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Display Ideas for Your Finished Seating Chart
You've built the chart — now decide how guests will see it. The right display matches your wedding style and keeps the entrance moving. Here are the four options most couples consider, plus the modern hybrid worth knowing about.
Printed seating sign
A single large sign — usually 24" × 36" — displayed on an easel at the reception entrance. Group guests by table number, names listed underneath. Works in any aesthetic: acrylic with vinyl lettering for modern, a calligraphed mirror for elegant, a rustic wooden plank for boho.
Escort cards
Individual cards laid out alphabetically by surname on a welcome table. Each guest finds their card, reads their table number, moves on. Best for larger weddings — multiple guests can look at the same time, so there's no queue at a single sign.
Place cards
Cards at the actual seat assign each guest a specific chair. Standard for formal plated dinners where the kitchen needs to track meal choices — and the gentlest way to seat couples next to people they don't know yet.
Digital QR code display
Print a QR code next to your physical sign. Guests scan with their phone, search their name, and get their table instantly. Solves the crowd at the main sign, works for late arrivals, and acts as a backup if the printed display has a mishap. With Eventoly, the same QR code also collects every guest photo into one shared album — one scan, two jobs.
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