Caplan Miller Events Blog

Hi all! I am normally a Monday blogger, but I took a much needed day off yesterday. I have to take a quick sec to say how lucky I am to work with the team I work with — both my staff and my incredible team of creative partners. This year, and particularly this summer, has been our busiest ever and I am in awe by each of the events we have been producing.

Now on to today’s topic: Properly dressing your tables.

One of the most important ways we enhance our events is by dressing our tables. We pick linens based on fabric, texture, color, pattern, etc. In addition to linens, we add layers and textures by using overlays or table runners. We don’t always need to add the additional layer by using a runner or overlay, but when we do, we have a few do’s and don’ts.

Rules that CME lives by:
1. A table runner belongs on a long table.
2. An overlay is used on a round table.
3. These above rules are not interchangeable.

Cheers to beautiful and well-designed tables,
CC