Escort cards AND Seating Chart?

crystib

Hi everyone,

Has anyone ever used both a seating chart and escort cards? Or have you seen it done?  I'm considering doing a large seating chart when you first walk into our reception that tells you the table number and then having the escort cards at the individual seats at the tables. 

I know obviously that guests can and will change their seats if they so desire, and I'm beyond ok with that.

Thanks!
Crysti

Maggie0829

Honestly, I would skip the escort cards.  Unless you are having a specific meal for each person (like they picked one entree out of three) you do not have to have them seating in a chosen seat picked by you and your FI.  Telling them which table to sit at is fine but not which particular seat...that to me is a bit overboard.

LeiselEB

Escort cards tell you what table to sit at, as do seating charts. They dont sit at the tables. Place cards are put at each spot at the tables and tell you what seat to sit in and can be used to indicate what meal each person gets. Unless you want people to sit in a specific seat, don't use place cards. If you don't care what seat someone sits in, use escort cards that guests pick up before making their way to the tables or display a seating chart. I know that you don't care if people switch seats, so having a card at each place setting would be pointless and guests probably wouldn't switch seats because they will assume you want them in those particular chairs.

librababy

I was going to do escort cards and then placecards but I am thinking not to do that since we're having buffet and our reception is not formal at all. I just want people to know where they're sitting.

I have the idea to have those mini gift boxes, tied with ribbon and a card with a thank you stamped on them at each setting and was going to also put the persons name on that but I don't know. I think just escort cards (orseating charts) is fine. You don't have to do lacecards. If you want to, then by all means, go ahead.

dogsandfrogs

If you don't need them in a specific seat and only at a specific table, I would skip having the cards actually at the tables.  That implies they need to be at that spot.  We're setting up escort cards on a table when they first enter the reception.  The card has their name and their table number on it, so they know where to go, but then they are free to choose their own seat at that table.