Neato Table Number Idea

Good morning and happy Monday.

Just saw this neat table number project via DIY Bride and thought I'd pass it along. You can find the full tutorial over at Firefly Bachelor & Bachelorette Parties. I always love a great idea for reusing plastic bags!

Although I'm still not sold on the whole table numbering thang.. There are great arguments on both sides, I really can't decide which way is best for us to do it. It makes a lot of sense just to have a few tables reserved so the grandparents have a good table and you know, the bride & groom have a good table, and then the rest can fend for themselves.. BUT I still like the idea of assigning tables for everyone. GAH decisions...

Being that we're in The Season, any new readers out there newly engaged? I'm coming up on the anniversary of our engagement, very strange how fast the year went by. Last February it seemed like 2010 would never arrive..

cool (and functional!) table number idea

Just saw this photo spread over on Green Wedding Shoes, love the table number idea - big number painted on a carafe! I've been collecting milk bottles to use as water jugs for the tables, and then also looking for ideas for table numbers.. ideas = married.

Just found these carafes for sale - pretty cheap! We might still want to use milk bottles, but this is a good back up. [photo courtesy of Mission Restaurant Supply]

If you're looking for milk bottles and have some time before you need them, we've been getting our milk in old-timey glass bottles from Whole Foods - comes from a creamery in Virginia, can't remember the name! It's not cheap, like $4.50/bottle, but you can return the bottles for a $2 refund. So if we go ahead and collect enough to use at the wedding, we'll be able to turn them back in next March for a nice little bit of cash. Also.. the milk is delicious!