the argument of being the single person, put at a table where you don't know anyone. Whose right? We both are. For us, we opt to not have the formal feel that placecards may create. However, I think at other weddings, placecards are beautiful and make complete sense. I think they can add a great decorative element, tying in the colors of the wedding, and allowing a little personal touch from the bride and groom. And if I were to choose to have placecards, I would definitely look to these to draw some ideas...
Amazing color...
There is something really sweet and romantic about the dragonflies. I also really like the floral drawings on each..
I like the simplicity of the cards, and the use of fresh flowers to add some color on the placecard table...
So classic....
(All photos from www.theknot.com)
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