Wedding Glossary

    Stationery

    Place Card

    A small card at each place setting indicating where a specific guest sits.

    Place cards are placed on the table at each seat. They're necessary for plated dinners with multiple entrée choices (the meal indicator goes on the place card) and for highly formal seated dinners.

    For non-plated meals, most modern weddings skip place cards entirely and just assign table-only, letting guests choose their seat within the table.

    Related terms

    Escort Card

    A small card given to each guest at the reception entrance telling them which table they're seated at.

    Seating Chart

    An assignment of every reception guest to a specific table (and sometimes seat). Displayed on a sign at the reception entrance.

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