| You have planned everything down to the last detail. | | | | small home tea party or large women's group event |
| Your table looks lovely. The aroma coming from the | | | | and add to table décor. |
| kitchen is unmistakably inviting. There is chatter among | | | | Use a colorful pen to personalize traditional place |
| the women as they sit in your living room waiting for | | | | cards. |
| your signal to come to the table. As they approach, | | | | Use a rubber stamp, a small bow or an appropriate |
| women shuffle positions and the question is raised, | | | | sticker as an embellishment. |
| "Where do you want us to sit?" | | | | Have a fresh flower at each place, with a person's |
| This temporary confusion can be solved in advance | | | | name on an attached tag. |
| with place cards. Whether you have a dinner party or | | | | Tag a name to any object that is small enough to be |
| tea party, formal or informal, a small gathering or a | | | | placed with your table setting:a Christmas ornament, a |
| large event, place cards preempt issues and usher in a | | | | small box filled with candy, a tea light wrapped in tulle, |
| smooth entrance to your party. | | | | or something that coordinates with your theme or |
| Place cards avoid having a person left out as those | | | | color. |
| who know each other jockey to sit next to each | | | | Tie your napkins with ribbon and attach a name card. |
| other. Giving assigned seats can be a strategy, with | | | | Tie a ribbon with a name card to your stemware. |
| talkative guests scattered around the table rather than | | | | Use a small picture frame and include a quote or Bible |
| close together. If you are coordinating a large event | | | | verse and the person's name. For larger events, use |
| and hostesses are assigned tables, it designates a | | | | the name of the event. Use your computer. |
| hostess' spot. | | | | If this is a large event where women take notes from |
| Cardboard tents are the traditional place cards seen at | | | | a speaker's talk, use a pen with a nametag. |
| weddings or banquets. Place cards do not have to be | | | | Place cards add an extra embellishment to a table, but |
| expensive or difficult to make. With some creativity | | | | also decrease the shuffle and discomfort some |
| and minimal expense, place cards can be used at your | | | | guests may sense in trying to find a seat. |