WR Thoughts/opinions

Peaseblossom55 · December 2013

I wanted to get your opinions. I like the idea but I worry about it being to cheesy. When FI I had our engagement shots done with did a few pictures with a sign we got saying "Every love story is great but ours is my favorite" Our save the dates say "Happily ever after" and hopefully our invitiations will too.

So FI & I have been toying around with this idea but I also don't want want to turn this wedding into a themed child's birthday party. We thought about naming each table after a great love movie ( The Princess Bride, Casablanca, Pride and Prejudice were a few that came to mind) and having something from the movie on each table in addition to the floral centerpiece. LIke for casablanca have a mini eiffel tower on the table, some of the movies would be harder to come up with something than others. We also wanted to have on our gift table for any cards a mailbox like the one Carl & Ellie make from up with our names and hand print painted on. I also thought if the additional centerpiece item was too much to add a framed quote from the movie.

I won't take offense because I can see where it might be cute and add something to the wedding but I can also see where it might be too much of a themed obnoxious idea. If you like the idea any movie and centerpiece suggestions?

labro · December 2013

@southernpeach89 's RD had a book theme sort of. Everyone's escort card was printed on one of those old cards you would use when you check out a book...you know the ones that would have the book title and author and then you'd get the due date stamped on it? So basically we had to pull our escort card out of an alphabatized file and at the top of each card was a book that was either about love or had love or romance in the title. So for me and BF, we were Chapter 2 (Table 2) - Guess How Much I love You by Sam McBratney. The escort card table was also book-themed. It was covered in in stacks of old books, had an old typewriter on it, things like that. It was really adorable. However, that was as far as that theme extended. Each table was decorated in a "rustic" type theme with a burlap tablecloth with a green tablecloth overlay, green/burlap napkins, wildflour type centerpieces, gold chargers and they had black lanterns hanging from the ceiling rather than white candelabra.

I think you could pull off something like that with your "happily ever after" sort of theme. Just name your tables after the movies you like and maybe design your escort cards around the idea and your escort card table as well but go with the same/similar centerpieces just to keep your life a little more simple. I don't recall anything from our table having anything actually related to the book on it...it was just marked with our "chapter" number. I think your framed quote idea is maybe a little easier to pull off and you could always turn the quotes into some sort of collage or word art or something later. As a wedding gift, someone gave my sister a clear glass ornament filled with curled strips of her invitation and then tied with a bow in navy. It looked really pretty!

[Deleted User] · December 2013

Personally I think the best themes are understated. I don't really like when things get kitchy or overdone. I love the idea of naming the tables after your favorite love stories and then placing a framed quote on each table. It's still elegant and understated...but everyone will get the theme.

If you do programs...I even think it would be cute to say something like "welcome to our fairytale" on the cover. All of these things are just little ways to show your theme without going all crazy.

I personally don't love the idea of having trinkets or objects to signify each book on the tables...to me that is overdoing it. Plus, not everyone will have read all the books, so some of the items may just look out of place and the reference will be lost.

Blackbird230 · December 2013

As long as you don't overdo it or make the tables gaudy, I think it could be adorable! Little touches are great ideas to add in the theme, just don't go overboard and guests won't be reminded of a little kid's party.

[Deleted User] · December 2013

lmhollister said:

@southernpeach89 's RD had a book theme sort of. Everyone's escort card was printed on one of those old cards you would use when you check out a book...you know the ones that would have the book title and author and then you'd get the due date stamped on it? So basically we had to pull our escort card out of an alphabatized file and at the top of each card was a book that was either about love or had love or romance in the title. So for me and BF, we were Chapter 2 (Table 2) - Guess How Much I love You by Sam McBratney. The escort card table was also book-themed. It was covered in in stacks of old books, had an old typewriter on it, things like that. It was really adorable. However, that was as far as that theme extended. Each table was decorated in a "rustic" type theme with a burlap tablecloth with a green tablecloth overlay, green/burlap napkins, wildflour type centerpieces, gold chargers and they had black lanterns hanging from the ceiling rather than white candelabra.

I think you could pull off something like that with your "happily ever after" sort of theme. Just name your tables after the movies you like and maybe design your escort cards around the idea and your escort card table as well but go with the same/similar centerpieces just to keep your life a little more simple. I don't recall anything from our table having anything actually related to the book on it...it was just marked with our "chapter" number. I think your framed quote idea is maybe a little easier to pull off and you could always turn the quotes into some sort of collage or word art or something later. As a wedding gift, someone gave my sister a clear glass ornament filled with curled strips of her invitation and then tied with a bow in navy. It looked really pretty!

