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Table cards are cards put on each table at a wedding reception to distinguish between tables.

Traditionally, table cards were called "table numbers". They were usually big white squares on cart stock with big black numbers printed on them.

Over time, couples started to name their tables after more abstract concepts. Popular table card themes include flowers, islands, locations of personal importance, and the like.

As numbers have become less common, the term "table cards" has become more standard.

Couples are finding very unique ways to label their tables, using names or numbers.

Popular Themes for Table Names

• Towns in home state or country
• Street names
• Flowers
• Animals
• Wines
• Honeymoon destinations
• College campus buildings
• Famous couples
• Virtues (ie: Love, Happiness, Hope, Humor, Bliss)
• Movies important to the bride & groom

Ways to Individualize Table Numbers

• A picture of the bride and groom next to or holding the number
• A picture of the couple's pet(s) next to the number
• Numbers painted on decorative tiles or mosaic numbers
• Pictures of house numbers or the physical numbers (made of metal) to mark the street number on a house
• Pictures of couples at each age of the number depicted. [Table 1 = Age 1; Table 2 = Age 2; etc.]

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