Your Wedding, Your Way: ONE TABLE SETTING TAILORED FOR THREE BUDGETS

from Southern New England Weddings 2019

by Cape Cod and the Islands Magazine

Real Weddings DIRECTORY

by JAMIE BOHLIN & STEPHANIE DIAZ ELDREDGE CAPE COD CELEBRATIONS

You’ve been scouring Pinterest for weeks and, finally, think you’ve found the perfect tabletop décor to match your wedding style and color palette. But behind all your excitement to plan the most important day of your life, there’s one worry lingering in the corner of your mind: Can we afford it?

Of course it’s important to stick to your budget— realistically, you might not be able to afford those solid wood tables, towering centerpieces and lush floral garlands—but that does not mean you can’t have a dreamy wedding design. To prove it, Southern New England Weddings teamed up with Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts-based Cape Cod Celebrations (capecodcelebrations) to create an envy-worthy tablescape, customized to meet three very different price points. Inspired by a “Cape Cod Garden Party” theme, we explored ways to nail the style with conservative, moderate and unlimited budgets—so you can accomplish the look you envisioned at a price that’s right for you.

Photography by DAN CUTRONA PHOTOGRAPHY

SIMPLE TABLE SETTING WITH A LITTLE EXTRA Budget: $-$$

A fun touch for conservative budgets: incorporating dinner right into the table settings. To save on menu cards, we printed reception menus on paper bags of bread for each guest; beneath each plate, a linen napkin doubles as a “placemat.” Guests are greeted with a glass of wine, bread and olive oil to begin their buffet dinner with a family-style salad. Pink, peach and burgundy flowers and décor add pops of color to the white chairs and table tops, and bud vases can be moved from cocktail hour to guests’ tables to save on event florals.

THE IDEAL MIX OF TEXTURE AND COLOR Budget: $$-$$$

We take the simple table setting up a notch with pin tuck table linens for texture, upgraded flatware and glassware, and fruitwood chiavari chairs for contrast. For this bride, we added a champagne toast to greet guests as they arrive to a sit-down dinner. Boxed garden centerpieces (just think: they could also line your wedding aisle), rustic wood table numbers and fun napkin folds keep this design feeling casual, yet complete. Want even more color? We went with floral cabinet pulls for favors to allow guests to bring a bit of your big day home.

Garden Wedding Gone Wild

Budget: $$$+

Our Cape Cod garden wedding hits new heights with tall, lush centerpieces and deep cranberry candlesticks. We traded the linens for handmade whitewashed wood tables to stay true to the rustic style, but paired them with high end ghost-back chairs for a clean look. Guests of this lavish plated dinner are greeted by geometric table numbers, place cards and monogrammed napkins for them to take home. A signature cocktail gives a nod to local Cape Cod fare and the color palette of the wedding. We didn’t forget about those bud vases from cocktail hour— we added those to the tablescape, too, for a more dynamic look.