Your guests arrive at the reception, pick up their escort cards and discover to which table they've been assigned. To some guests, it's the magic moment. The lower the number, the higher the honor. "Am I at table two? Or dare I think it--the most exalted and revered TABLE ONE?" You might not 
think of it, but guests tend to automatically rank themselves in importance in your life based on what table number they've been assigned. So what do you do? NAME the tables instead of numbering them. Name them after cities you've been together, your favorite movies, constellations--anything but numbers. That removes the politics completely. Who's to say that the "Starfish" table is better or worse than the "Seahorse" table? Naming your tables is also a great way to carry your theme throughout your reception. Beach theme? Name your tables after beaches you've gone to together. No theme? Start with "Faith" "Hope" and "Love" and go from there. Come up with any set of names that mean something to the two of you. "But how will they find their tables," you ask me. Easy. There are two ways--alphabetize them around the room or provide a ballroom diagram outside. Then your guests can find their tables with ease and enjoy your reception.
think of it, but guests tend to automatically rank themselves in importance in your life based on what table number they've been assigned. So what do you do? NAME the tables instead of numbering them. Name them after cities you've been together, your favorite movies, constellations--anything but numbers. That removes the politics completely. Who's to say that the "Starfish" table is better or worse than the "Seahorse" table? Naming your tables is also a great way to carry your theme throughout your reception. Beach theme? Name your tables after beaches you've gone to together. No theme? Start with "Faith" "Hope" and "Love" and go from there. Come up with any set of names that mean something to the two of you. "But how will they find their tables," you ask me. Easy. There are two ways--alphabetize them around the room or provide a ballroom diagram outside. Then your guests can find their tables with ease and enjoy your reception.
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