Gone are the days of traditional table numbers. Couples are now looking to personalise as many aspects of their wedding day as possible and having a personal link to your table names is a great way to incorporate your personalities into the day (and they can also be great conversation starters too!)
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Authors Bio: Vivienne May Weddings was founded and created by Kerrie May. With over 8 years of experience in the luxury wedding & event industry, Kerrie has worked at some of the UK’s most iconic venues alongside a selection of renowned industry professionals and worked with a selection of high-net worth couples.
Kerrie is a UK Wedding Planner and has a distinctive reputation amongst her fellow luxury wedding professionals. Her wealth of experience, industry knowledge and unrivalled passion for bringing her clients vision to life is what drives her to plan impeccably designed, style-led and perfectly co-ordinated weddings, with romance at it’s heart.
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Are you both Jet Setters?
You could pull together a list of all the destinations you’ve both visited during your time together, whether its countries you’ve gone on holiday together, pubs where you’ve had dates or places you plan to visit together – there are plenty of options.
Or perhaps you both stay closer to home when you go on holiday, you could use your favourite hotels or maybe your favourite landmarks that you have visited, if you both love travelling around the UK then this is a great option.
Bonus Tip: You could even name your top table with your honeymoon destination or even your wedding venue!
Do you both love music festivals and travel across the world to see your favourite artists? Another great option for couples who love to travel and combining their love of music.
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Maybe you both love nature?
If you’re a lover of flowers like myself, you could include the names of the flowers within your bouquet and/or table decorations. This is a lovely way to tie together your table names with your flowers for your special day.
Perhaps you both love gardening, what about names of your favourite plants or flowers?
Do you like visiting National Trust sites, if you have your favourite places, this could be a great conversation starter between the guests too if any of them have memories from visiting these places themselves.
If you both love walking through woodlands and often come across wild animals, why not use this as inspiration for your table names?
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Or are you a Pet Lover?
Now this one could be tricky dependant on how many pets you have, however if you have 8 or so pets then this is a great way to name your tables after furry loved ones that can’t be there with you on the day.
This could also be an option if you both share of love of animals. You could combine the names of your favourite animals together to name your wedding breakfast tables.
Are you going on a Safari for your honeymoon? Consider the animals you may see and use these as the names – a great way to incorporate your honeymoon too!
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Do you both love to cosy up on the sofa and watch movies?
Favourite TV Shows or Movies – naming the tables after some of your favourite shows or films is a great talking point for the guests and brings your personalities into the day too.
Maybe you both are huge music fans and you have your favourite bands or musicians that you could name your tables after?
Alternatively, you might have your favourite songs that you could use as table names.
Are you both avid book lovers? You could name each of your tables with your favourite stories. (You could even use the book as the table name sign!)
Would you like to add a sentimental touch?
If you would prefer table numbers, one of the most memorable table names I have had the pleasure of planning was when the couple used pictures of them both at different ages. For example, Table 1 had pictures of both the Bride and Groom aged 1, then Table 2, both at the age of 2 and so on. All of the guests loved walking around the room to have a look at the pictures too!
Do you remember where you went for your first, second, third dates – this is a lovely way to add a trip down memory lane for you both on your wedding day.
Words or extracts from your Vows to add a touch of extra romance! Or maybe you’ve sent each other love letters/notes throughout your time together?
If you have a collection of special dates to you both (i.e. the day you met, your first date, engagement date), this is a lovely way to add your journey into your wedding day.
Are you both art lovers? You could name your tables after Artists, your favourite paintings or even your favourite Art Museums that you both love to visit.
Are you both foodies?
Do you both love to wine and dine frequently at a selection of restaurants but have your favourites that you always return to? This is a great way to name your tables as it allows your guests to get to know you both too.
Your favourite drinks – Are you a Cosmopolitan lover, Espresso Martini expert or a Whiskey connoisseur, you could even tie these in with your favours by providing a corresponding drinks voucher for the guests. Or maybe you prefer a glass of wine as your drink of choice – this could double as names too.
It could even be as simple as your favourite cheeses, chocolates, crisps etc. and all of these can be added into your wedding day too (a cheese wedding cake, chocolate favours or even a crisp station).
As you can see, there are so many options! Having table names will add an extra touch of personalisation and a great way to engage your guests on your wedding day. If you would like to find out more and what else I can help you with to create the most amazing wedding day for you both, please click here.