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Table Numbers Vs. Table Names

Soon2bMrsB91511 Posted:

Table Numbers Vs. Table Names

Hi Girls,
Just wondering if I can get your opinion on something...my FH and I are not sure if we want to go the traditional table # route, or be a little more unique and give the wedding a personal touch by doing table names...
Here's the issue...my side of the family is Russian, so I'm not sure they'll appreciate/understand being seated at the 'Night at the Roxbury' table lol! I think naming the tables is super cute, I'm just not sure people will 'get it', so...what are your thoughts ?
THANKS :)
MrsList Posted:

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Personally, I think that having names makes it more difficult than it needs to be to find your table. It just means that your guests have to read the table names in a dimly lit ballroom. After you find your seat, who cares if you're at the Night at the Roxbury table?

ndeokinanan Posted:

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i think it is a cute idea if the table setting/centerpieces would match their names...but if not i really don't think it's worth it...especially if guests wont get it!

Watermelon5 Posted:

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I think its a cute idea if it reflects your personality We personally are just doing numbers b/c we think it will be easier for our guests but I've been to weddings where they had names and I personally got a kick out of it! :o)
Soon2bMrsB91511 Posted:

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Thanks ladies! I appreciate your help :) As cute as I think naming the tables is, i think it will likely create more confusion than it is worth. I want everyone seated as quickly as possible and i dont want to hold things up...

adelya21 Posted:

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Names are nice but IMO guests will have a harder time finding their tables, unless you do names & numbers together.
Kerrys_Princess Posted:

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We used table names, but we only had 9 tables. If we had more, I think I would have stuck to numbers.
If you have a group that might have difficulty with names or is very large, I would stick to numbers.
Im getting Married Posted:

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I have been struggling with this as well. I think numbers are easier for people to find but I love the name idea too. I'm leaning toward doing both (plus the placecard has such little room on it)

CantWait2Wed Posted:

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We are doing names. We are both teachers (science and history) and are doing famous names from our areas of study. We're Geeks.

Soon2bMrsB91511 Posted:

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Thanks for all the input, ladies! We really love the names ideas, truly, but I'm just afraid that for a relatively large party (we're prob gonna be about 150) it may cause too much traffic and commotion in trying to find seats. I think we'll do numbers just because it's easier and will (hopefully) make for less hassle...and yes, the fact that the escort cards do have very little room on them is an excellent point!

miamimerger Posted:

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We did names, but we also had 70 people at our wedding--so it was manageable!

DH proposed to me with a poem by one of my favorite authors, and that poem was read at our wedding ('The Archipelago of Kisses' by Jeffrey McDaniel). Each of our tables were one of the kisses as outlined by the poem (The Sloppy Kiss, The Backseat Smooch, The Peck, The I Do Kiss, etc.). It was perfect for us, but it would have been insane if we had a larger wedding!
Linzee636 Posted:

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We did names and numbers...

Each table had a number, but it also had a word related to Love and Marriage, like 'adore' 'vow' 'intimacy' 'caring' 'loyal' etc (and the definition of the word)..., that way each person could find their table by number, but still have something cute and personal to us on the table number!

HTH
leeza81 Posted:

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We are doing locations. We will have a picture of us in the the frame with the location printed on the pic. for example 'Germany' ,'Venice' etc. so its a place they have to remember, as opposed to a number
Ray8183 Posted:

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We had both. Our were Ray Charles's songs. Songs on top and numbers at the bottom.
WeezyGirl2354 Posted:

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We are doing names and will assign a number to them as well. We are doing the names of NY Yankee's players but they will also have numbers in order.

Example: Mickey Mantle - Table 1

Kills 2 birds with 1 stone

Backstory: We got engaged at Yankee Stadium and are huge fans to it works for us and people will get it.
MrsG2011 Posted:

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Very nice Ray8183
mara1017 Posted:

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We are also going to do Names and Numbers. We got engaged in Citifield and we are going to do Player Names and numbers.

i.e. David Wright - Table 5
AngnShaun Posted:

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People do it without there being a major issue... if its something you really want to do then go for it...

FutureMrsDe Posted:

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Posted by WeezyGirl2354

We are doing names and will assign a number to them as well. We are doing the names of NY Yankee's players but they will also have numbers in order.

Example: Mickey Mantle - Table 1

Kills 2 birds with 1 stone

Backstory: We got engaged at Yankee Stadium and are huge fans to it works for us and people will get it.


Did you think of doing mickey mantel table 7, derick Jetter # 2, Babe ruth #3 , Yogie bera # 8! that would be fun!
meghan13 Posted:

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I think that numbers is the way to go. If it's names how are people going to tell if they are going in the right direction for their table or not!

I say this because my FH and I thought of doing something like that also.

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