Using Place cards for assigned tables....

And where do you get the place cards?

We made ours out of cardstock and set them right at the place setting with their favor. We printed them, cut them out like business cards, then used a decorative corner punch. Check out www.dafont.com for tons of free fonts and dingbats.

I'm puttin the place cards on each plate or just behind it... they are sitting on little chairs made from champagne tops... but you can get them anywhere or just print your own on cardstock... I'm printing mine and making them... they are on my IB, the little white and purple ones with the twine bow....

You would have a reception table at the entrance of your venue where the guests would find their name/card. You could alternatively have a seating chart at the entrance and put place cards on the table.

You can get place cards practically anywhere that sells wedding related stuff or any office supply store. However, if you are a tad bit picky (like me) and want something other than white or ivory with a foil trim, you can look here. I almost ordered some of these but ended up making my own once I realized I had a whole bunch of cardstock left over from another project. But these will feed through your printer.

http://www.cutcardstock.com/placecards.aspx

Unless you have some sort of board or directions at the entrance to the reception, do not put place cards on the tables. All your guests will be wandering around from table to table trying to find their one seat.

Place the cards at the entrance to the reception (on a tree, board, table - you can get creative) in alphabetical order. The card should tell each guest which table they are sitting at, with each table name/number displayed near the center of each table.

I got mine at the dollar store. 40 per pkg.

We are having table numbers at each table. When the enter the vendor there will be a table with all names in alpha order and they just then find their table. I'm not going as far as that they have to sit in certain seats.

We are having a table set up when everyone walks in with the place cards on it. And I got our place cards at Michaels.

Do you write them up - or type them up?

I was going to attempt to type them, but we will see how that all works!! If not, I will have to write them!

We are using a corkboard covered in red fabric and we are putting the seating chart on that so everyone can see what table they are at and who else is sitting with them. We'll be putting it by the front door.

I'll be writing mine as they are not something that is a pre printable kinda size... if ya know what I mean.

I'm not writing nothin! LOL! Yeah Denise I know what you mean. Mine are the smallest possible size to be able to run them through my printer.

We are printing them on cardstock in our colors with the table #. We will have a table when the guests walk in where the cards will be placed alphabetically and they can pick it up and go find their table. I will have the cards for the bridal party on place card holders at the head table.

I got my place cards at the dollar store.. i really lucked out. They came 50/pack, I bought 3 packs, so $3 bucks. My aunt who is helping me with invitations is a Calligraphist (anyone in Westchester/Putnam Counties in NY or Fairfield County, CT who may need a Caligraphist, PM me, my aunt is great and not too expensive either! She is doing the names on the place cards. They are really simple, just white foldovers with 2 silver rings and a dove at one end.

Oh..and we're going to have them all displayed on a table with some flowers by the front entryway of the hotelso ppl can see them as they arrive! There will also be coffee/tea and small cookies on that table for arrival

We are putting the place cards on a table for guests to pick up during the cocktail reception so that when it's time for the dinner reception, they'll already know which table they are assigned to.

That way, the guests won't be lined up to pick up their cards on their way in to the dinner reception.

Also, I'm printing the names onto clear labels using a nice script-like font from MS Word, then putting the labels on the place cards.

I think place cards are useless... what if you don't want to sit with the other people at that table? Besides, most weddings I've been to, no one stays at the same table very long.

I am debating the placecards on a reception table vs. a listing of tables with names (place cards/favors on the tables with specific seating orders) the place cards are also going to indicate who chose what meal.

@Melissa... I would think it would be up to the bride and groom to make the smart decision to place people with ones they know... and also get along with. Don't you agree?

I bought note cards and printed the names myself. Then I wrote a note on the inside of each place card since they're bigger than normal. I will print an alphabetical list of tables and put it in the photo mat that we're having everyone sign. So they can sign and look for their table at the same time. I spent a lot of time making sure that everything was arranged so that people would be happy at their table. And I used the place cards to indicate who is getting what meal by colored ribbon in the corner. It's up to each individual bride who knows her guests and kind of rude to suggest it's worthless. That wasn't the question of the thread, right?