Traditionally wedding table plans have been created by using old fashioned pen and paper. Sketching out the room, drawing in the tables and then adding the names is a traditional way of creating wedding table plans. Just as crumpling the plan up in a ball, chucking it in the bin and starting again is a tradition. Rinse and repeat. Lots.
But today we have the advantage of technology, with super slick software, cunning computerised routines and marvellous graphics that let us fling our friends and relatives around the virtual room with reckless abandon. One handed if you wish.
But when it comes right down to creating wedding table plans, which is better - pencils or pixels? Graphite or silicon? Manual labour or digital representation?
The chances are that if you're pretty familiar with computers you'll plump for a computer based solution, whereas if you're the sort of person that sees a computer as a monstrous box that's just waiting to eat you alive the moment you even think about touching its floppy drive or taking its mouse for a wander, then you'll probably feel happiest sticking with the old quill and parchment.
The main two arguments for pen and paper are that you can easily scribble out, doodle and draw arrows and lines quickly and easily in just the same way your mind works. many computer based solutions can be rather rigid and inflexible, making it less easy to work in the random way in which the human mind sometimes works.
The other benefit of pen and paper is that you can pretty much take it anywhere you go. If you're on the bus, or having a coffee in town you can pull out a pen and paper from your pocket or bag as easily as you like. Your computer is much less convenient in that respect.
But computer based solutions have advantages too, and it's worth considering them even if you tend to find light switches a little daunting, especially if they're as fiddly and complex as a double dimmer circuit switch with a chrome faceplate.
First of all, computers allow you to make an unlimited number of changes, both minor and major, without having to scrap everything, screw it up in a ball and hurl it into the bin. A computer also allows you to click and drag items around on the screen in a way that gives you a much more immediate, accurate and visual representation of the layout of the room.
Some computer based wedding table plans provide the ability to upload the list of wedding guest names and then just click and drag them to their seats, as well as dragging people around with a single click until you've got it right, as well as being able to save your wedding table plan at any time, as well as being able to access it from any computer in the world with internet access, as well as being able to generate formatted wedding table plans for display, as well as creating place name cards for all your guests.
But of course, those benefits are secondary to the fact that a pencil gives you a great weapon to use to stab the crumpled ball of paper after you've given up on your fiftieth draft.
But today we have the advantage of technology, with super slick software, cunning computerised routines and marvellous graphics that let us fling our friends and relatives around the virtual room with reckless abandon. One handed if you wish.
But when it comes right down to creating wedding table plans, which is better - pencils or pixels? Graphite or silicon? Manual labour or digital representation?
The chances are that if you're pretty familiar with computers you'll plump for a computer based solution, whereas if you're the sort of person that sees a computer as a monstrous box that's just waiting to eat you alive the moment you even think about touching its floppy drive or taking its mouse for a wander, then you'll probably feel happiest sticking with the old quill and parchment.
The main two arguments for pen and paper are that you can easily scribble out, doodle and draw arrows and lines quickly and easily in just the same way your mind works. many computer based solutions can be rather rigid and inflexible, making it less easy to work in the random way in which the human mind sometimes works.
The other benefit of pen and paper is that you can pretty much take it anywhere you go. If you're on the bus, or having a coffee in town you can pull out a pen and paper from your pocket or bag as easily as you like. Your computer is much less convenient in that respect.
But computer based solutions have advantages too, and it's worth considering them even if you tend to find light switches a little daunting, especially if they're as fiddly and complex as a double dimmer circuit switch with a chrome faceplate.
First of all, computers allow you to make an unlimited number of changes, both minor and major, without having to scrap everything, screw it up in a ball and hurl it into the bin. A computer also allows you to click and drag items around on the screen in a way that gives you a much more immediate, accurate and visual representation of the layout of the room.
Some computer based wedding table plans provide the ability to upload the list of wedding guest names and then just click and drag them to their seats, as well as dragging people around with a single click until you've got it right, as well as being able to save your wedding table plan at any time, as well as being able to access it from any computer in the world with internet access, as well as being able to generate formatted wedding table plans for display, as well as creating place name cards for all your guests.
But of course, those benefits are secondary to the fact that a pencil gives you a great weapon to use to stab the crumpled ball of paper after you've given up on your fiftieth draft.
If you're looking for help arranging table plans for weddings, Toptableplanner could be just the answer you're looking for. It takes no time at all to add you guests and tables and create the ideal table plan. There's a free trial so you can see how it works first and you can even print your own place cards using a range of compatible stationery. |
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