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nancy
Beginner November 2012

Round linens on rectangular tables?

nancy, on September 1, 2012 at 12:23 PM Posted in Style and Décor 0 5

First: having a destination wedding, so I can't see everything in person. Second: my on-locatinon wedding coordinator is really just a hotel employee w/ a checklist to help me... for wedding vision/design, she's no help. But she sought out a wedding designer for some ideas and this is what they came up with:

I'm having long tables for my wedding. In order to fit people on both sides and flowers down the middle, we're doing a table-and-a-half, which is a standard 8' rectangular table with a "classroom" table next to it, for a total width of 45". I'm having trouble figuring out the linen situation, since 90x156 won't quite hit the floor with that width, PLUS the hotel doesn't provide upscale linens (just standard white poly) for tables that size, so it's also a budget thing. The wedding "designer" suggested using the hotel's round (120") satin linens over the standard white polyester banquet-size linens. I'm skeptical of the look... has anyone seen anything like this?

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Latest activity by nancy, on September 1, 2012 at 11:53 PM
  • Mrs. Clark aka Mrs Awesomepants
    Master November 2011
    Mrs. Clark aka Mrs Awesomepants ·
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  • Kathy
    Master July 2010
    Kathy ·
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    That actually sounds off, to me. You can still use rectangular linens. They end up being layered to fit the tables.

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  • H
    Master October 2013
    HalloweenBride ·
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    I don't understand how putting the round linen would even cover that?

    I would say, honestly, to not worry about the linens hitting the floor.

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  • Kathy
    Master July 2010
    Kathy ·
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    Again, what should be done is putting the regular sized rectangles on the tables. making sure that the hit the floor. Then, other rectangles are placed over the top to cover the edges of those underlaying the top cloth.

    I am surprised that your coordinator does not know to do this.

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  • nancy
    Beginner November 2012
    nancy ·
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    Thanks Kathy. Like I said, she's basically a glorified hotel concierge. I'm getting pretty sick of people saying "oh, a destination wedding! lucky you - the venue takes care of everything." yeah, right.

    Okay, makes sense. I'll plan accordingly.

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