D I Y Cake Backdrops

There are so many unique, interesting, personal, inexpensive, beautiful ways to decorate your cake table at your wedding.  Today we want to suggest a few DIY options that take some time, but not as much money from the budget.


Some great vintage inspired options are to add photos to string or ribbon to add panels behind the table, create paper rosettes in your wedding colors with paper and string them together to hang from the ceiling and add color to the cake table, find a great vintage piece of fabric that works with your wedding colors and hang behind the table in either single panels or a block piece, find windows or frames and paint them to look vintage and arrange as a background, you can also use paper or fabric banners with 'Mr. & Mrs.,' 'Love,' or 'Congratulations to the Bride and Groom' or even a personal message to or from the couple.  So many options are available to be made by hand.  You can use pictures as inspiration or go to your local craft store and look and what is available.  Here are some ideas we like!

photo ideas from Etsy.com, theKnot.com, and Weddings.com

The Importance of Assigned Seating

As we move full speed into summer and the most popular wedding season, we wanted to look at creative ways to show your guests to their seats.  Having assigned seating can cause some difficult layout decisions, but when seating is limited and you have to make the most of each table, then assigned seating is typically the best option.  Guests tend to sit with others they know when they have the option thus leaving open seats at many of the tables.  When your guest count is barely within the parameters of room capacity, then having open seats at several tables causes the last groupings of people to either delay sitting down or break up their parties.  In addition, assigning seats takes the worry of guests rushing to reserve a place when they first enter the reception space.  Our recommendation: assign seats and have fun with the table numbers/identifiers!  Make it part of the decor.

There are many options for identifying seating.  The most traditional is numbering the tables with a beautifully scripted card.  These pictured are templates available at marthastewartweddings.com.

You can get a little more personal and include the number with a picture or on artistic blocks showcasing a passion or hobby.  Here is one of many examples we found on Etsy.

 Brides and grooms can also incorporate the numbers with floral arrangements, chalkboard signs, favors, candles, numbers on wine bottles or rocks, and another endless selection of possibilities, examples available on Etsy and marthastewartweddings.com.

Another creative option we like is to use a theme to identify your tables for the guests.  Pick something that portrays you.  Some ideas we came up with are wine varieties (Cabernet, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Noir, Shiraz, Merlot, Chardonnay, Malbec, etc.) and showcasing the different wine bottles on the different tables.  Another fun identifier is countries the couple have been to or wish to go with images of the countries.  What describes you as a couple?

Enjoy this time and know the effort you put into who will sit with who at which table will provide clarity and calmness on the wedding day!

Contact us for more ideas that fit your wedding at info@vintageandlace.com!