While organizing and decorating a wedding, the aim is to make the event’s design stand out, and for that every tiny detail matters. While picking the right tablecloths and stylishly exhibiting your tablescape is an essential part of your event design, choosing the perfect table napkin also plays a vital role in highlighting the overall aesthetics of your event. A wedding is a grand affair that calls for a big gathering, and since your designated guests will be spending most of their time sitting and dining on tables, upscale table decor is what you need to create to make a lasting impression. Table napkins may seem like a small and insignificant detail but they are essential for the success of your event. Deciding on, “how many napkins for a wedding?’’ can be daunting. Simply put, 3-4 wedding cocktail napkins for each guest is a good rule of thumb. To guide you about what factors should be kept in mind before ordering napkins for a wedding, we are sharing some tips and tricks, read along, and learn how you can make these pleasurable accessories enticingly accentuate your wedding tablescape.
How Do I Choose A Wedding Napkin?
The very first thing that you should keep in mind before choosing table napkins is the look and theme of your wedding event, as it will help in achieving the desired look. Table napkins come in a variety of fabric materials and designs, for instance, sequins, velvet, satin & taffeta, and polyester, gauze cheesecloth, pintuck, burlap, and paper napkins. Whether you choose dinner napkins or luncheon napkins, make sure that the fabric and design that you pick for your table napkins perfectly complement your wedding theme. Choose sequin napkins, satin linen napkins, or velvet napkins for an elegant wedding reception and if it’s a fairytale or a garden themed wedding, pick geometric design napkins, taffeta crinkle, pintuck or paper napkins. For woodland themed wedding tablescapes, choose burlap, gauze cheesecloth napkins, terracotta napkins, cloth napkins, or polyester napkins. Choosing the best table napkins that match your wedding theme will prove highly beneficial in bringing that colorful charisma into your event.
How Big Is A Wedding Napkin?
Another important factor while choosing the best table napkins for a wedding is, how big the napkin should be? The most popular size of dinner napkins used in weddings is, 17x17", 24''Lx19"W, or 20x20''. Depending on the size of the dinner plates and chargers, one can choose between 20'' napkins and 17''napkins. You can pre-fold these dinner napkins into a rectangle shape or in a large square shape to elevate their elegance manifold. Cocktail napkins or beverage napkins are smaller napkins measured about 10x10" and are perfect beverage napkins for drinks, appetizers, and desserts. Luncheon napkins on the other hand are considered as the standard napkins for a sit-down meal or buffet style one.
Difference Between Luncheon Napkins And Dinner Napkins
The napkins that you choose for your wedding speak a lot about your aesthetic sense as there are different types of table napkins that cater to different purposes. There are two types of table napkins that are most commonly used in weddings, dinner napkins and luncheon napkins.
Dinner napkins are large napkins that are used for catching the food that drops while having dinner, these large napkins are most likely folded in a half rectangle shape to be placed on the lap. The size of the dinner napkins range from 17inches to 22inches, these fancy table napkins easily lay under the silverware and don’t look awkward on the lap or overwhelming on the tablesacape. Our colorful range of cloth dinner napkins, taffeta dinner napkins, cheesecloth dinner napkins, pintuck napkins, or satin napkins will add glam and royalty to your tablescape and will make your grand soiree even more spectacular. To ensure that your guests have the most pleasurable time at your event, order one to two napkins per person and exude class with convenience.
On the other hand, luncheon napkins are half the size of the dinner napkins and are known as the go-to napkins for any kind of meal as they have a standard size that suits every occasion. These table napkins vary in size, but the size that is most commonly used is 13"x13, while on folding, these table napkins will appear as a 6.5" square. We offer our 2ply wedding napkins, paper napkins, 3ply wedding cocktail napkins, disposable paper napkins, and, beverage napkins, that have a smooth and soft texture that will surely add a wow factor to your tablescape. If you are planning to use luncheon napkins for your wedding, choose two napkins per guest as they will be using them for wiping their mouth and hands after the meal.
We hope that with these guidelines, you have got a better understanding of how many napkins do you need for a wedding? Work within a budget, and order the number of table napkins that are required as there is no point in ordering way too much and wasting. Follow our tips to pick the best table napkins and highlight your tablescape and express your love in an artistic and trendy style. Browse through our online store to check out the extensive range of cheap table napkins to get the best value for your money.
