Why the big day is still the big day
Planning
As well as making your wedding tables look really pretty - there are several wedding place setting essentials you need to include to ensure your guests can, you know, eat and drink.
THE WEDDING PLACE SETTING - WHAT EACH GUEST NEEDS
- Cutlery for each course
- Glassware (red wine glass, white wine glass, water glass, champagne glass - for toasts)
- Side plate & knife (if serving bread)
- Napkin
THE PAPER PRETTY
Each guest will also need a place name and a menu card. Each table will need a table number or name so guests can find where they are sitting via the table plan or escort cards. One trend I'm loving at the moment is printing the menu on the linen napkin - it's such a gorgeous way to kill two birds with one stone.Talk To Your Caterers
Obviously your wedding place setting will be guided by your caterers, your venue and what personal decisions you make as a couple over the food on your big day. Forgoing starters for canapes? You don't need starter cutlery or side plates. Serving shots of vodka to toast rather than champagne? The waiting staff can deliver these to the table post-dessert. You may decide that you adore the natural look of your tables so much, you don't want charger plates or runners. On the other hand, adding these may really help to bring your personal wedding style to your venue.Wedding Place Settings Using Foliage
The trend that started a while back is showing no sign of stopping, probably because greenery is so bountiful, beautiful and striking. It keeps everything looking clean and is a great neutral base for other decor. Whether used as a runner down the centre of the table, as a pretty detail to tie a napkin or in pots and planters scattered in a natural style, foliage is always going to create a gorgeous impression.
Wedding Place Settings With A Pastel & Metallic Colour Palette
Pastels and metallics are a match made in romantic wedding heaven. Play with different shade of metal in your cutlery, use plates and glasses with a gilded edge and throw candlesticks around like they're confetti. I'm adoring the use of shells in some of these setups, think mother of pearl sheen as your starting point and you can't go wrong.
Rustic Wedding Place Settings With A Bright Colour Palette
We're big fans of the rustic wedding, but we also love colour and your tables are the perfect place to combine both of these elements. To create a real 'wow' moment for guests, contrast dark wood tables with brightly coloured napkins, keep florals in abundance - even if you can't buy large table arrangements, jars or tins of flowers are really easy to do yourself and will make the tables look inviting. Always add more candles, because more is more when it comes to a softly flickering flame.