on the subject of keeping it simple

so, many of you may know that I am trying to incorporate a Shakesperean element into my wedding.

I wanted to use sonnets and play excerpts for my table numbers, but as you also may know, Shakespeares sonnets do not have names, they have roman numerals, which I think may get complicated to match up.

for example, the sonnet you all may know as 'Shall I Compare Thee to A Summer's Day', the actual title of the sonnet is XVIII...

do you think it would be too difficult to name the tabe XVIII? should it have a dual name or something, like Table 1, XVIII

I am completely open to suggestions. I just have an image of my guests running around from table to table trying to match the numerals to their placecards!

I think its all in how you lay it out...for example, have a main heading 'Table 1' then some sort of a symbol underneath it, then the Roman numeral and the sonet:

Table 1
***
XVI
lidalida
dadada

Honestly Jess, it's a great idea, however, I think it would be very difficult for folks to match up their placecards to the table numbers like that.

Here's my suggestion:

If you use a photo frame and put the sonnets on some type of paper with it's real title, I would put a transparent (vellum) page right on top with a large number (arabic number) - that way you can still have the sonnets with their real titles, and avoid the confusion of people running around trying to match up their cards to table....

Did I explain this clearly???

First, what are you using for table numbers?

I think if the paper is big enough, you could put:

Table 1 (large font)

Sonnet XVIII(small font)

'Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer Day'
( in the same font as sonnet XVIII)

You should be able to fit all of it.

---

Posted by BEANS

First, what are you using for table numbers?

I think if the paper is big enough, you could put:

Table 1 (large font)

Sonnet XVIII(small font)

'Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer Day'
( in the same font as sonnet XVIII)

You should be able to fit all of it.

---

Thats what I thought too...and its all in how you lay it out...like Table 1 (all centered) can be on top in big font, underneath it some sort of a symbol or scroll and then underneath it in smaller font the sonnet.

an additional hitch is this...

Christine really hooked me on those pillar candle things....so what i wanted to do is just have the table number (title of Sonnet) in a frame and then have 2 pillar candles on either side of the table with the poem in velum like what she did yesterday...am I making ANY sense...

also, just so you know, the tables are oblong and seat 14 and my cps are fairly small since I was going to include pillar candles anyway, so I definitely will have the room for all of this in the center.

---

Posted by JessicaM.

an additional hitch is this...

Christine really hooked me on those pillar candle things....so what i wanted to do is just have the table number (title of Sonnet) in a frame and then have 2 pillar candles on either side of the table with the poem in velum like what she did yesterday...am I making ANY sense...

also, just so you know, the tables are oblong and seat 14 and my cps are fairly small since I was going to include pillar candles anyway, so I definitely will have the room for all of this in the center.

---

The only difficult thing I see happening with the pillar candle thingy is this: b/c it's a round vase, it's hard to see all the text completly without turning the vase around.

My suggestion: Do the Table Number Votives with Just the Table Numbers - One in Regular Number (ie: Table One) , then do another with the Title of the Sonnet (ie: Sonnet XVII) and then put a frame in the middle of the two with the actual sonnet.

I'm going to have table #'s BUT on the tables, I will have it say

Table Six
Now Showing...
'Casablanca'

That way I get my theme in, but don't confuse everyone.

Thought it might be easier to 'visualize' instead of describing what my idea is:

---

Posted by ChristineAE

Thought it might be easier to 'visualize' instead of describing what my idea is:

---

LOL thanks for the visual....

I see what you are saying, but I kinda like the poem in the candle..I don't particularly care if they have to turn it...

can you show me a visual of the text around the pillars and lisa's number set up in the frame

(which I love Lisa by the way- the 'now showing' is great)

---

Posted by ChristineAE

Thought it might be easier to 'visualize' instead of describing what my idea is:

---

I love this and I think it will look WONDERFUL

I'm totally confused!!!

Actually I do think the Roman numerals would be confusing, I'm not too sure about the votives and the picture frames either. I think the simpler the better. The Table One, Sonnet # and Sonnet phrase underneath. would be the best way to go. It's simple and you still get to keep your theme. JMO

Table One

Sonnet XVIII

Shall I Compare Thee to A Summer's Day

---

Posted by JessicaM.

---

Posted by ChristineAE

Thought it might be easier to 'visualize' instead of describing what my idea is:

---

LOL thanks for the visual....

I see what you are saying, but I kinda like the poem in the candle..I don't particularly care if they have to turn it...

can you show me a visual of the text around the pillars and lisa's number set up in the frame

(which I love Lisa by the way- the 'now showing' is great)

---

Per your request:

---

Posted by ChristineAE

---

Posted by JessicaM.

---

Posted by ChristineAE

Thought it might be easier to 'visualize' instead of describing what my idea is:

---

LOL thanks for the visual....

I see what you are saying, but I kinda like the poem in the candle..I don't particularly care if they have to turn it...

can you show me a visual of the text around the pillars and lisa's number set up in the frame

(which I love Lisa by the way- the 'now showing' is great)

---

Per your request:

---

merci mademoiselle

I think that could work....maybe I will make them both ways and see what works best...

this is also pending the approval of Groomzilla!

---

Posted by JessicaM.

---

Posted by ChristineAE

---

Posted by JessicaM.

---

Posted by ChristineAE

Thought it might be easier to 'visualize' instead of describing what my idea is:

---

LOL thanks for the visual....

I see what you are saying, but I kinda like the poem in the candle..I don't particularly care if they have to turn it...

can you show me a visual of the text around the pillars and lisa's number set up in the frame

(which I love Lisa by the way- the 'now showing' is great)

---

Per your request:

---

merci mademoiselle

I think that could work....maybe I will make them both ways and see what works best...

this is also pending the approval of Groomzilla!

---

I think it's a great idea - trying them both out to see which works better!

Groomzilla - hehe

This is what I drafted up to do... but my darling FH squashed it and said it was cheesey.

So I am trying to think of what I will do.

But it's good b/c you get the table number and then they get to look at something fun....