One of the reasons Lucy and Mark wanted to send out the
invitations so well in advance of the day was to have an early RSVP to give plenty
of time for the table planning malarkey!
Many couples they know have said that this has been one of the most
stressful parts to the wedding planning. So with some trepidation last weekend,
the subject of table seating planning came up.
Being MOTB , and relishing in this type of task, I organised two sheets of A3 paper ( one
spare in case of emergencies) and then typed out all guests names , printed off
and cut them up – so we had approximately 90 pieces of paper with everyone’s names
on. We had a slight panic when Andrew E disappeared off the kitchen table.
Andrew was nowhere to be seen. I reassured the Bride and Groom that he couldn’t
have gone far, as I knew I had cut him up earlier.
Anyhow Mark took charge and armed with pencils, ruler,
blu-tak and a tin of spaghetti hoops ( well they are round table at Close
House!) he made a start. He pretty much insisted at sitting on the top table,
so Lucy agreed! They were joking...I think.
After half an hour, Lucy and I had to go out to our regular
Sunday aquafit class – so we left Mark with the pile of names, still no Andrew
E and instructions not to blu- tak anyone until “we” I mean Lucy (!!) was back to check it over. So as
we splashed and bobbed in the pool – Mark took on the challenge.
We returned an hour later, and he’d finished! We were most relieved to discover that Andrew E had been found - he had got stuck under his girlfriend, one of
the bridesmaids the lovely Sarah – so all was well.
“We” had to admit that Mark had got it pretty much perfect.
A very neat table plan lay before us. Mark hadn’t even needed the spare sheet
of paper!
Once again, I found that looking at all the names of people
coming to the day time does makes me smile in anticipation.
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