By Raymond Miller
Wedding napkins are a useful but often overlooked accessory to any wedding reception. Here are 7 important locations wedding napkins will be needed at your wedding reception hall to add comfort and style to your wedding day.
Location #1: Cocktail or Refreshment Bar - Cocktail napkins are used to place under a beverage to absorb condensation or soak up a minor spill. The bartender will hand each guest a napkin with their beverage. Paper cocktail napkins are available in a wide range of colors to match your theme.
Location #2: Hors Doeuvres Table - Cocktail and luncheon napkins should be placed at the hors doeuvres table with the plates and utensils. Guests will normally pick up one or two napkins with their plate as they approach the hors doeuvres table for appetizers.
Location #3: Buffet Table - Buffet-style dinners are popular wedding reception venues. As with hors devours and appetizers, plates, utensils and napkins are placed at the beginning of the buffet table for guest to pick up as they approach. Luncheon napkins are typically used for buffets as they are larger than a cocktail napkin and smaller than a dinner-sized napkin.
Location #4: Dinner Table - When guests are being served a formal dinner at their table seats, dinner napkins should be placed with the silverware at each place setting. Dinner napkins can be folded with silverware placed on top of the napkins. Dinner napkins can also be wrapped around the silverware and secured with a napkin ring, decorative ribbon, or adhesive bands.
Location #5: Cake Table - The wedding cake table should be stocked with cocktail or luncheon-sized napkins to present with a slice of cake to each guest. Often, the napkins used at the dinner table have been discarded after the main course and guests will need another napkin when enjoying their cake.
Location #6: Dessert Table - Dessert tables can be arranged at the end of a traditional buffet or stationed in a different area of the reception hall. When providing desserts separate from a buffet it is a good idea to provide napkins for the same reason as the cake table. Guests will have used their dinner or luncheon napkins during the main course and will need a fresh napkin for their dessert.
Location #7: Bathrooms or Restrooms - The most overlooked location for adding a personal touch to wedding receptions and parties is the bathrooms or restrooms. While these areas typically have stocked paper towels or air dryers, disposable paper guest towels can be used to add a bit of color to the bathrooms and pamper your guests as well.
Wedding Napkins are useful accessories that can add flair and character to your wedding reception. For a more personal touch, you can have your napkins personalized with a monogram or a design and several lines of text celebrating the bride and groom or thanking family and friends for attending your special day. Guests will admire your attention to detail and appreciate your thoughtfulness and careful planning throughout your wedding reception program.
Ray Miller is the founder and president of My Wedding Reception Ideas.com. My Wedding Reception Ideas specializes in premium personalized wedding favors, accessories, and wedding party gifts. For more information on choosing and ordering wedding napkins for your reception or party, visit http://myweddingreceptionideas.com/wedding_napkins.asp.
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
Wedding Napkins Tips and Ideas
By Raymond Miller
Your wedding is just a few months away and you are in the final stages of planning your wedding and wedding reception. Some of the items still on your list may be wedding favors.
Wedding favors include everything from small treats and gifts for your guests to wedding napkins.
Personalized wedding napkins are an excellent keepsake to remember your wedding. Available in several sizes including dinner napkins, luncheon napkins and cocktail napkins, custom printed napkins add a personal touch and character to your special day.
Cocktail napkins, also called beverage napkins, average 5" x 5" and are ideal for the cocktail or juice bar and wedding cake table. Printed with a design or monogram, the bride and groom's names and wedding date, custom printed paper beverage napkins will delight your guests.
Plan on ordering 2 to 3 cocktail napkins per guest at the cocktail bar as guests will return several times to have their beverage refilled.
One cocktail napkin per guest is sufficient at the cake table as most guests will have only one slice of cake after the main course.
Luncheon Napkins are usually 6 1/2" x 6 1/2" and are used at the buffet table or on the guest table.
Plan on ordering 1 to 2 luncheon napkins per guest is supplied at the buffet table or 1 napkin per guest if presented on the guest tables.
Dinner Napkins are usually 8 1/2" x 8 1/2" and are typically folded and placed on the guest tables.
Plan on ordering 1 dinner napkin per guest.
Guest Towels have a unique shape. Measuring 8 1/2" x 4 1/2", rectangular shaped guest towels are typically used in the restrooms and wash areas. Their unique shape also makes guest towels a perfect fit for the guest tables. Plan on ordering 2 to 3 guest towels per guest for the restrooms or 1 guest towel per guest for the dinner tables.
Another advantage to printed paper napkins is the many color options that are available to match your wedding colors or theme along with a large selection of imprint colors, designs, monograms and letter styles to choose from.
If you have contracted a catering service to provide all of your wedding reception food and beverage services, they may have already included napkins as part of their services and fee. It is important to ask your caterer or wedding coordinator whether or not napkins are included and what type of napkins will be used.
An important question that is often overlooked is "Where will the wedding napkins be used during the reception?" Too often, napkins are placed at the guest table with little thought given to the wedding cake table. As guests line up to receive a slice of the wedding cake, they often receive their cake on a small plate with a fork but no napkin.
Another question to ask your caterer is "Will cocktail napkins be provided at the cocktail or juice bar?"
Whether you have yet to consider the type of wedding napkins you will use at your wedding reception or your caterer is already supplying your napkins, take a moment out of your busy schedule to determine what type of napkins you will need and where they will be used.
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
Best wishes on your wedding day and to your new journey together!
Raymond Miller is the founder and author of My Wedding Reception Ideas.com offering wedding couples premium wedding favors including personalized napkins.
