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TRENDING
MAKE meanin g
WITH YOUR
PLACE
SETTINGS
Okay, yes, the whole free-food-andopen-bar
thing is a huge draw, but
give guests even more reason to
get comfy, raise a glass and mingle
at their seats with the help of a
personalized place setting. When
done right, your loved ones will
feel like it was set just for them.
SWEET SYMBOLISM
MADDIE + JOHN LONGMONT, CO
Semi-custom
menus allow
your place
settings to still
feel personal.
“The flamingo represented John’s Florida roots, while the robin symbolized
my home of Colorado,” Maddie says. “Alongside the two birds, I wrote
a poem explaining how our food combined our different places of origin.”
STITCHED WITH LOVE
ALANA + CLAIR KANSAS CITY, MO
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“Alana’s mother monogrammed all 110
napkins with our married name,” Clair says.
“After the reception, we kept a set or
two for ourselves and gave the rest of the
napkins to members of our family as a
thank-you gift for all of their hard work.”
PICTURE PERFECT
SOPHIE + ATAEFIOK WASHINGTON, DC
“I’m known as a serial photographer, and I wanted those memories
to touch our wedding day,” Sophie says. “Six weeks before the wedding,
we went on the journey of finding 95 different photos of us with
our guests. It was a fun, meaningful way to go down memory lane.”
SINCERELY YOURS ADDING A HANDWRITTEN NOTE
AT EACH PLACE WILL LET ALL OF YOUR GUESTS KNOW
JUST HOW SPECIAL THEIR ATTENDANCE IS TO YOU.
FROM TOP: REDDEN PHOTOGRAPHY; LISA BLUME PHOTOGRAPHY; ZAKAS PHOTOGRAPHY
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