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Escort Card Holder Ideas - DIY Place Card Holders - Decorative Escort Cards For A Wedding
Place cards and escort cards are placed at each place setting to ensure guests sit in the correct seats. They are only required if you have assigned guests to seats (not tables). If you are using tent-fold cards, write the guest’s name on both sides so that other guests on the table can also read it.
Usually place card names will be in the format “Mr John Smith”, but you can use “John Smith” or “Mr J. Smith” depending on the level of formality you feel happy with. Using just the first name is obviously not recommended if there is more than one person with the same first name. Guest names can also be written on personalised favors or menus instead of using place cards.
Place cards can be bought from wedding suppliers and some stationery suppliers. You can make it a DIY wedding project and write them by hand yourself, employ a calligrapher to do it for you or print them on the computer. Information from Perfect Table Plan.com
Unassigned seating sounds great in theory and it is certainly one less chore for the organizer. Unfortunately it rarely works out so well in practice.
* There may be an unseemly rush for the ‘good’ seats.
* the perils of unassigned seatingIt will take a lot longer to get guests seated. They may still be milling around while the food is being served.
* Your beautiful New England wedding or New England party decor will be spoilt by people leaving their coats on chairs to reserve them.
* The last few guests end up walking around looking for seats, a bit like the unpopular kid at school lunch.
* Couples can get split up. It is not unknown for guests to end up eating outside the venue because they couldn’t get a seat together at a table.
* Elderly relatives may end up seated where they can’t see or hear anything.
* If people turn up uninvited (common in some cultures) they may take seats intended for your invited guests.
Information from Perfect Table Plan.com
Looking for some escort card holder ideas, place card holders, and unique ways to place name cards at a table? Here are some ideas great for a wedding or a party
Green Apple Place Card Setting
Place card holder found on Martha Stewart.com
There are so many different ways to let your wedding or party guests know where to sit. Above are some photos of place card holders and escort cards that I found on Martha Stewart.com, CountryLiving.com and Traditional Home Magazine. What a nice touch to your special occassion.
