I am giving tables names - but which ones?

Hi there!


I want to give the guest tables at my wedding reception names instead of numbers but am not sure what names to give them.


I am trying to choose between two lists - flowers and places in Paris. My fiance and I went to Paris late last year and it was just the best time for us, really special and we think of our trip all the time and have photos of it eveywhere. I have thought of 8 (no. of guest tables) places in Paris that we went to:


1. Versailles


2. Notre-Dame


3. The Louvre


4. Arc de Triomphe


5. Eiffel Tower


6. Champs Elysees


7. Place de la Concorde


8. Sacre-Coeur





But nothing else in the wedding is to do with this so would it go? Or else I will name tables after flowers:





1. Rose


2. Lily


3. Gardenia


4. Orchid


5. Tulip


6. Peony


7. Lisianthus


8. Frangipani





So please tell me which list I should use for the table names. Also, if you have any other ideas, feel free to share! Thanks heaps.

I am giving tables names - but which ones?
It doesn't really matter if the names "go" with the rest of the wedding or not. They mean something to you and the groom %26amp; that's all that matters. I love that idea; I would do Paris!





You could tell the guests what they mean to you in a speech or toast if you wanted to.
Reply:Go with what has special meaning to you... if it were me I would go with Paris because that was where you had a great trip and lots of memories...





PS if you go with the flowers the last two names are way too long... try like sweet pea and snapdragon... something people can pronounce!!!
Reply:Hmm...in my day, people just gave numbers to tables. But I guess that's a cute idea. I'd go with the Parisian place names, with pictures of them at the tables.
Reply:You could use words to describe your relationship like:





1. Friendship


2. Respectful


3. Committed


4. Loving


5. Giving


6. Extraordinary


7. Faithful


8. Caring





or...





You could find out what the word "Love" is in different languages and use those as the names of the tables...
Reply:1 - i never liked assigned seating at receptions - it seems like too much work to figure it all out to me - but hey it's your call.





2 - i like the flowers - you could also have the centerpieces have that tables' flower name in it. (also have a card for those of us not flower geniuses)





3 - my friend just went to a wedding were it was movies on the table that the couple went on dates to see. then the couple got the DVDs for their collection. it was interesting to see what movies he talked her into and vice versa. it also sparked conversation "hey i saw this" or "i actually saw that at a drive in"





congrats and good luck
Reply:The Paris list is a great idea! Especially given the sentimental meaning to you guys. My friend got married a few months back and is very much into poetry -- she named tables after her favorite poets. She had the last names on one side, and her favorite poem by the author on the other side. Great conversational piece for those at the table who perhaps did not know each other very well.
Reply:I would go with the places you visited and at each table get a fancy picture frame with a black n white photo from each of the places! a smaller matching photo frame with the name written in fancy writting to set infront of that and cascade your flowers behind and arouns them!








Congrats!
Reply:I think that the paris ones could be cool...you could do the center pieces on the tables with some photos of each place.





I think the flowers would be cool too. Definately, if you do the flowers, make sure the center pieces are made out of each type of flower.





Another thought...If you do have a theme for the wedding, then use something that would go better with the theme.





If no actual theme, what if you grouped the people together in ways that you could make up cute names for them having to do with why they were grouped.
Reply:how about





love


marriage


friends


lovers


faith


hope


getting through kids


getting old together


laughing on the rocking chairs


peace


happiness





have fun good luck
Reply:I think that the paris theme is cool. It's a conversation piece. The flowers are also good but the paris theme is more original
Reply:The flowers...simply because you want table names really easy to pronounce and remember. Usually a single word, sometimes two.





I'm French so saying stuff like Sacre-Coeur is really easy for me but for most may be a mouthfull. It could be really great if you just changed some of the harder to pronounce ones. And, unless you got engaged there, met there...something like that I don't think your guests are going to get why you picked those locations.





On that note, are you picking these flowers for a reason or are you just naming them to name them? Unless it follows your theme or you can give guests a little blurb about why these names have meanings just stick with the numbers.
Reply:It all depends what your wedding theme is! Like the flower names for the tables..........weddings are associated with flowers!!!
Reply:I like the places in paris idea.





I went to a wedding once and the table "numbers" were all the word "LOVE" in different languages. On one side of the card was the language and the other side was the word. It was so nice. Everyone was wondering what it was and therefore it was the talk of the wedding.





Amour - French


Liebe - German


Amore - Italian


Kjærlighet - Norwegian


愛 - Japanese
Reply:the first. the flower one just seems fruity. no guys are gonna want to sit at the Peony table and I can't pronounce 7 or 8
Reply:I think you should do the flowers, because not everyone will be able to pronounce the names of the French places. And use flower names that they can pronounce.





"Where are you sitting, Margaret?"


"I'm at the Champ-less table. No, wait, the Champ-Elion? I don't know..."





You don't want to intimidate your guests.


And, hey, you can put a bouquet of that particular flower on each table.
Reply:Wouldn't that be terrible if none of your guests showed up and instead they all went to France.