When you arrange a festive celebration on the occasion of your anniversary, you enter the role of the hostess and should be perfect and welcoming. It is necessary to think over in advance not only the evening menu, but also how your anniversary holiday table will look. And this is very important.
Where to set the table
Making a festive table for an anniversary is a kind of passing an exam on the art of decorating and serving according to the rules of etiquette. However, following the generally accepted guidelines, do not forget about your personality. According to etiquette, a festive table is placed in the middle of the room. But it is not necessary to strictly abide by this rule. In the spring, when nature comes to life outside the window, put the furniture closer to the window, and in winter, on the contrary, against the wall in order to arrange
a candlelight dinner in a dark room
. Of course, you can, as was customary in Soviet times, move the table to the sofa, but do not choose such an option as the only possible one, even if you live in a small apartment.
We decorate the anniversary festive table
1. Tablecloth and napkins
Traditionally, a large white tablecloth is chosen for large celebrations. You can move away from this rule and give preference to pastel tones, which look more elegant and elegant. It is important that the quality of the fabric matches the material of the dishes displayed on the festive table.
For the anniversary, you can prepare a special decoration: put transparent lace napkins on top of a plain tablecloth. The style in which the table is designed should convey the spirit of the event and take into account the composition of the guests. You can choose both traditional decoration and avant-garde, but the main thing is that all the details of the table: tablecloth, dishes and cutlery - ideally fit each other.
As for napkins, you need to remember that original paper figures are good only when the festive table is decorated in a modern style. At a classic traditional celebration, they will look vulgar. The best choice is linen napkins. They will create the impression of greater solemnity and elegance.
2. Flowers
You can decorate the festive table for the anniversary with flowers. Photos from such an event will be beautiful and original. After all, flowers give the celebration a special elegance. Just keep in mind that bouquets should not obscure the faces of guests. Therefore, choose low compositions. You can put bouquets in fruit vases or in narrow transparent glasses one rose each. By gamut, flowers should be combined with a tablecloth or tableware. Instead of flowers, you can also use bunches of autumn leaves or bunches of parsley. Challenge your imagination, show your taste, but remember that in no case can you use artificial flowers. Better then without them at all.
3. Devices and utensils
To diversify the festive table for the anniversary, you can also use dishes and cutlery. The main thing is to choose everything so that the objects are in harmony with each other. If you choose avant-garde utensils, then give up colored glasses in which it is impossible to even discern the color of the wine. The best option - simple wine glasses made of thin glass. They are easily combined with dishes of any style.
4. Final touch: location cards
If you want to arrange a festive table for the upper class, then as an additional decoration you can use cards with the names of guests. They must also be made in accordance with the decoration of the table. The ideal choice is hand-written cards on special white cardboard with a thin gold or silver border.