Our reception is taking place in a ballroom terrace of a hotel in downtown Sacramento. It's a pretty lovely place that needs very little by way of decorations. We will be using their (probably white or cream) linens, plates and etc. I will be making flower centerpieces, place cards and table numbers, but that's it.
But I am excited to find small ways to bring some orange and gray into the reception.
These gray and white paper straws have been making the rounds on the blogs and I just love them. We are having a cocktail hour before dinner and they would be perfect for the bartenders to stick into glasses. (I may cut them in half to better fit tumblers.)
I did not think I would be the disposable cameras on tables kind of bride, but when Elsie shared these ones from Urban Outfitters, I sort of changed my mind. Built into the camera words, images and frames so when they get developed the photo has designs printed right on it. Too cool. And obviously the orange color is a big part of the attraction. Did you have disposable cameras at your wedding? How were the photos? Worth it?
Cocktail napkins feel like a good way to bring in some color. I am NOT going to have them custom printed but figure instead I'll stamp "e&p" on them in white ink (as long as it doesn't smear...).
And my orange and white striped May Arts ribbon. It's probably my favorite thing and it was the hardest to track down. (It's 1.5 inches wide but I can't find it anywhere online now...) I have about 30 yards of it. This ribbon will be wrapped around the stems of all the bouquets and I hope to bring it into the reception as well. If there's enough ribbon, people might just forget there is supposed to be a cake...
Happy Wednesday.
