I'm a fairly particular person (i.e., picky), so when my caterer could not find my choice of linens in the state of Florida I didn't hesitate to start calling companies located outside of the state. It wasn't that the Florida companies didn't have my choice per se, they didn't have it available in long table (8' banquet) format. Apparently, no one in Florida likes long tables, but I'm going to change all that!
After calling a couple of places and getting outrageous quotes, I was frustrated. So, I called in the big guns: my best friend, Ashley. She is the person I turn to when I confront something that seems impossible. Not only did she find a local linen company in her town (Chicago) that agreed to order the fabric and make it to fit the long tables, but also arranged to pick them up on her way down to the wedding (to avoid any screw-ups in shipping) and return them. Oh, and did I mention that they are substantially cheaper? Did I also mention that Ashley and her mom are the ones that arranged our honeymoon timeshare as a gift? Yes, I'm lucky.
Anyways, the lesson of this post? Be diligent (but not too aggressive) in achieving your vision!
Here's my vision:
2/06/2008
linens, who knew?
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I am using a black pintuck linen, and also had trouble finding it to fit my tables. We originally wanted a mix of rectangle and square tables, but after discussing the room layout with our florist, we went with all squares. Which works out great bc the pintuck fits squares. Yea!
Who knew the linens would cause such grief!
Good work! I had to have my linens specially ordered also. I guess navy blue is a hard color to find...riiight.
Awesome! High Five! I hope grey won't be too difficult to obtain. I want long tables too.
Live the black, love the look! Glad you found them!!! Hooray!
Awesome score!
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