Scallop Rose Overlay Place Card

Because we display some of our place cards with both a guest name and a table number, and some with just a guest name, customers commonly ask us how to properly word the place cards for their event. The answer to this question depends on the size of the size of the event, and on personal preference.

Place cards are designed to inform your guests where they will be sitting during your event. For smaller, more intimate events such as birthday, anniversary, dinner parties, and even small weddings, you may have just a few tables set up for your guests' seating. In these cases, you may prefer to print just your guests' names on your place cards, and put them directly where the guest will be sitting. With only a handful of place settings to browse through, guests will have no trouble finding their name amongst the table or tables you have arranged.

However, if you are having a large, formal event, one with fifty guests or more, you will most likely have multiple numbered tables that correspond to a seating chart you have prepared. For these events, it is typically easier for both you and your guests to have place cards with both names and table numbers. This way, you can nicely arrange all of place cards near the entryway; guests can walk in, find their name, find the corresponding table number, and seat themselves with no confusion. You certainly do not want your guests to have to search table after table for their name.

We would love to hear from you! Let us know if you have more questions on printing or wording your place cards

Microsoft Word is a widely used software application that is great to print place cards and other printable invitations. On our website, LCI sells 2 different styles of place cards; Single Place Cards pre-cut to size such as our blank wedding place cards and our 4 Up Place Cards that come 4 cards to a standard 8 1/2 x 11 sheet.

Both card styles can be printed using your home computer and printer, however due to the size of the pre cut place cards we suggest reading through your printer manual to make certain the pre-cut, small size can feed through your printer.

To help with the printing process LCI offers free Microsoft Word print templates and instructions on how to best print the place cards at home. We suggest taking a look through these 2 posts for more details on printing place cards and downloading templates.

• How To Print 4 Up Place Cards Using Our Microsoft Word Templates
• How To Download & Use Computer Printing Templates