Charge for longer linens?

Dannie138

Our venus charges like $9 a table for longer linens. Do you think it looks cheesy without them? (FI is totally against it, says no one will notice) TIA!

Angel Helper

Most venues do charge for the extra long lengths. I think it would be fine without the longer tableclothes. You might add some additonal money for a topper in a contrasting color. Otherwise, use the linens provided and use your centerpieces as the accent of another color or combination there of. Candles or flowers... even different color napkins will accent whatever you are using. No one looks at the length of the tablecloth. No tablecloth... now that's another story. Don't worry it will be just fine.

Dannie138

When you mean topper, do you mean an overlay? We are doing moroccan lantern with mirrors, accented by peacock feathers.

aerinpegadrak

The linens that go all the way to the floor?  FI used to work banquets at a big hotel, and he HATED those things.  They'd get caught under chairs and tugged all over the place, so the tables always ended up looking messy.  You're better off without them.

Dannie138

Yeah, the venue is trying to push floor-length linens....

tenofcups4me

Probably not the answer you want, but I think it looks "cheap" when the linens don't go to the floor. That was one of the first questions I asked of sites when I was looking around (if they had floor length regularly available or if I'd have to pay extra for them since I knew I was going to have them one way or another). This "people" would definitely notice.

Angel Helper

Sorry, yes the overlays are also called toppers. As I read your post again, I also thought about to save some money... you could always use your colored napkin in the center opened up flat, then put your centerpieces in the middle. Just depends on how much you want to invest.

Dannie138

Our centerpieces have peacock feathers/mirror underneath them, so we can't do the napkin thing too... I'm all for longer linens, he thinks it's a waste of money.