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Encourage guest bonding with packs of playing cards

Wanna encourage your guests to interact and get to know each other? Board games have been employed by offbeat couples past to kick off the group bonding. But board games are big and take up space. That’s why Annie and Erik’s idea of putting packs of playing cards on each table is a great one.

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Create a spooky place card display with flying bats

Cut out bat-shaped place cards, and hang them from dark branches to make them look like they’re in mid-flight!

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Use vampire fangs to display your place cards

Looking for an awesome way to display your place cards at your Halloween, horror, vampire, or gothic-themed wedding? Then do what Kari and Rick did at their Halloween wedding. Kari painted vampire fangs silver and placed the cards between the fangs!

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Science-y, steampunk-y vial place cards

We’re trying to make our reception tables look like the desk of a (mad?) scientist or at least a bit bookish and science-y. So these are our place cards! They’re all itty bitty glass vials with a label and some contents. The label names are geeky references. The contents are mostly things from the pantry. And then we’re gonna put the name cards on top.

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Love triumphs over stormy weather and a reception blackout

Leah and Heather were married on June 7th at Triumph Brewing Company in New Hope, PA, where the pair had one of their first dates and countless date nights after. Leah designed the place cards, table numbers, her bouquet, Heather’s boutonniere, and the CD favors. But the best silver lining moment came when the intense storm going on caused a blackout at the reception!

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Autumn is here! Snuggle in and get inspired by these fall weddings

Autumn has begun here in the Northern Hemisphere, and I couldn’t be more stoked. Autumn weddings are my favourites. How gorgeous is this photo from Emily and Kyle’s autumnal handcrafted wedding? Grab your pumpkin spice-flavoured beverage of choice, snuggle in, and let’s check out some autumnal inspiration from the archives!