Place cards for a wedding: personalized, with table numbers, examples

The important role of place cards

While still a very little girl, the young creature is already dreaming of a fairy tale called “wedding.” Everything is perfect in these dreams. As a groom, there is certainly a handsome prince who loves the bride more than anything in the world. The bride is dressed in the most delicate snow-white dress and the elves carry her train. The ceremony site is decorated with many flowers. Satisfied relatives and friends rejoice and applaud.

To avoid the bustle in the hall and at the table, wedding place cards will come to the aid of the newlyweds. Of course, if there are not many guests, then you can do without pre-seating the guests. But when a large number of people are invited, it is better to worry about such convenience in advance.

We begin seating guests early

You need to start seating guests at the festive table not on the day of the celebration, but in advance. To do this, young people need to prepare a seating chart for guests. First of all, find out in the restaurant how the tables will be arranged. Draw a small diagram on a piece of paper. And at home, calmly discuss which of the guests will have what place at the table you will give. Write all this down on your diagram. Having prepared such a card in advance, all you have to do is entrust it and the cards to the waiters or organizers of the celebration. And when setting the table, they will also take care of the signs.

The template for seating cards can be downloaded (prepare an archive with templates for downloading) on the Internet; young people will only have to print it out and fill it out. You can find and buy ready-made cards in wedding salons. Or you can entrust this issue to the organizers. All this will simplify and save time for young people. But do-it-yourself wedding place cards based on a template bring special warmth and love to the newlyweds.

What the card will look like depends largely on your imagination. But there are two points that it is advisable to adhere to:

the style of the cards should be consistent with the theme of the event;
optimal size of place cards. They should not be too large or take up a lot of space, but guests should still be able to see their name from a short distance.

“Delicious” place cards themselves

Such cards not only fulfill their natural function, but will also become a small tasty surprise for guests.

Sweets can be wrapped in wrappers on which the names of the guests can be written.

Place the card on a skewer that needs to be inserted into a cake or fruit basket.
Place the place card on a glass of a cooling or warming cocktail.

Table number plates

In our tradition, it is customary for all guests to sit at one long table. But with foreign films, we have come to have a tendency to seat guests in small groups at separate tables. This is a fairly popular and convenient way, especially when there are a lot of guests.

If this is your option, then you cannot do without signs on the table for guests; the template can be found here (prepare the material with the necessary archive). In this case, you need to number the tables. The table number can be provided to guests on the invitation. In this case, nameplates are not required.

The second option is a banquet card where the table number and names of the guests will be indicated. Here it is also advisable for guests to know in advance which table they should sit at. This is done primarily to avoid fuss.

Wedding in a classic style

Couvert cards, in the classical sense, are placed on the table next to the cutlery. Usually these are small cards with the guest's name, folded in half along the short axis. Standard format in a spread is 130x100 mm. Such cards are decorated with the symbols of the event, various bows, ribbons, pearls, lace, and flowers.

Such couvert cards are ideal for a wedding celebration of any style. And for a classic event they will be an excellent attribute and decor.

Natural materials for place cards for wedding guests

Cards made using natural materials are suitable not only for the currently fashionable rustic weddings, but also for themed and monochromatic weddings.

How can you use the gifts of nature to decorate a banquet?

Use oranges and tangerines for an Orange wedding, and lemons for a Yellow wedding.

Apples are perfect for a fall wedding.

For a fruit wedding, you can use all the fruits together.

The guest's name can be written on a small wooden disk, and such a disk can also be used as a stand for a card holder.

Cards can be inserted into small cones or walnuts. If desired, these items can be coated with gold, silver or bronze paint, it turns out very beautiful.

You can buy many different flowers and attach a tag with the guest's name to each one. Flowers should be placed at the entrance to the banquet hall in small single vases so that each guest can find their card.

Flowers can be not only in bouquets, but also in pots. A small cute pot with a flowering plant (or, for example, a cactus) will remind your guest of your celebration for a long time.

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Cards can be placed in a flowerpot with a decorative lawn.

The guest's name and table number can be written on colorful dry leaves.

Garnish the place card with a sprig of mint, rosemary or thyme.

