If you’re anything like me, one of the most important details of your event will be the meal which you serve to your guests. As a self-proclaimed “gourmet,” I agonized over our menu and cocktail selections endlessly. Here are a few tips from Martha on choosing your menu. As a “connoisseur of paper,” it was paramount to convey the tone of the wedding itself, and the cuisine with an appropriate menu card.
A menu card in wood? Love it! Carve in your names into this laser cut menu stand and attach the (letterpress) details of your first married meal with this fabulous idea from modern press.
It fits in the plate! No need to worry about folding the napkin to accommodate the menu card. The top two cards, letterpress by Elum, as well as the above green card, engraved by Louella, sit neatly inside the confines of your round plate. They can each be customized in a plethora of fabulous colors and designs.
This three layer letterperss card from Real Card Studio sets the tone for Rocky Mountain nuptials with its muted metallic colors and the beautiful and subtle leaf. A foie gras bon bon? Delicioso.
This stately menu from Mr. Boddington’s Studio describes the wedding feast in a dramatic and dignified fashion.
This Pica Press menu is flat printed, and it’s fonts & formation are fun-filled and fresh! Bon Appetit….
These letterpress Smock menu cards marry elegant, opulent papers with refined, contemporary compositions. Hope you’re getting hungry!
Not only are the colors of this orange and slate grey Luscious Verde menu unique, but the stitching around the outside of the card sets this menu apart from the crowd.
Incorporating your event’s theme and design are just as important in choosing a menu card, as any of the other decor decisions. Perhaps it’s even more pertinent, since menu cards are one of the small tokens your guests will take with them to remember your day by. The above designs from Elum illustrate that from the traditional to the modern, every type of gala can utilize a menu card to convey the aesthetic.
A creative, eco-friendly and economic choice for a menu card is to forego the card itself and print the menu, bistro-style on a chalkboard. For a larger wedding, hang multiple boards around the room, or station a large one at the entrance. Make sure to have proper lighting so that the menu can be easily read. I love this outdoor menu chalkboard from Once Wed.
For a creative way to convey the cuisine, give your guests their “food fortune” with this cootie catcher wedding menu. Visit a perfect template and this fabulous image on Vintage Glam.
Combine scrumptuous favors along with your menu card. This Martha Stewart wedding featured parcels filled with old-fashioned candies at each place seating. The menu card was then bound to the top of the favor box with gold cord. Yum!
Lollipop Events & Designs has so many creative ideas for sprucing up a menu card. The menu for the Nantucket Nautical soiree was printed in the shape of a lobster onto a white paper bag.
For this Palm Springs Deco affair, Lollipop designed a card where menu items were hidden inside a word scramble for hungry guests to find. Talk about playing with your food….
Menu cards are a luxury and not an absolute necessity for weddings. Many venues will include menus as part of their package. I always suggest asking the venue to show you a sample of the paper they will provide to your guests. Oftentimes, this “menu” is a photocopied piece of paper with the venue’s logo. It’s times like these that you may be better of without a menu at all.
Visit papery & cakery to choose from many of the above menu selections, or to customize something uniquely for you.
Mangia bene!
xoxo,
Niki
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