Seating Card Line-Up
I just love sharing things with you…thought i would post all the time but life gets in the way sooooo here are some things i was thinking about this weekend at a wedding I coordinated in Brentwood, California. I was placing the seating cards on the table and was wondering how would everyone know the easiest way to put the cards out without running out of room on the table, or having to re-do the rows 10 times so they end up even and in nice straight rows. Why such a big deal you ask? Well when i started in the business sometimes i would be standing at the seating card table putting the cards out and then re-doing them for an hour… So here are my tips for setting up your seating card table…
1.first count how many cards you have
2.figure out how many rows will fit on the table. You do this by placing a single row of your seating cards going across the length of your table. Take that number (for instance 15 went across the table) and divide the number of seating cards by 15 and then you will know how many cards go in each row.
3. Make sure you put the practice cards back in you pile alphabetical. Oh did I mention they must be alphabetical by last name?
4. Start with your first row and match all following rows to that first row. That way it will look all straight and even.
5. Most importantly YOU should not be doing this job! Assign someone very responsible to this task because YOU will be getting all beautiful for your hubby to be.
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Hi Mindy!
I just discovered your new blog! Great job. Looking forward to your book tour stop in SF.
All the best!!
Take care,
cousin Andrea
Hi Mindy! Great looking blog. I’ll be visiting often. Your attention to detail and design is awesome!
Hi Mindy
I’m a new wedding consultant and I’m finding it difficult to get any one to let me start out as an intern, do you have ang suggestions? I have had some classes through ABC and feel I can go out on my own, but I would like to work with some one first a few times. I wont say who, but I will be assisting a planner who does only high end Ethnic weddings but thats not even close to what I’m interested in. I also would like some help in putting together my first page of who I’m and what I do for my bride. (help) Thanks I hope to hear back.
Hi Mindy,
Met you at Kleinfeld in NYC, and LOVE your book (read it cover to cover). Bravo & congrats. Here’s a Question for you:
My fiance has an old buddy who is getting married 1 week after us. He & his fiance sent their invitations (4 months before their wedding, BTW) to my fiance and “Guest.”
Although I have never met her, I feel that this is so rude on his buddy’s part. He knows that my fiance wouldn’t be coming with a random girl, we’ve been together for 3 1/2 years.
We’re sending out our invitations this week. Should we be the bigger people & invite his fiance by name, or make a point, and reciprocate with “Guest”?
Hope the rest of the book tour is going fabulously!
Diana