Splendid Settings
Don't be wedded to pricey flowers as table décor. Colorful cakes and other items offer a unique note to your big day from Spring 2005
9 of 9 
Sang An
MAKING IT YOUR OWN
If you are giving small favors or prefer to dispense with gift wrap, find pretty containers for them—mismatched silver-plated punch bowls from a flea market, for example, or terracotta urns from a garden supply store. Mason also suggests playing off a season or holiday, like filling a cornucopia with gifts for a wedding around Thanksgiving.
Left: Square plates and solid-colored napkins add a tailored look, mirroring the crisp lines of the gifts. Table numbers are handwritten by a calligrapher on strips of paper and wrapped around the plates.
If you are giving small favors or prefer to dispense with gift wrap, find pretty containers for them—mismatched silver-plated punch bowls from a flea market, for example, or terracotta urns from a garden supply store. Mason also suggests playing off a season or holiday, like filling a cornucopia with gifts for a wedding around Thanksgiving.
Left: Square plates and solid-colored napkins add a tailored look, mirroring the crisp lines of the gifts. Table numbers are handwritten by a calligrapher on strips of paper and wrapped around the plates.
| —Elizabeth Jenkins |
See our premiere advertisers in this month's issue of
