35 Cool Ways to Display Your Escort Cards
An escort card display or seating chart is a must-have for logistical purposes, but it can also be used to create an exciting first impression for guests as they enter the reception space. You can design yours around a theme (like keys for vintage-inspired nuptials), or tie in elements that reflect your wedding's season or location (think seashells or anchors for a seaside affair). Here, check out 35 escort displays to choose from, and let your creativity shine!
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Nothing screams "glamorous" more than ostrich feathers! Transport guests back to the Golden Age with this spectacular Art Deco-inspired display.
Photo Credit: Joseph Matthew Photography
Escort Card Displays With Potted Plants
Sweet rosebud escort cards are a perfect choice for a classic fairy tale wedding theme. Don't forget to add a sign!
Photo Credit: Monique Hessler Photography
Key Escort Card Display
Add a touch of romance and Old World charm to a vintage-inspired wedding theme with escort card keys. Plus, you can use tassels to incorporate your wedding colors, like this couple did.
Photo Credit: Your Lovely Wedding
Beverage Escort Card Displays
Mug and glass escort cards are popping up in weddings everywhere, and with good reason: They add an intimate vibe to down-home country weddings, and guests can take them home with them afterward.
Photo Credit: Arrowood Photography / Event Coordination: Mango Muse Events
Seasonal Escort Card Displays
Whimsical cocktail-inspired escort cards will make guests do a double-take at summer nuptials.
Photo Credit: What a Day! Photography / Event Coordination: Mango Muse Events
Seasonal Escort Card Displays
This breathtaking rustic escort card display is the perfect fit for a fall wedding.
Photo Credit: CLB Photography / Event Planner: Jenny Orsini Events
Quirky Escort Card Displays
For a woodland theme, spray-paint animal figurines and assign each guest to a different spirit animal of choice.
Photo Credits: Snappy Shots by Bev
Wooden Escort Card Displays
Anchors away! An impressive sand sculpture and coordinating escort cards are right at home in a seaside affair.
Photo Credits: Impressions Photography
Seasonal Escort Card Displays
A destination wedding in Maui featured sandboxes containing sand dollar escort cards to tie in the couple's island theme.
Photo Credit: Ashley Camper Photography
Wooden Escort Card Displays
At a wedding in California wine country, the newlyweds hung die-cut tags onto an antique door to symbolize their entry into a new phase of life.
Photo Credit: Damion Hamilton
Edible Escort Card Displays
Add some zing to your reception space by affixing printable cards to oranges using pushpins.
Photo Credit: Adrienne Gunde Photography / Event Design: Skybox Event Productions
Escort Card Displays With Potted Plants
Wildflower arrangements in clear vases make for a striking yet budget-friendly escort card display.
Photo Credit: Embrace Life Photography
Wooden Escort Card Displays
Stamp guests' names and tables onto rustic wooden rounds — voilà, instant coasters.
Photo Credit: Embrace Life Photography
Floral Escort Card Displays
For a sweet take on the "be seated" memo, have guests pluck their escort card from a miniature clothesline display.
Photo Credit: Clark + Walker Studio
Quirky Escort Card Displays
How chic is this pharmacy-inspired concoction? For another scientific variation, you could incorporate a periodic table of elements with guests' initials.
Photo Credit: Braedon Photography / Event Design: CCL Weddings & Events
Seasonal Escort Card Displays
No Christmas-themed wedding is complete without darling ornament escort cards tied with a bow.
Photo Credit: Brian Dorsey Studios
Framed Escort Card Displays
Bejeweled frames in different designs serve double-duty as gorgeous escort cards and useful favors.
Photo Credit: Brian Dorsey Studios
Floral Escort Card Displays
If you're having a larger wedding, you can use frames to group guests by their tables. Add a monogram for a beautiful finishing touch.
Photo Credit: Brian Dorsey Studios
Seasonal Escort Card Displays
Miniature ghost pumpkins make excellent escort cards as is, or you could spray-paint them gold or silver to add a glam touch to your display table.
Photo Credit: Barbara B Covington Photography
Edible Escort Card Displays
Spice up your escort card display with seasoning blends or homemade jars of herbs. We love how this couple included cheeky "escort cards" in vegetable shapes.
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Wooden Escort Card Displays
A boat steering wheel points guests in the right direction at a nautical-themed wedding.
Photo Credit: The Image Is Found / Event Design: GATHER Events
Beverage Escort Card Displays
If you plan on gifting a custom brew or vino to your guests, affix a custom-designed label with their seating arrangement; that way, you can cross two wedding tasks off your list. Salut!
Photo Credit: Fyrefly Photography / Stationery: Five Dot Design
Beverage Escort Card Displays
Personalized bottles of tequila set the tone for a fun destination wedding in Mexico.
Photo courtesy of Eventos Euforia / Event Design: Eventos Euforia
Escort Card Display With Corks
Save up all of your wine corks to put together a vineyard-worthy corkboard for your escort card display.
Photo Credits: Embrace Life Photography
Escort Card Display With Rocks
Collect rocks from your favorite park or river; write each guest's name in calligraphy on one side and their table number on the other for a remarkable display. You could also use geodes or sea glass, depending on your preference.
Photo Credits: Embrace Life Photography
Wooden Escort Card Displays
Enhance your log place card holder with a cornucopia of fruits and vegetables — along with nuts, seeds, or even coffee beans — for an autumnal flair.
Photo Credits: Embrace Life Photography
Quirky Escort Card Displays
Everyone's favorite childhood toy, Legos, takes center stage in this fun and quirky display, featuring a different character for each guest.
Photo Credits: Embrace Life Photography
Framed Escort Card Displays
If you have a large guest list, stick with one smaller frame style so that they all fit on the same table. A tree dripping in crystals and bubble votives will help to make your display a stunning focal piece for the reception room.
Photo Credits: Embrace Life Photography
Wooden Escort Card Displays
Throwing a rustic-themed wedding? Saw notches into a wooden log to recreate this gorgeous display piece.
Photo Credit: Embrace Life Photography
Quirky Escort Card Displays
A musically-inclined couple showed guests to their seats using vintage records.
Photo Credit: Embrace Life Photography
Floral Escort Card Displays
Walls covered in flowers and greenery are a major wedding trend for 2016 — we love how this couple incorporated their table assignments using calligraphed cards and ribbon.
Photo Credit: Troy Grover Photographers
Escort Card Displays With Potted Plants
Succulents are a popular decorative element in weddings because of their hardiness and affordability. Plus, how adorable are these watering can escort card holders?
Photo Credit: Tikko Weddings / Event Design: Skybox Event Productions
Floral Escort Card Displays
This wow-worthy display features garlands of pearls attached to escort cards.
Photo Credit: ALTF Photography / Event Design: Preston Bailey
Quirky Escort Card Displays
Dip-dyed feather escort cards fluttering in the breeze are a must-have for boho weddings.
Photo Credit: dNa Wyley Photography / Wedding Planner: LVL Weddings & Events
Seasonal Escort Card Displays
Starfish nestled in the sand are a clever way to bring the beach inside for your wedding day.
Photo Credit: Kelly Cronin Photography
