Importance of Wedding Napkins
You might not realize it, but your wedding napkins are an important part of your wedding reception’s overall look and feel. There are a lot more options and decisions to be made in regard to your wedding napkins than you might think, so consider some of the following ideas when planning out your wedding reception tables.
The first thing you need to decide on is whether you are going to go with cloth or paper napkins at the dinner tables. Cloth napkins can add a level of elegance that many people expect from a formal event like a wedding. If you are going to have your wedding reception in a fancy dining hall, restaurant, or hotel, you will most likely be able to request cloth napkins for the tables. You can also choose to use paper napkins for the dinner table if you like. Paper wedding napkins can go well with your overall wedding reception table design as well. You might want to consider layering your paper dinner napkins between the large and small plates to give the table setting an extra dimension of color and texture. This looks particularly nice with brightly colored wedding napkins and white plates.
For your cocktail napkins, paper is really your only choice. You can choose to use printed coasters for the drinks to sit on, but you will still need to have cocktail wedding napkins for snacks. Your cocktail wedding napkins will look best when they are personalized with some sort of writing. Of course, you’ll want to have you and your spouse’s names on the napkins as well as the date of the wedding, but you can also incorporate some other cute items on the wedding napkins as well. You can choose to have the wedding napkins monogrammed with your initials, have cute pictures or wedding related cartoons, or romantic sayings that are meaningful to you printed on the napkins. Consider having different things printed on your cocktail wedding napkins. For instance, choose one style for the cocktail service and another style for the cake service. You can also have your dinner wedding napkins printed with your name and date on them as well.
Wedding napkins come in a wide variety of different colors to match any wedding reception style or theme. You might want to choose at least two different colors for your wedding napkins and have them stacked in alternating colors on the bar and buffet tables. You can also choose different ink colors for the printing. If you don’t know which color combinations will work best for your wedding, order individual samples of each color with different color printing on them. These are usually only a few cents each and it will be easier to decide when they’re all spread out in front of you for you to compare.
Wedding napkins can also be used in a variety of different ways on the reception table to make an attractive and interesting display. If using fabric wedding napkins, ask the wedding coordinator what different styles of napkin folding options there are available at your reception hall. Most formal restaurants or hotels know how to fold napkins professionally and they can create an endless number of interesting designs for each table setting. They can also be placed in the glasses in decorative and interesting ways. Paper wedding napkins can also look nice sitting on top of plates with your wedding favors.
Napkin rings are also something you should consider for your table settings. Napkin rings give a table an elegant and completed look. They can easily be used with fabric and cloth napkins and are particularly useful for outdoor wedding receptions, especially when it’s windy. You can purchase every kind of napkin ring imaginable or you can make your own out of flowers, decorative wire, ribbons, or any number of other creative ideas that you can think of.
While you might not think that wedding napkins are important, they will be to your guests when they’re looking for a place to set their drinks or to wipe their mouths after the wedding cake, so make sure to have plenty available in convenient locations for their use.
