Decisions. Decisions. Decisions. Brides make hundreds of decisions to plan the perfect wedding and we want to help them make some of those decisions easier. In this series, we’re opening up about different parts of the wedding day timeline and uncovering some of the best decisions every bride can make before the wedding to help ensure the day is everything the bride envisions, and maybe even more! If you’re joining us for the first time, you can catch up here:
1. 5 Tips for Choosing Your Getting Ready Venue
2. 5 Things Every Bride Should Bring to Her Getting Ready Room
3. Is a First Look Right for Me?
4. The First Look from a Groom’s Perspective
5. Building in Time for Bride and Groom Portraits
6. The Three B’s: Bridal Party, Bouquets, & Boutonnieres
7. Making Time for Ceremony and Reception Details
8. Why We LOVE Linens
We get asked all the time about how to make your dollar stretch the furthest when it comes to reception decor, and our answer is the same every time. One word. Linens. You might be thinking, Seriously? Linens? As in tablecloths? What could possibly be so special about linens? Well… we’re glad you asked! Linens change the entire feel of a room. The wrong linens can flatten a room. The right ones can make everything pop, from individual table decor all the way to the entire ballroom. It’s a game changer for the photographs, too, because it takes all of the decor to the next level by creating the perfect backdrop for all of the important details you’ve chosen to make up your special day. It’s the only decor element on a wedding day (we can think of) that acts like a cake’s base ingredient, the one that all makes all the others rise, and the icing on top of the cake that makes everything shine and adds the final polish that makes it feel complete. The vibrant colors, unique textures, fun patterns, and pretty sparkles collaborate with all of the other important details to tell a cohesive, consistent wedding day color story. From the photographer’s perspective, we LOVE fine linens and, for the price, we think it’s the very best bang for your decor buck, because it’s the one element that enhances all of the others around it. If there’s one area of wedding decor that’s sometimes an afterthought that should really be one of every bride’s first thoughts, it’s linens.
Here are just a few of our favorite examples of how linens can TOTALLY change the look and feel of an environment. Can you even imagine these images without these linens? We can’t! These linens from La Tavola bring a total wow-factor to each and every space.
Last week, we had the pleasure of spending the afternoon at the exceptional fine linen company that provided all the linens you see above. Every time we work with them, we can’t say enough good things about La Tavola Fine Linen Rental. When they asked us to update their head shots for La Tavola’s national website, we couldn’t have said yes any faster. Once we got there and had our fair share of hugging, chatting, and just catching up with our sweet friends, Andrea and Kelly, we took their photos and also a few of the Scottsdale showroom floor, too. It’s like a photographer’s dream in there. Every linen that sparkles and pops, all in one place. And Andrea and Kelly are so warm and welcoming that it makes you want to stay in there all day just to hang out with them.
So, if you’ve decided you want to bring in the perfect linens for your perfect day, we always recommend La Tavola. And the best part? They are everywhere! No matter where you live in America, if you’re looking to add a pop of goodness to your reception decor, they have showrooms across the country and they ship linens from coast to coast. It really is one of the best ways to enhance an entire room with one single item, so tell them we sent you, because no matter who your photographer is, trust us, they’ll thank you — and you’ll thank yourself when you see the final images.
Gear Used for this Shoot
Canon 5D Mark III | Canon 50 1.2 | Canon 24-70 2.8 | Canon Speedlite 600 EX-RT | Entire Gear List
