Wedding Wednesday: Linens!

Our reception site, International Market Square and our caterer D'Amico and Sons are both amazing in so many ways, but one way this combo is severely lacking is in the linen department. The linens provided only hang off the table about 4 inches.....not cute! My mom and I knew the second we saw their tablecloths that we would have to rent linens. On top of it their chairs are brown and with a black and white color scheme that will just not work.

I set out looking for a vendor who was affordable but also knowledgeable. I have to put my faith in the team of people I have hired for my wedding to make everything look perfect and how I want it. I went through a period where I thought I had to have a day of coordinator just to oversee that things were being done how I wanted. But, I got over that (once I saw the cost) and decided to spend that money and that energy on hiring people I trust to do an amazing job. I have total faith that Erin from We've Got it Covered (how great is that name?) will do an amazing job with our linens!

Finding a vendor was pretty easy but deciding on linens was a different story. I went in to it thinking my colors are black and white so I want black and white linens. Simple enough, right? Wrong!

You can do a black tablecloth or a white tablecloth. You can add a runner, a black one or a white one. Then there's napkins and chair covers and don't forget about the chair cover sashes! There's a million different combinations of these two colors, and don't even get me started on patterns! Plus, you have to consider the head table! Does it match the other tables? Do you do it differently? Do you add color or lights or draping?

After a lot of google searching and talking it through with Erin I am pretty confident and excited about what we have decided on. I want it to look elegant but contemporary which is essentially the theme of the wedding. As much as I would love to share what I decided on, I can't. There are too many wedding guests who read this blog and I want them to see it for the first time at the wedding. But, I will share some of my inspiration!