One of the great things about wedding table plans these days is the fact that more and more people are becoming adventurous and creative. We’re seeing fewer wedding table plans that simply include table numbers, and more table plans that are themed, using table names rather than numbers.

In some cases we’re even seeing the table chart itself designed to represent something else, such as the periodic table, a game of Tetris or a military operation.  So what’s the latest in wedding table plans?

This week we take a slightly more artistic path from the computer games, army maps and laboratory charts, and step into the world of music.

Lucy and Tim were both quite musical. Lucy was studying for her diploma, and Tim was a keen jazz player. They decided that their love of music, a fundamental part of their relationship, should be introduced in various ways throughout the wedding, and wedding table plans presented one such opportunity.

Tables were laid out in rectangular islands, 4 or 6 people to a side. On the wedding chart each table was represented by a musical stave (that’s the five parallel lines the notes sit on). Each of the people sitting at the table was identified on the wedding chart by a single note, with their name written next to the note.

As wedding table plans go, it was certainly one of the most attractive, with sweeping treble clefs placed either side of the chart, and the musical staves themselves drawn beautifully by one of Lucy’s friends at college who was studying art.

A musical wedding table plan worked perfectly for Lucy and Tim, and for those couples who also feel music is an important aspect of their relationship, it’s a possible idea to consider.

But more important than that is the realisation that wedding table plans don’t have to be dull or predictable. they can be as lively, original and creative as you are. What does your wedding table plan say about you?