This COVID world has turned the 2020 wedding season (and let’s be honest, it’s much more than a season when spring and summer celebrations have pretty much been scrubbed and upcoming fall weddings are hanging in the balance) upside down and then some. But as fans of the ever-elusive elopement experience already (have you seen some of our real life+styled elopement editorials? #purefire), we are thrilled to hear that so many couples are embracing the ‘love is not cancelled’ canon, saying “I Do” when COVID has all but said “don’t.” Whether you’ve decided to postpone the whole shebang for a safer time or couldn’t wait anymore and wanted to outright elope or sign off on something small now and put a pin in the party until later, your original 2020 date is still yours to celebrate.
We can’t think of a better time to embrace the special touch of a sweetheart table than now, when social distancing has become a total way of life. Our significant others are really the only people who we can disregard those six-feet-of-distance rules for, so why not snuggle up at a table that’s set for just the two of you? Granted, if you’re scaling back the extent of your nuptials, you might not have a full vendor team in place to bring all the over-the-top pretty to the table: flowers, candles, crazy background installs, etc. That’s okay, though, especially if you and your partner are a power couple with creativity pulsing through your veins – or you have friends or family members who want to help out!
It’s time to sit, drink, and be married, and Style Me Pretty has all the goods to set your [sweetheart] table in style. From clink-worthy toasting flutes to chair decor that upgrades your status from fiancé/fiancée to Mr./Mrs., it’s been a long road to the altar this year, so you are more than welcome to whisper “Our Day” all day…
A sweetheart table during non-pandemic periods of time usually shines with candles, flowers, flowers, and more flowers; however, since safe settings are limited and event pro sparkle is a little dimmer in lockdown, the table setup can be much simpler, yet still super special ✨.
Photography by Will Reid Photo
Photography by The Great Romance Photo
Photography by Maricle Kang
These adorable personalized flutes work to toast however you tied the knot. Even if you want to have your first best day ever now and a second one later on…
And what’s cuter than a sweetheart table topped with a mini cake? Two things that make social distancing okay here – 1) You don’t have to pretend to smush cake into your new forever’s face (yup, we’re over that!) and 2) You don’t have to share #thebest.
Photography by Sandy & Odysseas Photography
Oh! And about bucking convention. You can always save your sweetheart table for the morning after. Nothing says COVID wedding rockstars than a brunch table for two: bellinis (or bloodys, the vibe of these tassel chair signs kind of calls for them), the best breakfast food, and best friends who woke up with major smiles after the day before looked like this 👇. Get shopping for your sweetheart table toppers right now!
Danielle Halibey is a writer, editor, and publicist living in New Jersey. She has been immersed in the world of weddings since planning her own whimsical, romantic affair in 2014. And isn’t that what they always say, “those who can’t do, teach?” Well, once her nuptials were over, she still had stuff in the ‘I Do’ industry to do. She writes regularly for top wedding blogs including Style Me Pretty and Wedding Chicks, and has garnered millions of press impressions for brands in the wedding space: fashion, beauty, wedding talent+tastemakers and more.
