For years, the presidential table was untouchable: front, hierarchical, facing the living room and the bride and groom as center stage. But something has changed, and it’s not just aesthetics-the couples already don’t want to just “chair”, they want to live.
Weddings today are opting for a luxury more and more silent-less protocol, more connection. And in that new language, the arrangement of the tables becomes a resource publisher: defines the rhythm of the banquet, the fluidity of the service and the type of energy that we want you to breathe during the dinner.
Because a table not only looks: a table is live, and Gourmet Catering & Events , we work with the best wedding planners that always manage to surprise, creating narratives that are visual only to tell the story of each couple.
Photography: Platform Studio
Imperial table are infinite: the elegance of the eternal
If your wedding day calls for the mediterranean atmosphere, candles, table linens wrinkled with intention and a menu that is served as a ritual… the answer is clear: long tables.
The imperial table back (actually, never left) – but now they understand from another place: no longer impose, embrace it. Create community. Innovate the space. And are a dream for photography: the line of endless centres low, warm light and glassware makes everything look like a scene from a film.
Ideal for: outdoor weddings, patios, gardens, greenhouses or in the spaces with natural character.
Extra tip Gourmet Catering & Events: work great with proposals of mediterranean cuisine, support stations, plated, pre-set care or even manners sophisticated.
Serpentine tables: the table convoluted that it has become an obsession
If there is a way that is conquering weddings all over the world, is this: the tables winding, in the form of a wave or “S”.
They are dynamic, photogenic, unexpected. But what’s more interesting is what that generate emotionally: break the block, soften the rigidity, and make the banquet look like a path (not a “room with tables”). This trend is explicitly mentioned as a creative way of getting away from the productions of the classics and modernize the space.
Extra tip Gourmet Catering & Events: This mount is ideal for: tents, salons, long, courtyards and spaces with organic architecture.
Photos: The Footprint
Forms in U, Or horseshoe: all within the same moment
Another great alternative to the presidential configurations envelopes.
- U: create a “scenario” center perfect for flowers, candles, or even a source.
- In O (closed): power and the concept of the circle, of tribe, of collective celebration.
- Horseshoe: mix the ceremonial and social.
Here the bride and groom are not “sent” from the top: they are inside, integrated, accessible. And that completely changes the energy of the banquet.
Sweetheart table (just two): a romantic gesture and ultra-modern
A small table just for the bride and groom is increasingly desired, because it turns dinner into an oasis within the beautiful chaos of the day.
What was most interesting? Allows total freedom in the rest of the living area: you can have imperial, cabaret, tables, pie… without the need of designing it all “around” a large table and rigid.
The real luxury here is another one: get a little time to breathe and look at yourself.
Cabaret wedding: round tables but with the spirit of a club (and without rigidity)
For couples who want a dinner with vibra more nightlife, theatre and fun: the cabaret style.
Consists of round tables “open” (non-enclosed 360°) or semi-occupied, leaving a front-free, to a focal point (address, band, performance, DJ). This type of seating is designed for everyone to be able to enjoy the show, without sacrificing the social environment.
Round tables allow you to play with multiple configurations -aligned imperial style, uniformly distributed or combined with other formats to create events with a personality of its own.
Tables in a diagonal or “runner”: when the living room becomes editorial
For grooms that want to break with what is typical but without making complex shapes: a solution very top is riding long tables, diagonally or in parallel lines displaced.
The effect is immediate: the space seem more dynamic, higher-level, more “fashion”. It is a design trick that completely changes the perception of any tent or lounge.
And in the end, what is most important is not whether the table is imperial, meandering, or cabaret: is that available to accompany the story you want to tell. Because a banquet of well-designed is much more than aesthetics; it’s rhythm, it is comfort, it is a conversation and is the basis of a dining experience flawless.
In Gourmet Catering & Events, we know that true peace of mind of a wedding is born when ” everything flows without effort: the times, the service, the light… and each dish arriving perfect to your time. That’s why we take care of every detail, so that you only have to do what is essential: to celebrate, to enjoy and remember.
Photos: Jorge Cervera