I love this idea! I'm going to have to save this idea for the next wedding we go to!

[Deleted User] · December 2013

@allusive007 -I loved that gift! It's very sentimental and I saw it on Pinterest which made me want to create it for myself so it made me happy someone did that for me.

cu97tiger · December 2013

lmhollister said:

@southernpeach89 's RD had a book theme sort of. Everyone's escort card was printed on one of those old cards you would use when you check out a book...you know the ones that would have the book title and author and then you'd get the due date stamped on it? So basically we had to pull our escort card out of an alphabatized file and at the top of each card was a book that was either about love or had love or romance in the title. So for me and BF, we were Chapter 2 (Table 2) - Guess How Much I love You by Sam McBratney. The escort card table was also book-themed. It was covered in in stacks of old books, had an old typewriter on it, things like that. It was really adorable. However, that was as far as that theme extended. Each table was decorated in a "rustic" type theme with a burlap tablecloth with a green tablecloth overlay, green/burlap napkins, wildflour type centerpieces, gold chargers and they had black lanterns hanging from the ceiling rather than white candelabra.

I think you could pull off something like that with your "happily ever after" sort of theme. Just name your tables after the movies you like and maybe design your escort cards around the idea and your escort card table as well but go with the same/similar centerpieces just to keep your life a little more simple. I don't recall anything from our table having anything actually related to the book on it...it was just marked with our "chapter" number. I think your framed quote idea is maybe a little easier to pull off and you could always turn the quotes into some sort of collage or word art or something later. As a wedding gift, someone gave my sister a clear glass ornament filled with curled strips of her invitation and then tied with a bow in navy. It looked really pretty!

My mom did this for us for our first Christmas. I loved it so very very much.

@peaseblossom55 - I kind of agree with Allusive. I like the idea of the trinket, but think it might start look kitchy. What if you had one frame with the table name and one frame with the picture of the trinket? You could use photoshop to fade it/put it in black and white/whatever to have it better fit your colors. Under the picture of the trinket, you could put the quote. We named our tables after cities we have visited together, and put pictures of us in that city around the table. (We didn't really have a 'theme' ... kind of 'eat, drink and be married' so the pictures were held up by wine corks and the vases in the center of the table were painted wine bottles).

Peaseblossom55 · December 2013

Thanks for the feedback so far. I really don't want it to come off as kitchsy or too tacky. I like the idea of understated and simple. Some of the movies we had come up with we were having a hard time coming up with a item for the table so I may lean more towards frames with quotes of the movie...

oh frames spray painted in gold......

@lmhollister I love the idea that someone gave her an ornament with their wedding invitation like that such a cute idea!!!

smalfrie19 · December 2013

I also like the idea of the movies for tables, but the trinket might be taking it a bit far in my opinion.

phira · December 2013

Our table "numbers" will be the names of restaurants/bars from our favorite TV shows (written in the fonts that are used for the TV titles). We have several guests who are already fighting over who gets to sit at Central Perk, and who gets to sit at JJ's Diner.

I'm cool if it's tacky. I hopefully only get one wedding, and this sounds like fun to me!

Peaseblossom55 · December 2013

I also worry if I add something in addition to the floral centerpieces and votives that the table would just look too busy.

GoldenPenguin · December 2013

I love movies, and quotes, so I'm all for this idea, however you do it

smalfrie19 · December 2013

phira said:

Our table "numbers" will be the names of restaurants/bars from our favorite TV shows (written in the fonts that are used for the TV titles). We have several guests who are already fighting over who gets to sit at Central Perk, and who gets to sit at JJ's Diner.

I'm cool if it's tacky. I hopefully only get one wedding, and this sounds like fun to me!

can I just send you a picture of me to put at this table and we can just pretend I was there?!?!

Friends is my all time favorite show..so much in fact that our cake topper says "He's her lobster"

GoldenPenguin · December 2013

smalfrie19 said:

phira said:

Our table "numbers" will be the names of restaurants/bars from our favorite TV shows (written in the fonts that are used for the TV titles). We have several guests who are already fighting over who gets to sit at Central Perk, and who gets to sit at JJ's Diner.

