Wedding Receptions
8 cheap and cheerful place name ideas for a seated wedding
If your guests will be sitting down at your wedding, why not show them to their seats with a special or unusual token that they can take home with them?
- Let love grow with these adorable succulent place names. They’re sweet, quirky and will last for a long time – sure to be a hit, even if your guests don’t have even the faintest hint of a green thumb.
- Laser-cut goods have been a big trend at weddings, from the trim on an invitation to a cake topper. They’re cheap to order in bulk and make a beautiful and thoughtful memento – as well as a very convenient way for guests to find their seats!
- For a natural and earthy theme, let nature provide the placeholders. While agates may not be readily available locally, you can collect good-sized pebbles or stones from the beach and put your best calligraphic foot forward with some stylish gold paint.
- You could do the same thing with pretty sea shells too! Of course, it’s much more advisable to write the names of the guests on a card rather than try to get a neat script going on a rough and pebbly shell texture.
- Hand your guests the keys to the kingdom with these simple and sweet key-themed place holders. A few cans of gold or silver spray can go a long way towards glitzing them up, and at the end of the wedding, they’ll have a handy place to display those reception snapshots.
- Who doesn’t love a Ferrero Rocher? These sweet place holders will not only show your guests where they’re supposed to be sitting, they’ll also keep energy levels high – there’s a lot of dancing to do!
- Vintage postcards as place names provide an inexpensive and sweetly antique touch to an elegantly retro wedding.
- Take a large, old-fashioned frame, thread a few lines of string through it and use mini-pegs to hang up your place cards, which your guests can take with them to their seats. You can also include a fun handmade sign made of reclaimed wood or chalkboard directing your guests towards the seating area.