Perfect wedding table setting: rules and subtleties

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

Usually, newlyweds, preparing for the wedding, entrust the organization of the banquet to professionals, ordering a table in a restaurant or a banquet hall in a cozy cafe. But there are cases when a couple would like to independently set the table at home or in nature. Then the question arises: how to make the table setting for the wedding perfect? This article will help those who want to not only prepare for the wedding feast, but also learn the rules of serving.

How to prepare for the holiday dinner?

Newlyweds do the right thing when, in the process of preparing for the wedding, they do not disregard any trifle of this celebration. It is useful to write down the following points in the “Banquet” section:

• Guests (number and their contingent).
• Food and drinks.
• Setting the table for the wedding.

• Room and table decor.

  

All these moments are connected to each other and influence the style and ways in which the table setting for the wedding will be organized. Photos of a wide variety of banquets will help the newlyweds decide how their own celebration will look like.

Useful table setting lessons

In order to plan everything in advance, it is important to know the two main principles that guide banquet organizers:

1. Creating a festive atmosphere.
2. Convenience and comfort for guests and newlyweds.

In order for each guest to feel relaxed, it is important to give him enough space at the table. The distance between the centers of the plates for guests should not be less than 70 cm. Even more space is allocated for the newlyweds. It is unacceptable that plates with dishes are also placed between the appliances. All drinks and snacks must be placed in the center of the table, so the width of the table must be sufficient.

What are the basic rules to remember?

• Do not lay out cutlery for which there will be no dishes - extra plates and knives will only interfere.
• It is undesirable to use disposable or plastic dishes, even if the table setting for the wedding is planned in the fresh air.
• For a wedding celebration, it is obligatory to cover the table with a tablecloth (oilcloth is unacceptable).
• Shot glasses and glasses should match the drinks. You definitely need a glass or a glass for water and soft drinks, a glass for wine or champagne,a glass for cognac and a separate vodka glass. They are located on the side of the right hand.
• On the table there should be both paper napkins in coasters, and always linen ones, elegantly folded on a plate or nearby.
• Forks are located on the left with the prongs up, knives are on the right with the blade towards the plate. The order of these devices is as follows: outside are the devices that will be used first, and closer to the plate are those that will be used later, as the dishes are served.
• Dessert utensils can be placed above the plate, and the coffee cup can be placed on the saucer to the right.

Often, table setting for a wedding causes some confusion among those who will directly deal with it on the day of the celebration. Therefore, the day before, you can practice using a photograph of a professionally laid table. You will see that there is nothing super complicated about this.