Oh hey, place cards? (Not for wedding though...)

Re: Oh hey, place cards? (Not for wedding though...)

• itzMS member

  

  October 2013

  Mr John Jones will do. Since it's a work thing, in my profession I'd include any professional "alphabet soup" after their name. i.e. Mr John Jones, MBA
  
  Only you know if that would work for you.

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• mimiphin member

  

  October 2013

  If I was hosting this in my home ala Mrs. Draper, I would write Mr. John Jones, Mrs. Susan Jones and if SO's are coming alternate between male/female, your boss would sit at the head, his second/wife would sit at the foot.

  If SO's aren't coming you don't have to alternate between male female but it is 'better'.

  Also I would have them either typed or fully hand written, no M______

  (I'm on a 50's housewife kick at the moment, cleaning in heels, having drinks before dinner LOL)

  

   

  

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• tmclawchick member

  

  October 2013

  Thanks! I will be very happy with Monday is over... looking forward to the open bar though, not gonna lie.

   

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• doeydo member

  

  October 2013 edited October 2013

  I believe there is usually a line for the name (M_________ where you/the host fill in the name) and a line for the table number (Table Number _______, Table No. ______, Table # ______, or Table _______ where, again, you/the host write in the table number/name).
  ETA I think if you have nice and legible handwriting you could just write it out, or you could print right onto the card if you prefer.

  
  

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• mysticl member

  

  October 2013 edited October 2013

  I would only do the line if you are buying these preprinted somewhere and then filling them in.  If you are just getting blank cards I would do the entire thing on the computer.  I like the suggestion of including their credentials after their names but only if you have them for everyone.  You don't want someone getting offended because you left their Ph.D off. 

  
  

  ETA:  If you are using preprinted ones with the line I'd handwrite them so it wouldn't look like you typed in a line to type on.  And since my handwriting is atrocious I'd either pawn them off on someone else to do or just get blank cards and do them on the computer.

  

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• AroundTheBlock member

  

  October 2013

  Placecards should always be hand-written and should have nothing on them except the guest's name and title. Since this is a business event, it should be the person's business name and business titles: "Mr John Smith, P.E.", "Janet Jones, Esq.", and so on. There should not be any pre-printed "M" or writing line printed onto the card. The handwriting should be in clear elegant script in black ink.
  

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• mysticl member

  

  October 2013

  AroundTheBlock said:

  Placecards should always be hand-written and should have nothing on them except the guest's name and title. Since this is a business event, it should be the person's business name and business titles: "Mr John Smith, P.E.", "Janet Jones, Esq.", and so on. There should not be any pre-printed "M" or writing line printed onto the card. The handwriting should be in clear elegant script in black ink.
  

  Yeah, well we are not all capable of that.  I don't think I've seen a handprinted place card or escort card in at lease 10 years.  In fact they don't even teach cursive in schools anymore so pretty soon people are not even going to know how to write in script.

  

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