Finally! The Napkin rings.

Who would have thunk one of the hardest things for us (well, for ME) to decide on was what to put on, or around, or in, our napkins for the reception tables.

Our original idea had just too many components. Common sense kicked in and it was kind of a silly thing to have that many pieces for people to have to remove, then have them hanging all over the table while they eat. I wanted simple, but wasn't happy with a lot of the designs we were coming up with. We also had to keep in mind it's an outdoor reception and if it's windy, any light-weight items we attached to it may blow away. I know poor Dave was getting frustrated with me. I was getting frustrated. We're not crafters. We're clever and creative, but not crafters.

When we started to realized we have soooo many things to use for decorations, the simplest option became the winner. Although I wanted to use the tartan ribbon I sent away to Scotland for, the lighter green ribbon will look great on the purple linen napkins and we'll tie the ribbon together with the name-card holders with the small purple bows. 'tis DONE!

Well, technically not DONE, just the decision was done. We'll still need to create them now. I THINK that's the last thing we really had to decide on. Now if Michael's Craft store has the rest of the ribbon we need for the chairs, I think we're done....and the napkin rings didn't defeat us. Yeah, us!

DIY Napkin Rings

Might be fun to try something like these for our napkin rings.

Merriment Design

Avant Bride

Bellenza

Wedding Bee