Four Tablescape Ideas to Match Your Wedding Venue

Captured with bold florals and custom stationery, New England’s diverse celebration locales are in a league of their own.


Photographs by Nina Gallant
Styling by Liz Wible

Beach

FLOWERS: Arrangement of rose, ranunculus, astilbe, lavender, dusty miller, pennycress, eucalyptus, heuchera, driftwood, fan coral, and succulent, $200, Lilac and Lily Floral Design and Event Styling.

STATIONERY: Digitally printed vellum save-the-date with watercolor backing, starting at $5 each for 100, digitally printed invitation suite, starting at $1,650 for 100, digitally printed menu, $4, digitally printed watercolor place card, $2, and digitally printed table number, $2.50, all Tag Design.

TABLEWARE AND OTHER PROPS: “Luna” steel flatware with resin handles and “Russel Wright” ceramic salad plate and dinner plate, all Borrowed Blu; “Sea Blue” cotton ribbon, $10, and “Ribbon” scissors, $28, both Studio Carta.

Farm

FLOWERS: Arrangement of dahlia, rose, ranunculus, chocolate cosmo, crab apple, and seasonal foliage, starting at $225, LauraJean Floral Design.

STATIONERY: Letterpress invitation suite, starting at $1,820 for 100, letterpress menu, starting at $465 for 100, and acrylic table number with wood stand, $16, all Simply B.

TABLEWARE AND OTHER PROPS: “Siren” wine goblet, champagne flute, and stemless glass with 24-karat-gold rim, “Vintage Teak” bronze flatware with teak handles, acacia-wood charger, cotton napkin, and “Russel Wright” ceramic salad plate and dinner plate, all Borrowed Blu; 18-karat-yellow-gold ring with diamond, $13,045, and 18-karat-yellow-gold ring with white diamond melee, $1,563, both Sophie Hughes; “Natural” and “Blush” cotton ribbons, $10 each, “Rooster” scissors, $30, and steel letter opener with 24-karat-yellow-gold-plated handle, $32, all Studio Carta.

City

FLOWERS: Arrangement of rose, pincushion protea, and heirloom dianthus, starting at $150, New Leaf Flores.

STATIONERY: “Tesla” digitally printed invitation with lined envelope, starting at $50 for 25, “Tesla” digitally printed menu, starting at $25 for 25, “Tesla” digitally printed response card with addressed envelope, starting at $50 for 25, and “Tesla” digitally printed place card, starting at $12.50 for 25, all Athena and Aphrodite.

TABLEWARE AND OTHER PROPS: “Luna” steel flatware and “Alabaster” glass bread plate, salad plate, and dinner plate with metallic rim, all Borrowed Blu; “Drittofilo” cotton ribbon, $18, and “Black Silhouette” scissors, $30, both Studio Carta.

Mountain

FLOWERS: Arrangement of delphinium, lisianthus, clematis, nigella, scabiosa, artemisia, hellebore, fern, eucalyptus, and Carolina sapphire, starting at $150, Table & Tulip.

STATIONERY: Flat-printed invitation suite, starting at $900 for 100, Jharris custom watercolor map, starting at $250, flat-printed menu, starting at $300 for 100, and flat-printed place card, starting at $200 for 100, all Hobart & Haven.

TABLEWARE AND OTHER PROPS: “Siren” glass wine goblets with 24-karat-yellow-gold rim, “Vintage Modern” bronze flatware, “Marbled” bread plate, salad plate, dinner plate, and charger, “Taper” brass candlesticks, and cotton napkins, all Borrowed Blu; “Blue Pheasant” carved horn cocktail spoon, $12 each, December Thieves; “Salt + Pepper” 18-karat-yellow-gold ring with diamond, $2,640, and “Knife Edge Swoop” 18-karat-yellow-gold ring with black diamond melee, $1,475, both Sophie Hughes; “Gravel” and “Indigo” cotton ribbons, $10 each, and “Crane” scissors, $32, both Studio Carta.

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