How to Style Your Bridal Party or Wedding Party Table
How to style your bridal table is one of the most common questions we get asked here at Wedding Hire Melbourne.
Whether your venue supplies the linen or your need to hire your linen we have provided you with some basic requirements: A bridal table or in more modern times a wedding party table which is the head table where the wedding party sits and over looks their family and friends they have invited to celebrate their special day.
The wedding party table / bridal table is set for a formal sit down meal along with guests tables. This table is the head table where the married couple along with their wedding party and in more traditional times immediate family members.
So starting from the basic tables and chairs we offer some basics for linen as well styling tips as follows
1. Rectangle Table Cloths for Rectangle Tables or Trestles
Most bridal tables wedding party tables will be of rectangle tables with chairs on one side facing the guests tables. So placing rectangle table cloths down they can be of standard size table cloth that will require further linen to complete of fitted style table cloths that will be of floor length to cover all sides of the table and come in the same sized standard size trestle tables.
2. Table Skirting
Table Skirting is a long continuous skirt that will run around the table across the front and along the sides of the table leaving the back of the table where the wedding party sit open allowing for everyone to sit comfortably under the table . The skirt can be attached with table clips that clip onto the table edges and designed especially for table skirt that have in most cases velcro that will attach to the table skirt that has the other side of the velcro allowing them to stick as velco does.
The table skirting gives a lovely finish to the table hiding the wedding parties legs and anything else that is not needed to be seen.
3. Chair Covers or Chairs
If for any reason that you don’t like the chairs provided chair covers can be a cost effective option to cover the chairs that may be not so clean, wrong color or do not match the colour theme of the wedding. Chair covers also transform the chairs from being basic to formal occasion that can match in with the styling of the wedding.
Chairs are becoming very popular as an alternative that are being hired to replace any existing chairs and give a more upmarket style to the wedding or hired to match in with the style of the wedding whether its a glamour and elegant wedding to casual or rustic style wedding.. Chairs that are popular are Tiffany Chairs, Americana Folding Chairs and wooden mixed matched chairs for rustic style weddings are just a few in these current trends.
4. Napkins
Linen napkins provide that formal finish in the linen side of the table, Most venues will provide a linen style napkin in White and possibly Black but we offer a wide range of colors that will compliment the color styling of the table and give more color if needed. Napkins can be folded to simply or you could add a napkin ring for additionally styling to the table.
6. Cutlery Crockery and Glassware
This is certainly a must for guests to eat and drink from. For formal setting their are multiplies of glasses for wine, champagne and water along with knives forks and spoons for the amount courses that will be served in most cases 3 for Entree, Main and Dessert. Bread and Butter Plate and Knife will also be present for bread rolls.
7. Placecards, Menus, Favours or Gifts and Charger Plates
Stationary is now a gorgeous addition to table styling these days in the forms of place cards and menus that complete the invitation suite. Little favours as a thank you are placed not only the wedding party table but also the guests tables. We have seen some couples providing thank you gifts on the table to say thank to the wedding party for being part of the day.
Charger Plates are becoming very popular to fill in the place setting with style and for napkins and favours placed on top .
8. Fresh Flowers and Artificial Flowers
Fresh flowers and foliage are one of the biggest trends that are a rage trailing across the front edge of the wedding party table creating a wall of lush and nature with enhance of candlelight with pillar candles in range of vases
Other options are a floral arrangement placed in the front center of the table with tealight candles placed across the front or array of bud vases with flowers.
The Bridal Bouquet and Bridesmaids Bouquet are also a lovely addition that can be placed vases and placed along the table for floral styling as a cost effective option
Another lovely idea is signage which is popular with Mr and Mrs . Mrs and Mrs and Mr and Mr with or without surname included
