O posted on DIY board, but didn't like the responses so hoping you all can help!
Our reception is in an old horse barn, and I'm doing a lot of rustic/vintage stuff. I saw this pic, and wanted to do this for our escort "cards" with name on front and table on back:

So I made these:

Here's where you come in.. I already have all of the tags on, and a lot of names done, but now we decided (because of the timing of everything) to do open seating (except for parents and grandparents). I also already wrote our names and date on the back of all of the actual keys. This was going to double as a favor, along with photobooth photos.
Should I just put a cute saying on the back of the tag letting people know it's open seating? Put a sign on the table that lets people know it's open seating, and put something different on the back of the tag? Other ideas you may have??!
Re: Ideas P-L-E-A-S-E! (pip)
Personally I hate open seating... I have never seen it go well. There always ends up being people eating along at tables and then other tables over flowing. It gets really uncomfortable for guests.
Since cards like these are meant for escort cards.... why have them if you aren't assigning seats? If you want to designate the table for your parents then I would just put a reserved sign on the table...
I do have to agree w/ kkzolo... if you are going through the pain of writing names on each one, but not using them as escort cards... I guess it just doesn't really make sense to me. Seems like extra work. If you are going to use them as favors, you could always just find something cutesy to write on each one and leave one at each place setting... then put a sign somewhere that lets everyone know it's open seating.
We assigned tables, but not seats... would that be an option for you? Then you could still use them as escort cards.
Sorry... wish I could be more help. Hope this helps somehow.
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I'm sure you'll have a breakthrough... fingers crossed!!!
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Thanks!