10 Brilliant Ideas for Your Wedding Tables

Décor & Flowers

Your guests will spend a good bit of time at the wedding tables so if you’re looking to make sure they’re well entertained, these awesome ideas will go down a treat! From hilarious table names to favours they can tuck in to between courses, check out some great ideas to make sure your wedding tables are personal and fun…

1. Have Fun with Your Table Names

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Photo by Michele Beckwith Photography via Style Me Pretty

Give guests a laugh and make your day extra personal with some hilarious childhood snaps of you both!

2. Make Guests Smile with Awesome Place Cards

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Photo by Assassynation via Rock N Roll Bride

Go all out with some fun and personal place cards – these Lego figurines will keep the big kids amused or if you’re looking to make them even more personal, another cute idea is to opt for a Polaroid photo of each guest instead.

3. Include Table Games

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Photo from Kathleen & Gary’s real wedding by The Fennells

Get the entertainment going with some old-school fun and games like these cootie catchers!

4. Leave Out Speech Sweepstake Cards

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Photo from Sharon & Tadhg’s real wedding by Eden Photography | Photo by Katie Kav Photography

Create some friendly competition and get guests mingling during the speeches with some wedding speech sweepstake cards.

5. Encourage Photo Fun with Props or Disposable Cameras

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Photo from Emily & David’s real wedding by DKPHOTO | Photo by Grant Watkins Photography

Keep guests entertained between courses by leaving out photo props or disposable cameras so they can pose and snap away!

6. Opt for Tasty Cakes as Centrepieces

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Photo by Jacqui Cole Photography via Style Me Pretty

Make your centrepieces extra exciting by slotting in a cake for guests to share! They can table hop come dessert time to try out lots of different flavours…

7. Treat Guests to Foodie Favours 

Lucas and Ida's Wedding captured by Aidan Oliver

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Photo from Lucas & Ida’s real wedding by Aidan Oliver | Photo by DKPHOTO

If you’re looking to leave out a little ‘thank you’ token for guests, anything you can eat or drink is a winner like some 10p style bags, mini tipples or even a big bowl of sweets in the middle so people can help themselves.

8. Have a Wedding Hashtag for Sharing Snaps

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Photo by Jennifer Miller Photography

Ensure you’ve lots more photos for the album with a wedding hashtag – pop a sign on each table so guests know where to share their snaps!

9. Give Back with Charity Favours

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Photo by Schillings Photography

If you’re looking for a worthy alternative to favours, let guests know which charity is close to your heart by donating to it instead.

10. Say A Big Thank You 

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Photo by Insight Photography

Pop a thank you sign on each table to let guests know just how much them being there means to you!