A small bouquet of lavender is also suitable as a decoration.
For a Seaside wedding, use a variety of pebbles, shells and starfish. In addition, you can take tiny decorative bottles, fill them with colorful sand, and attach a tag to the neck indicating the table.

Decorating a napkin

Table plates with name, which are attached to a serving napkin, look very elegant. There are several ways to attach such a card to a napkin:

on a special ring for serving napkins;
using decorative pins or brooches;
tying the napkin with the card with braid, ribbon or twine.

Decorating glasses

A popular method is when nameplates on the table for guests are attached to glasses. This is quite easy to do. Cut out the cards for the guest table according to the template, sign them and attach them directly to the top of the glass. Most often, cards made in this way are shaped like a butterfly, bird or heart. An openwork figurine placed on thin glass adds airiness, lightness and tenderness to the overall table setting.

Cards for those with a sweet tooth

For those with a sweet tooth, candy or other desserts are a great way to display guest name signs on the table. And guests will be pleased to start the feast with something tasty.

It’s quite simple to prepare such place cards for a wedding with your own hands:

download and print the template;
cut it along the contour and sign it;
use a glue gun to secure the template to a wooden skewer or toothpick;
insert the prepared skewer into the dessert.

For sweets, it is best to use truffles, marshmallows, and small cakes. You can also order or bake yourself gingerbread or cookies with the names of your guests.

Basic provisions

An important rule when creating place cards is that they must contain a clear, readable font. It should be large and not too ornate. Because among the guests there are elderly people, for whom reading small letters can be very difficult. The size of such business cards should also be thought out: not too large, but not miniature at the same time. Ideally, find a middle ground. Guests can be sorted by last name, first name or first name.

You can place place cards for guests on the table in different ways:

near the plate or cutlery (suitable for any design);
hanging butterflies made of colored paper with the name of the guest on a glass or glass;
by attaching the card to the chair cover;
if the name of the invitee is depicted on any edible item (apple, orange or candy), then you can put it directly on the plate.

In addition to seating cards, in front of the entrance to the banquet hall there should be a table or a poster with a picture of the seating plan. By looking at it, guests can immediately find their last name or first name and the table number at which they need to sit. In this case, it is convenient to place small round tables in the hall that can seat 5-6 people. There are signs on the tables with the number, it should be in large font. And already approaching his table, the guest finds the place that the newlyweds have assigned to him. By following these rules, you can avoid fuss and confusion when seating at a wedding.

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Theme party

When the celebration is planned in a certain style, it is quite logical to complement the decor with themed signs on the table for wedding guests. For an autumn wedding, you can safely use leaves, acorns, apples, and small pumpkins. In winter - cones. In spring and summer - fresh flowers. For an eco-style wedding - small wooden cuts.

We offer you an example of a do-it-yourself place card for a nautical-themed wedding:

fold a boat out of paper of the desired color, according to the diagram;
sign it;
decorate with shells, small sea pebbles or anchors.

Using your imagination, you can come up with many different options: boxes or envelopes with small memorable gifts, decorative stones, souvenirs, figurines of young people, photographs and much more. You can download seating cards based on the template for free here (prepare an archive with the necessary material).

Paper for work

Whatever element you use, chances are you will have to write the name on paper. These can be small tags, envelopes or cards. House cards are considered a classic option, however, this is not the only thing you can make from paper.

For a wedding in a nautical style (and not only), cards can be designed in the form of origami boats. It will look very cute and touching.
On a large stand you can place envelopes, inside which guests will find their names and guest places.
You can make small air mills out of paper. The guest's name can be written directly on the mill or on a stick to which it will be attached.

By the way, the skill of origami will be useful not only in the idea with the boat. There are a huge number of instructions on the Internet for making flowers, animals and other beautiful things from paper.

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Place cards can be made from chalk paper and the names of guests and banquet locations can be written on them with chalk. This option looks very sophisticated.

Butterflies made from corrugated or plain colored paper will look very cute, especially if the wedding theme is butterflies.

In addition, to decorate paper cards you can use a huge variety of decorations: lace, ribbons, buttons, beads, rhinestones, feathers, sparkles, bows, stickers, confetti, designer paper and much more.