I'm cool if it's tacky. I hopefully only get one wedding, and this sounds like fun to me!

can I just send you a picture of me to put at this table and we can just pretend I was there?!?!

Friends is my all time favorite show..so much in fact that our cake topper says "He's her lobster"

ME TOO!! Can I have your cake topper when you're done?!

Peaseblossom55 · December 2013

@livleighton Oh I like the idea of a quote on a planters stick!!!

@brisox81 I love movie quotes too, especially ones about love.

Now I'm going to need to come up with about 10-13 good love movies. :-)

Peaseblossom55 · December 2013

BriSox81 said:

smalfrie19 said:

phira said:

Our table "numbers" will be the names of restaurants/bars from our favorite TV shows (written in the fonts that are used for the TV titles). We have several guests who are already fighting over who gets to sit at Central Perk, and who gets to sit at JJ's Diner.

I'm cool if it's tacky. I hopefully only get one wedding, and this sounds like fun to me!

can I just send you a picture of me to put at this table and we can just pretend I was there?!?!

Friends is my all time favorite show..so much in fact that our cake topper says "He's her lobster"

ME TOO!! Can I have your cake topper when you're done?!

I love all of this...

@phira love your idea

GoldenPenguin · December 2013

I'll help!! (After my next meeting.)

phira · December 2013

Peaseblossom55 said:

BriSox81 said:

smalfrie19 said:

phira said:

Our table "numbers" will be the names of restaurants/bars from our favorite TV shows (written in the fonts that are used for the TV titles). We have several guests who are already fighting over who gets to sit at Central Perk, and who gets to sit at JJ's Diner.

I'm cool if it's tacky. I hopefully only get one wedding, and this sounds like fun to me!

can I just send you a picture of me to put at this table and we can just pretend I was there?!?!

Friends is my all time favorite show..so much in fact that our cake topper says "He's her lobster"

ME TOO!! Can I have your cake topper when you're done?!

I love all of this...
@phira love your idea

I love you ladies so hard.

My partner wants each table sign to have a quote from the show about love, and the one he picked for Friends is Phoebe's whole spiel about lobsters. I LOVE Friends; I rewatch the whole show once or twice a year. I am currently at the beginning of season 7.

Although we might scrap the quotes. Good luck finding a romantic quote from Supernatural.

bethsmiles · December 2013

I really like the idea as long as it is simple and understated. I think the PPs have given you some really great ideas on how to do it so it doesn't come off as cheesy! I do think that if you choose to do this you should still include numbers with the table just because that makes it easier for you guests to find the tables.

[Deleted User] · December 2013

Peaseblossom55 said:

@livleighton Oh I like the idea of a quote on a planters stick!!!
@brisox81 I love movie quotes too, especially ones about love.
Now I'm going to need to come up with about 10-13 good love movies. :-)

Here are some of my faves:

Love Actually
Pride & Prejudice
When Harry Met Sally
The Notebook
The Holiday
Sleepless in Seattle
The Proposal
PS I love You
Dear John
Pretty Woman
A Walk to Remember
Never Been Kissed
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Sweet Home Alabama
Bridget Jones' Diary

Vintagelove4 · December 2013

Exactly what Allusive said. Just add the framed quote and table name next to your floral centerpiece.
Also I love Casablanca! Now I have As Time Goes By playing.

Edit: grammar fail

Swazzle · December 2013

Dirty Dancing!

ETA: Princess Bride!

phira · December 2013

Before Sunrise, Once, Moulin Rouge, Clueless (<3<3<3)

KeptInStitches · December 2013

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Peaseblossom55 · December 2013

Ahh I love everyone's suggestions this is awesome!!!!!!

[Deleted User] · December 2013

Now I totally want to take tomorrow off (snow and all) and have a romantic movie marathon! I can't believe I forgot some of the ones other's listed here!

Blackbird230 · December 2013

I cry my way through P.S. I love you.

Peaseblossom55 · December 2013

Some of the ones we came up with were

Casablanca

The Wedding Singer

The Princess Bride

Gone With The WInd

The Notebook

Sleepless in Seattle

Pride and Prejudice

When Harry Met Sally

Enchanted

Phantom of The Opera

labro · December 2013

@Kait I loved your post. I seriously do the exact same thing when I watch that movie. I'm glad I'm not the only one.

Blackbird230 · December 2013

@imhollister, I was with FI's parents and just sitting on the couch crying my eyes out from that movie. I can't get through like two scenes without a new tissue.

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