13 of the Best Escort Card Displays We’ve Seen Lately
Instagram scrolling is seriously like crack to me, I can spend hours double-tapping pretty things and I don’t get bored. Really. But every so often, I see something that completely blows my mind, and one ❤️
just isn’t enough. Case and point, anythinggggg that @cecinewyork has a part in is beyond magic. And when I saw she posted about “Place chairs are the new place cards! with a stunning shot of hand calligraphed lucite chairs, I was 🤯🤯🤯. So amazing, I just can’t.
Truthfully, regular place cards and simple escort tables are just bleh right now, it’s all about statement situations. And I tried SOOO hard to do that for my wedding in 2014, but failed miserably. Our idea was to have all of our guests’ names on puzzle pieces, and then whenever all the tablemates were together, they’d put the puzzle together and it’d be a photo of myself and my hubby at some point in our relationship. It was an adorable idea in theory, but didn’t work out whatsoever. First, because we had to order the pieces from a seemingly shady website, and then because once the sample set arrived (literally 4 weeks later, my God), all of the names were haphazardly printed, cut off in certain places. Twas a hot mess, plain and simple.
We ended up defaulting to run of the mill printed place cards, and yes, they were pretty and matched our vibe. But they were beyond basic. No calligraphy, no fun illustrations or wedding sketches, nothing fun. Just functional. So, since then, I’ve had escort card display FOMO in the worst way. And Insta just makes it easy for me to stalk and satisfy my creative-artistic appetite.
Plus, the real weddings we feature here help a girl out too… Jesi Haack nailed it with the rad escort card display she dreamed up for this raging-yet-classy wedding.
From calligraphy-perfected prickly pear place cards, to the sweetest, most whimsical butterfly designs, we are LOVING these new ideas. Nothing’s off the table anymore…. Well except maybe the table itself 😉
Check out some of our favorites!
Escort card displays are the latest wedding motif to get a makeover - and these new setups are SO GOOD. From potted plants to the seed packets they came from, these unusual, but super cool card alternatives are just everything. If you try one of these out, your guests will have AT LEAST ONE stunning, grammable moment for the day. And if your creativity takes you here, then we have no doubt the rest of your wedding will be 👌 .... like this one. YES.
Post from: @floriography_flowers
Photo Source: @cameronkellystudio
Design+Planning: @infiniteevents_
Photo Source: @hilarybphotography
Calligraphy: @fivedot
Design+Planning: @thegiffordcollective
Photo Source: @kathrynfruge
Florals: @rootsfloraldesign
Calligraphy: @lazycreativedesigns
Design+Planning: @mylovelyevents
Florals: @knotjustflowers
Photo Source: @stevenleyvaphoto
Design: @cecinewyork
Photo Source: @thisbegrace
Planning: @jordanpayneevents
Calligraphy: @calligra_philly
Photo Source: @jessicahendrixphoto
Florals: @petitjardinenville
Design+Planning: @zacharyandrewevents
Photo from: @evelynfrancescaevents
Photo Source: @sycamorecircle
Design+Planning: @wilmaeventdesign
Photo Source: @jordannamarstonphoto
Photo Source: @punchandbiscuit
Planning: @brillianteventplanning
Design: @regasstudio
Photo Source: @briandorseystudios
Design: @derivedesigncollective
Photo Source: @marniecornellphotography
Planning: @rockandstoneweddings
Florals: @colibri.blooms
Photo Source: @cecinewyork
Place Cards & Calligraphy: Stephanie G Calligraphy
Photo Source: Moody & Dramatic Wedding Inspiration