Wednesday, 27 July 2011

To Table

Marco and I both like to travel and have been on quite a few trips together. To represent our wanderlust I decided that I would give our reception tables place names instead of numbers.

I made a list of places that we had been together or would like to visit, of cities and countries that meant something to us.

I then googled for images of vintage travel posters for all the locations, which I printed out and inserted into these cool retro Tolsby frames that I got from IKEA. I bought them for £0.99 each, which I thought was an absolute steal.





I made a table plan for our guests by listing their names alphabetically together with their "destination" for the evening.
 
In the picture below you can see that each table is represented by a little circular map of its location. I fixed everything on a foam display board that I bought at Paperchase and placed it on an easel by the entrance to the function room.
 


You can click on the photo for a close up.



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4 comments:

  1. urban muser27 July 2011 at 12:44

    what an AWESOME idea. i just love it.

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  2. Clare B28 July 2011 at 09:58

    I agree with Christy - great idea and it looks fantastic. I've just scrolled back through your Wedding posts and love how you managed to have a bilingual wedding. Interested to know how the speeches went and whether they were in english or german?

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  3. Jessi28 July 2011 at 17:06

    that is a great idea!!

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  4. Mandy8 August 2011 at 16:21

    We used these same frames for the menus at our reception! So cheap and handy, with the double sides. :)

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