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We are beng married in a back yard in August 2010. I want to list all the names and tables on 1 item and there will be placecards at the table.

I went to a family wedding a couple of weeks ago and they used a black board to list the seating arrangements. Any other ideas on what I could use?

Thanks

One possibility is to have a tree with the place cards being the leaves hanging off of the tree.

Another idea is to have a fountain with the place cards being flowers floating in the fountain.

Or you could write the names and table numbers with icing on cookies and place them on a decorative container.