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This is a simple and colourful idea for place or escort cards at your summer wedding. Just cut strips of colourful paper and write the guests names on. Open the cocktail umbrellas and wrap the strip around the toothpick handle then glue into place. You can display the open umbrellas on plates or stick them into a colourful fruit like a lime. For escort cards place the umbrellas into a block of florists foam and cover with sand.

If you are feeling a little more adventurous you can even make your own cocktail umbrellas! Check out this great tutorial on Martha Stewart.

There are plenty of options with Pabeo Procelaine coming as 45ml bottles in 46 colours, which we used here. But they even come as marker pens for more detailed work, and you might find this a better option for writing out names.

Bring your wedding decorations to life with a bright and bold combination of red and gold.

These delicate little paper roses will add the perfect finishing touch to your wedding place cards. So simple to do, I remember making these in high school, you'll easily be able to whip up bunches of them in an evening.

Building on the previous post here is a pretty little wedding idea. Seed pods can usually be found with quite long stems, perfect for attaching ribbon or tags to them into place cards. Cute!

Here's something a little bit different for your wedding table - pop up placemats. The delicate cut-out images come in a range of amazing designs from hearts to butterflies and look simply beautiful. You can even write your guest's name on the pop up section for a stylish place card.

From Publique Living San Francisco.

Available in Australia through the Donna Hay General Store, 40 Holsdworth St, Woollahra