Instead of Expensive Napkin Rings

Even though we are planning a rustic backyard wedding, I still want everything to be pretty and elegant (rustic, chic if you will). For this reason we will be using actual flatware rolled in cloth napkins at our reception instead of paper napkins and plastic utensils. I was planning on buying fancy napkin rings that would have cost me an additional $120 out of our wedding budget, but then I saw this idea on Pinterest. I love it so much better than fancy napkin rings because it is so personal. Bonus: I can print these out from home and use inexpensive ribbon to tie them around the napkins saving probably about $110 (probably even more because I doubt the materials will cost more $10)! This is also something I think by guests will notice and appreciate more than store bought napkin rings that may be a big deal to me but they'll just toss them aside. I am really glad I saw this before buying all those napkin rings. 

 You could also play around with the fonts, add a water mark or a monogram, and really make them your own. Not to mention you could use any color ink, paper, and ribbon you wanted. I think I am going to use ivory cardstock, black ink, and raffia ribbon. They will pop up next to my teal cloth napkins that way.