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An alternative to Table Numbers?

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My fiance and I were talking the other night about the tables at our reception.  We were thinking instead of using numbers, we could change it up and maybe 'name' each table after a city that we've been to together throughout the course of our relationship. I have heard nightmare stories about people getting offended that they were sitting at table 19 out of 20 tables.  We were thinking of possibly setting up the escort card table in a way to slightly resemble Monopoly (We were gonna call it Notopoly - my new name will be 'Noto.') We were thinking of writing somewhere on the table that they are going to play a brief game of our version of Monopoly and 'Go directly to' one of the cities that we've visited.

We are not giving our wedding a Monopoly theme.  We want a very elegant and tasteful wedding.... we just thought it would be a fun way to incorporate a part of our life into the wedding a little bit while also not offending anyone with a table number.  Is there a 'cute yet classy' way to go about this idea?  Is it a bad idea?  

Thoughts and opinions appreciated! :)
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Re: An alternative to Table Numbers?

  • JoanE2012JoanE2012 member
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    I prefer table numbers because they are usually in sequence and it's easy to find the table I sit at.  If you do names, please have some kind of "map" where the escort cards are so your guests don't have to wander around the whole room to find their table.  I've done that before and it was really annoying.
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  • AbbyjensenAbbyjensen member
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    How many tables are you having? If there are fewer than 20, I think this is a good idea. If you have 20+, I think it gets confusing. I think it's a fine idea. I don't like the idea of writing that they are going to play a brief game of monopoly. I would just have the escort card say the city and the person's name. On the back you you could write something like, "Visited March 2012", or you could incorporate a photo of you two at the location as part of the centerpiece. I can't really picture an escort table set up similar to monopoly. 
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  • doeydodoeydo member
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    I like the idea of having table names.  It's one of those areas that the bride and groom can personalize for them and be cute without being too cheesy.  Ditto JoanE2012, though, include a map so guests can find their tables without wandering around.   
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  • ElcaBElcaB member
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    That's a cute idea, but if you forgo table numbers I'd suggest having a map of tables on display to aide guests in finding theirs. 
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
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    We will only end up with 12 tables (we are going to have no more than 120 guests).  Thanks for your feedback!  I will talk to my fiance about it and see if we can come up with a 'map.' 


    Thanks again! :)
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  • Nadurham84Nadurham84 member
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    We are planning on using playing cards... so table A of spades, Q of hearts... etc,..

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  • RodriguezSquared_23239659RodriguezSquared_23239659 member
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    We are having about 10 tables and are considering names instead of numbers - it fits our personalities lol. The map is a great idea to help people find their place. 

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  • Majelin86Majelin86 member
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    I like your idea of naming the tables instead of doing the numbers. And the map is definitely a great idea so people can find their seats easily.
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  • Jen4948Jen4948 member
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    I'm not wild about cute table names.  First, the cuteness of the names often comes from the fact that they are usually based on some inside scheme or humor that's not discernable by those who are not in the know; second, they make the tables harder to find.

    So if you do this, do it in some way that it is self-evident how the tables are arranged.  The map is also a great idea.
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  • iloveu4everiloveu4ever member
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    I find it cute. But do it alphabetically. That way it's so much better.

     
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  • shonsgirlshonsgirl member
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    We are doing pictures of places we have traveled.  So, Mr. & Mrs. Smith are seated at Table "Alaska" and have to find the picture of us at Mt. McKinley.  We are allowing extra seating time so people can walk around and view all of the pictures.  Everyone knows we love to travel and this will add another personal touch.
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