Did your venue...

jamiebean · May 2011

Did your venue give you the option of colored napkins ? If so how much did they charge. My venue did not give us the option, but we do have the options of table cloths (18 per table)or table runner (10 per table). Do you feel like it's a waste to spend money on these things?

Bride_to_be_2011 · May 2011

I was not charged for napkins. I did have a color choice though.

jamiebean · May 2011

B2B. did you do cahir covers with a bow matching the napkin or a different color table cloth ?

Bride_to_be_2011 · May 2011

I didnt do a sash. just a striped chair cover. White table cloth and lavender napkins.

jamiebean · May 2011

oh ok, nice !

amy727 · May 2011

I had an option of black or white napkins. I bought table overlays from www.linentablecloth.com You can search online for coupons and they are cheaper than what your venue is charging you.

rachelk456 · May 2011

Ours had options for table cloths and napkins and then if you wanted to have a fancier design on either it was extra. Personally, I don't think I would spend the extra money on the color but I guess it would really depend on how much extra it would be.

paprika28 · May 2011

We have a choice of the linens and the napkins, the overlays are what they charge extra for. I'm just making ours.

CMP82 · May 2011

Choice of color napkins was included, but anything else was extra. I went back and forth about it, until I realized that I couldn't remember what color linens were used at other weddings I have attended as a guest. I did choose purple napkins since that was free, but have since changed them to white since I think the all white will look classy. Colored napkins on white tablecloths just reminds me of a banquet dinner.

Bride_to_be_2011 · May 2011

<<Colored napkins on white tablecloths just reminds me of a banquet dinner.>>

hah I think it looked nice on mine but they were folded nicely and on top of silver charger plates.

jamiebean · May 2011

Well our colors are silver, pale pink and white. So our centerpieces are all white flowers, we are having the white chair covers with the silver bow, plain white table cloth with a silver runner and pink perimeter lighting around the room. Does that sound like it will look okay ?

Bride_to_be_2011 · May 2011

sounds nice to me

Amerbutt81 · May 2011

>> I went back and forth about it, until I realized that I couldn't remember what color linens were used at other weddings I have attended as a guest.<<

This. I actually attended B2Bs wedding in March, and no offence my love, but I didn't even realize you had matching napkins.

Bride_to_be_2011 · May 2011

haha no offence taken dear! I had to think about it for a second myself, and it was my wedding.

I just didn't know what color to pick so I picked my fav color. I didn't want white everything.

LaRositaMonita · May 2011

We went with all ivory because that's what was included and I didnt want to pay extra for something that guests were going ot be wiping their mouths on and wouldn't remember

I would have had to pay for another color linen at Normandy.

Beagle211 · May 2011

Pretty sure it's included. If it wasn't, I wouldn't pay extra for it. I think the linens are white and the napkins are wine. No chair covers.

jamiebean · May 2011

Now that I think about it ... I don't recall napkins or any special tablecloths from weddings i have attended. I guess it is a waste of money. Thanks !

Amerbutt81 · May 2011

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[QUOTE]Now that I think about it ... I don't recall napkins or any special tablecloths from weddings i have attended. I guess it is a waste of money. Thanks !
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angel33284 · May 2011

If they are charging that means they probably don't do their own linens and hire a company to come in and do it for them. As with chair covers by the time you get done renting them you could probably have bought them outright. I would look into buying them and then selling them after the wedding.

LadyJ10 · May 2011

We went with navy tablecloths b/c it wasn't an upcharge, although it would have been for anything other than ivory napkins? I don't know how they figure this stuff out! For us it was good (went with the color scheme and made the white flowers on the table pop), but I doubt anyone really noticed!

spanglerwedding2012 · May 2011

We negotiated on linens before we signed the contract. I think they charged like $3 for upgradeded color napkins or table runner and for the entire cloth, it was $12. We ended up going with basic ivory linen and got the color napkin thrown in as a part of our package.

Like others said, you'll probably be the only one to notice the color. But if you're set on it, try to negotiate and see what they can do for you. I think it's a silly thing to spend $$ on though. Good luck!

CleverEuphemism · May 2011

We had a choice of about 20 tablecloth and napkin colors at no extra cost, but our venue was run by a large catering company with lots of venues (Jeffrey Miller), so it makes sense they had a big stock. Of course, with all those color choices, I chose black napkins and tablecloths.

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