I'm at a loss for when it comes to the "seating chart" for our guests.
My FH and I have agreed that we do not want it to be where it's like assigned seating, but want it to be a little more open, more like assigned tables and the guests pick their seat at the table. Especially due to the fact that we are going to be paying to rent 2 large farmhouse tables so our wedding party and their families will be able to sit together instead of having only the wedding party at the table.
At first we were going to order antique keys, that are also bottle openers and come with tags to write names on, as the favors but also as the "seating chart". Yet the more I keep thinking about it, the more I think it would be a complete waste of money due to the fact I think most of our guests will forget and leave them behind. Which would then be a good chunk of wasted money just lying around and in turn would be going home with us.
Our florist offered to have our seating chart created on a mirror or framed piece of glass, which looks beautiful. Yet I also feel hesitant doing it that way because with the ones she showed us a couple weeks ago the writing was in white, which made it kinda difficult to see, even standing right in front of it. I know doing black writing wouldn't work, because of the lighting in our venue is more soft and intimate lighting let alone our wedding being at night. Is there another possible color that could be used in order to make that option work?
Here I go again, probably overthinking it, but then it's the fact of whatever the cost is that option is literally a one time use item and not even something that could be kept as a momento from our wedding, at least in my opinion.
We are limited to what we can do with hanging items up at our venue (i.e. no nails, tape, adhesive strips, etc.), due to it being a historical location and with previous people/renters having caused damage before.
I don't want to make it complicated for our guests when it comes to the seating chart (hanging/sitting too high or low, font too small or difficult to read, etc.). I want something that won't cost a lot, easy for the guests to look at, easy to understand/know which table to sit at and I won't feel bad about it being a one time use item.