A Simple Guide To Wedding Table Covers

Your wedding table covers are a big deal. Not only do they determine how pretty (or not) your wedding tables will look, they set the tone for the entire room. Wedding table covers need to be chosen with care, and this guide will help you choose wedding table covers that are perfect for your big day.

First, you need to find out if your venue or planner will supply wedding table covers, or if you have to supply them yourself. Some venues have standard house linens that they let you use for weddings. These are generally white or another neutral color. This can be convenient, and for a more personal touch to your wedding table covers you can add a runner over-top. If you are going to use supplied wedding table covers, make absolutely sure they are what you want… you don’t want to be sitting at the head table gazing regretfully around the room because you wish you’d chosen blue wedding table covers instead of the house linens.

You also want to consider how long the wedding table covers are.

This is known as their ‘drop’. The drop refers to how much of the wedding table covers hangs over the table. You may want them to hang to the floor, or only halfway to the floor to prevent bunching. As a rule of thumb, a little too long is better than too short.

Color is, of course, of utmost importance in wedding table covers. You want to have chosen a color theme for your wedding, and carry that over to your reception as well. It doesn’t have to be elaborate, but choosing two or three colors that you want to incorporate into your wedding decor helps. For wedding table covers, some popular choices are white, ivory, chocolate brown and burgundy… but you can choose any color you like. Try choosing colors that work with the season you are getting married in. A Spring wedding is lovely with clean, crisp blues and greens, yellows, and neutral tones.

Size of course is a huge consideration with wedding table covers, as you want to know how large the tables are and make sure your wedding table covers will fit, and drape nicely. Know the length, width and height of your tables.

For your head table, go a little more elaborate with your wedding table covers.

For example, if you are using white wedding table covers with blue runners on the tables, use a blue wedding table cover and a white runner on your head table. Or, choose to use double layered wedding table covers for the head table, for a richer, more dramatic look. Enhance your wedding table covers with sprinkles of lavender buds, glitter, or other small decorative items… and of course, a special centerpiece.

One word of caution… never choose wedding table covers that have surged hems. Why? Because the hems will eventually curl up throughout the night and begin to look really, really shabby. They also tend to fray. Make sure your wedding table covers have hems that are folded and stitched.