Table Numbers and Place Cards

happywithhim715

Hello Ladies,
My creativity has been flowing lately and I figure I might as well do some mock ups. I cannot do my placecards officially, since we havent mailed out invites yet but I was just trying to get an idea of what I wanted. I did a mock up of the placecard and I am not sure I LOVE them.... also I have to figure out a "marking" to let the servers know which guest had which entree... After I made these I was thinking I could add rhinestone at the top.. black-beef, white for chicken.... Opinions please! I love the table numbers, I just need to get a holder for them and print them out on white cardstock instead of plain printer paper...

Mattsbride10

Looks great! I guess you're sending your menu out with your invite and this is why you need the markers. Otherwise I've never heard of that. The rhinestones sound like a nice touch.

Santorini2011

I went to a wedding that used rhinestones and it was nice and lowkey but functional.  They did not color code but simply used a rhinestone for beef.  It might be easier so the staff doesn't have to remember the color codes but just that the stone is beef.  You could also use a code like a ribbon or two scrolls. 

Ms.BriarRose

Mattsbride, most girls use some sort of 'identifier' for the kitchen staff if you are having a plated dinner.  They need some way of telling who is getting Chicken, Beef, or Vegetarian (the usual choices). 

Most people do not send out the entire menu with their invites, but they have the main courses listed on the Response Card.  That way, the guest knows what they are getting a choice of, can choose one, and send it back to the bride, who then knows how many Chicken Dishes, Beef Dishes, etc, to order.  At most venues in DE, there is a price difference for each meal (ie, beef costs the most, then fish, then chicken/veggie usually), and in order to pay the final bill, the bride needs a final count of how many guests got what. 

In other words, there is no flat fee for food, unless you are doing a buffet, for which no distinguishing marker or meal choice on the RSVP card would be necessary.

Ms.BriarRose

PS- I think both are adorable and creative.  Maybe think about changing the stamp/clip art on the side or the background color (the green cardstock) to correspond to a meal choice?  You could also change the border color.

For the table numbers, if you wanted to jazz it up a bit, try using wine corks for the bases- I know Mrs.Carina2u used that for her base and it was really neat looking, but not overkill.  You can either page her or google something like wine cork table number holders.

Mattsbride10

I did say menu didnt I? I actually meant what you said but yeah they def don't do that where I am from.

dibsontop

I've also seen it done where if your placecard is "tented" you can just have the chosen dinner printed on the inside or even on the back of the card.  Of course, that's more obvious than using rhinestones.  A lot of times the guests forgets what they even ordered and this way, they'll have an idea of what they're having for dinner before it's even served.

happywithhim715

Thanks Ladies for the ideas!!!

Mattsbride- Yes, I have to tell the servers what each guest ordered unless I want the servers "aunctioning" off meals... "Who ordered chicken.... Who ordered beef?" Just seems more professional with a little clue without aunctioneering off my food to my guests... I will not be sending the menu to my guests with their invites I will be just telling them they have an option between chicken or beef.