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Your wedding is just a few months away and you are in the final stages of planning your wedding and wedding reception. Some of the items still on your list may be wedding favors.
Wedding favors include everything from small treats and gifts for your guests to wedding napkins.
Personalized wedding napkins are an excellent keepsake to remember your wedding. Available in several sizes including dinner napkins, luncheon napkins and cocktail napkins, custom printed napkins add a personal touch and character to your special day.
Cocktail napkins, also called beverage napkins, average 5" x 5" and are ideal for the cocktail or juice bar and wedding cake table. Printed with a design or monogram, the bride and groom's names and wedding date, custom printed paper beverage napkins will delight your guests.
Plan on ordering 2 to 3 cocktail napkins per guest at the cocktail bar as guests will return several times to have their beverage refilled.
One cocktail napkin per guest is sufficient at the cake table as most guests will have only one slice of cake after the main course.
Luncheon Napkins are usually 6 1/2" x 6 1/2" and are used at the buffet table or on the guest table.
Plan on ordering 1 to 2 luncheon napkins per guest is supplied at the buffet table or 1 napkin per guest if presented on the guest tables.
Dinner Napkins are usually 8 1/2" x 8 1/2" and are typically folded and placed on the guest tables.
Plan on ordering 1 dinner napkin per guest.
Guest Towels have a unique shape. Measuring 8 1/2" x 4 1/2", rectangular shaped guest towels are typically used in the restrooms and wash areas. Their unique shape also makes guest towels a perfect fit for the guest tables. Plan on ordering 2 to 3 guest towels per guest for the restrooms or 1 guest towel per guest for the dinner tables.
Another advantage to printed paper napkins is the many color options that are available to match your wedding colors or theme along with a large selection of imprint colors, designs, monograms and letter styles to choose from.
If you have contracted a catering service to provide all of your wedding reception food and beverage services, they may have already included napkins as part of their services and fee. It is important to ask your caterer or wedding coordinator whether or not napkins are included and what type of napkins will be used.
An important question that is often overlooked is "Where will the wedding napkins be used during the reception?" Too often, napkins are placed at the guest table with little thought given to the wedding cake table. As guests line up to receive a slice of the wedding cake, they often receive their cake on a small plate with a fork but no napkin.
Another question to ask your caterer is "Will cocktail napkins be provided at the cocktail or juice bar?"
Whether you have yet to consider the type of wedding napkins you will use at your wedding reception or your caterer is already supplying your napkins, take a moment out of your busy schedule to determine what type of napkins you will need and where they will be used.
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
Best wishes on your wedding day and to your new journey together!
Raymond Miller is the founder and author of My Wedding Reception Ideas.com offering wedding couples premium wedding favors including personalized napkins.
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Sunday, January 17, 2010
Personalized Napkins
By Peter Gitundu
Personalized Napkins add style, elegance and refinement to an event. These napkins are great for bridal showers, parties, anniversaries or any form of a celebration. You can use them during business parties or occasions where you invite your business partners for promotion purposes. You can order them through the Internet and have them shipped directly to your house. How easy things have become?
There is the minimum number of personalized napkins that you can order and also the deposit that you need to pay. You need to be clear on all this before placing the order. There are two types of napkins, the beverage napkins and the luncheon models. In case you want them for a wedding, you can look for a professional wedding planner who will look into the fine details of personalized napkins.
These napkins are associated with custom-printed ribbon. They work great for a variety of arrangements, for instance, table setting or flower decorations. There is no format that must be followed when doing personalized napkins, you can choose just to imprint the message "Thank You" or your names or the theme of the event.
If for example you are doing a fund raising for a green association; it would only be natural to use recycled paper for the napkins carrying the logo or the motto that keeps the participant in touch with the theme of the day. We can therefore say that other than being a decoration, these napkins manipulate attention and even to some extent influence decision making. This is very clear in advertising, when one uses a napkin that has a message on it, one is inclined to make a decision.
Peter Gitundu Creates Interesting And Thought Provoking Content on Personalized Gifts. For More Information, Read More Of His Articles Here PERSONALIZED GIFTS If You Enjoyed This Article, Make Sure You SUBSCRIBE TO MY RSS FEED!
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Personalized Napkins add style, elegance and refinement to an event. These napkins are great for bridal showers, parties, anniversaries or any form of a celebration. You can use them during business parties or occasions where you invite your business partners for promotion purposes. You can order them through the Internet and have them shipped directly to your house. How easy things have become?
There is the minimum number of personalized napkins that you can order and also the deposit that you need to pay. You need to be clear on all this before placing the order. There are two types of napkins, the beverage napkins and the luncheon models. In case you want them for a wedding, you can look for a professional wedding planner who will look into the fine details of personalized napkins.
These napkins are associated with custom-printed ribbon. They work great for a variety of arrangements, for instance, table setting or flower decorations. There is no format that must be followed when doing personalized napkins, you can choose just to imprint the message "Thank You" or your names or the theme of the event.
If for example you are doing a fund raising for a green association; it would only be natural to use recycled paper for the napkins carrying the logo or the motto that keeps the participant in touch with the theme of the day. We can therefore say that other than being a decoration, these napkins manipulate attention and even to some extent influence decision making. This is very clear in advertising, when one uses a napkin that has a message on it, one is inclined to make a decision.
Peter Gitundu Creates Interesting And Thought Provoking Content on Personalized Gifts. For More Information, Read More Of His Articles Here PERSONALIZED GIFTS If You Enjoyed This Article, Make Sure You SUBSCRIBE TO MY RSS FEED!
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