Ladies and gents, I need help!! I have decided to use origami for the place names. I thought I would incorporate it into the table names, because a lot of origami symbolises something far deeper. I have 6 guest tables, and the top table, and have only been able to come up with the following: Love - heart Trust - crane Respect - butterfly Understanding - owl (I used my own logic for this one, so might well be wrong!!) Strength - samurai helmet Luck - crane (now you see where my problem lies!!) Hope - Crane
If I did the above, I would have 7 different table names, but 3 symbols (and therefore place names) the same. Does anyone know more about origami than what google is telling me? Does anyone have any ideas for different table names? The whole theme of the wedding really is about family, the secret to a happy marriage (lots of family wedding photos on the gift table), fun and laughter. I kind of wanted to incorporate the key to a happy marriage into the table names and place cards, but I'm struggling!! I have a back up plan, ivory cards with gold love hearts in the corner, and naming the tables after some of the beautiful places in Nottinghamshire. But that seems a little dull to me!!!
Would really appreciate the help!! Thank you xxx
CommentAuthorJennifluff
Fish - happiness, well being and Freedom! Strength courage and determination Crane - Happiness, good-luck, peace, long life Butterfly - Beauty, grace, two dancing round each other is the symbol for marital happiness Rabbit - fertility, rebirth! Springtime Dragon - power, wisdom, Mastery and success. Bring strength, Luck and fortune Frog - good fortune Turtle - longevity and protection. Also unites heaven and earth Cat - independence, Balance and mystery. Wisdom and strength Llama - Endurance under difficult situations, Responsibility and hard work
:-) xxx
CommentAuthorSelinaK
Wow, thank you!!!! I will be spending my evening folding different animals tonight lol!! I will have to think about how to name the tables, either by just the animal ie fish, or by what it means. Perhaps naming a table fertility might not be the way to go lol!
I found out that it used to be tradition the the couple made 1000 cranes and used them to decorate the venue!!! Sounds like a lot to me!!!!
Xxx
CommentAuthorSelinaK
That's pretty cool, they could work and would make guests think about what they might mean! I can then put a description on each table explaining what the symbol is and what it means. I saw on don't tell the bride usa, the groom and all his family spent most of the night making them, and hung them like a curtain behind where the ceremony took place. I think its amazing, but with only a mtter of weeks to go it would be cutting it fine lol!! I've just thought of this, because the oh makes paper cranes, he made me one out of a tiny little bus ticket on our first date, and thought it would be nice to incorporate it somehow.
We start folding tonight! Doing pracrice runs, Martin thinks we should name the tables 'love' 'respect' and so on, but I don't need to start panicking about that until Friday so its ok! We will pick one or another form your list, which has been a HUGE help! As soon as we've picked the final designs I will put photos up :) Thanks for you help though, you're a star! xxx
