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posted 3 years ago in Reception
  • poll: What should I do?
    Use the bird names, they're cute! : (33 votes)
    92 %
    Use the numbers, names are cheesy! : (0 votes)
    Use names, but something other than birds. I'll suggest down below! : (3 votes)
    8 %
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    1.
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    Busy bee
    amandopolis      

    A brief description of the wedding:

    All of our flowers are really earthy and natural- they have a very gardeny feel to them.  Our colors are moss green, chocolate brown, and lavender.  We are having it in the daytime in May.  Our guest book is little cards that people can write notes on and then drop into an antique bird cage.  We even found these adorable pencils at Anthropologie that look like twigs.  My cake topper is two little birds in a nest, and I am using the "Port Antonio" design from White Aisle for my table cards:

    http://whiteaisle.com/diy_table_cards.html

     

    I am thinking of using bird names as table names.  Specifically:

     

    Sweetheart Table- Lovebird

    1. Swiftlet
    2. Kingfisher
    3. Kookaburra
    4. Whip-poor-will
    5. Blackbird
    6.  Sparrow
    7. Nightingale
    8. Goldfinch
    9. Oriole
    10. Bird-of-Paradise
    11. Chickadee
    12. Meadowlark
    13. Cardinal
    14. Mockingbird
    15. Starling

     

    Is this totally stupid?  Is it too much bird related stuff?  I like the bird motif, I think it contributes to the over all "outside in a garden or the woods in the spring" feel that I've been going for for the wedding, but I'm worried that my guests will think it is dumb, so naturally I must run it by the hive first :)

     
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    Blushing bee
    tag117    August 29, 2009  

    I think it's cute to use the bird names. It's great that you have a theme, and you should have fun with it! I'm getting married at a country club, so we decided to use famous golf course names.

     
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    j_nicolle    October 10, 2009   Midwest

    I think it's a cute idea. It defiantly fits with your theme, and I think it's more interesting than numbers...

     
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    driftslikesmoke    January 2, 2010   Atlanta, GA

    I think it's very cute. You could even take it a step further and use the state birds for places you and your FH have visited! I have to say, though, that I'd be tempted (if you're not somehow emotionally connected to the bird list you've posted) to use birds with a more romantic, gentle, or exotic sound to their names.

    Good idea!!

     
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    Bumble bee
    JennyBryde    September 18, 2010   Moline, IL

    I love the bird names!  So cute. 

    @tag117 ~ I like the idea of using the famous golf course names.  We are getting married on a golf course, so this would work perfectly for us. 

     
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    Helper bee
    nurseheather30    10/03/2009   Baltimore MD

    I say go for it, I love the idea!

     
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    liltexasbride    June 19, 2010   Akron, Ohio

    Bird names are cool.  which this gave me an idea for my wedding. LOL. not to use your idea of bird names though.

    I think it would add somethng personal to the wedding in that is shows who you are.

     
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    Blushing bee
    midwestelle    June 12, 2010   Des Moines, Iowa

    At first I thought, use the numbers also, but then I remembered--wedding table numbers are never in any sort of order!

    Use the bird names.  It's adorable and memorable.  A friend themed their tables to different wineries they have visited--complete with grapes and a bottle of the wine (now that's forsight)  it was a great topic of conversation and made the tables memorable.

    As for birds...I recently found out that my friend's wedding was "bird-themed."  They had birds everywhere.  ...it was a year and a half ago, and I don't remember the birds at all.  but if I was sitting at the Sparrow table, I'd certainly remember.

    Oh, and don't forget to serve "Tequila Mockingbirds"...ha!

    Best wishes.

     

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