Inspiration Meltdown - Help please!

I'd stick with the mythical theme seeing as you already have the phoenix and the dragon going on - how about zodiac signs? chinese zodiac? greek mythology? or even chinese place names could be quite cool xx

I like the mythical creatures idea, 2012 is the year of the dragon in the Chinese zodiac (you may already know this though). Other than dragon and phoenix you could have unicorn, centaur, minotaur, mermaid, Nessie, pixie...I'm sure google could come up with plenty more!

Love the mythical creatures theme!

Can I also give a big thumbs up to Matara! It's so beautiful there! For us, It was a toss up between there and our chosen wedding venue. Really looking forward to seeing your Wedding report! x x x x

Chinese years, opera, don't know Madam Butterfly but names relating to that. Firework names?

I like the mythical creatures idea, or zodiac signs

Hello! how about chinese symbols/good luck symbols health/prosperity/tranquility etc etc? You could have the symbol with the meaning underneath ?

We're having things we believe make a successful marriage, trust, love, faith etc and putting the dictionary definition underneath it on the table.

To all you lovely Hitchers, my eternal gratitude!

We have decided upon a hybrid of a couple of the ideas you came up with - forgive me if I've 'borrowed' a bit of yours.

So we're going with the idea of a values - the things that help to make a good marriage. We made a big long list and then each chose the 4 or 5 which meant most to us. We then popped up to our local Chinese restaurant and spoke to a really lovely young lady there who has grown up in this country but is of Chinese descent. She has (overnight, bless her) come up with the Chinese version of each of the values we selected.

What I will be doing this weekend is putting together:

The English word for the 'value' (trust, faith, compassion, etc)

The Chinese version of that word

The Oxford English Dictionary (given that we're from here) definition of the word.

This incorporates H2B's ancestry, my roots (from Oxford), the values we hold dear and our love of literature.

Thank you so so much for your help with this. Once I have the table cards sorted, I'll grab a picture and post it up here so you can see the finished product.

And of course, after our big event in three weeks (eeek!) I'll write a (probably lengthy) wedding report so you can see and read all about our magical day at Matara.

Thank you again. I'm sure I'll come up with another challenge between now and then so watch this space!

Awesome idea/combinations of idea! Your guests will love it

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