Puddle Drop or Floor Length?

What if the side where the guests feet go we’re a little shorter? Like keep the length but shorten the width?

View Quoted Comment This is a good suggestion ! I would find it a tad inconvenient as a guest if it was that long but I’m also a clumsy person so I can picture myself stepping on it constantly

View Quoted Comment But how would we achieve that? What size tablecloth is that?

View Quoted Comment Yeah I hate when I don’t have free movement of my feet so that would probably bother me, do you not have your feet under the table? Do you lift it up over your feet, do you push it in with your feet? I honestly wouldn’t know what to do. I think just a few inches off the ground with the length on the ends would still look lovely, maybe even give it more of a waterfall look too

View Quoted Comment I would ask whomever you bought them from if they have that Same length but maybe 6
-12 inches shorter width? 3-6 inches on either side should be fine

View Quoted Comment I will! Barring that I think we will have to go ahorrar.

View Quoted Comment That was supposed to say 'shorter'. my phone keeps auto correcting everything to Spanish today LOL

View Quoted Comment Lol! Mine translated to Dutch a couple times, I think our phones need rest with all the wedding stuff they’ve been doing lately. You can also go to a fabric store to pick out the top linens that you want puddle drop, just pick a fabric and tell them the measurements and they cut it for you, it will be more of a runner than the whole table cloth being a specific length, plays with depth and colors

Although puddle drop looks elegant when it's undisturbed (so, for photographs of an empty reception area, like your inspiration pic), I'd definitely go with floor length if there will actually be guests sitting at your tables! Once guests are seated, any excess fabric is going to look like a tangled mess, wrapped around chair and human legs, and more importantly potentially becomes a huge tripping hazard. I think this is definitely something that is more "Pinterest" than reality. Unfortunately, I would be the person who catches a heel and goes flying...but that would be better than if it were grandma.

View Quoted Comment That makes total sense. Thank you for your input.

I personally like floor lengths. Puddle drop seems a little messy

I love the look. I think if its longer on the ends and puddle drops there but isn't overly long on the long side where people are sitting it will be fine. The picture shown doesn't have a ton of excess fabric by the feet, so if styled the same way I wouldn't anticipate too many issues.

Puddle drop is absolutely beautiful but a huge hazard, especially with small kids and elderly folk.

My question is are you having children attend because that may become problematic.

A centerfold down the length weighted by centerpieces would shorten the sides where guests sit and give you the length that you want at the ends. It's that easy - and you can keep the tablecloths that you have rented.

See the center of this... I'd make a fold like this.

I love that look, but for guest comfort, I think I would go a little shorter. You don't want anyone tripping and suddenly having to use your wedding insurance

View Quoted Comment Oh what a great idea! So you get the drape on the ends but not the sides. Excellent. Thank you!