SEATING CHART SIGN
Display an elegant wedding seating chart sign at cocktail hour so guests can locate their dinner table while enjoying a beverage. Be sure to display the sign so that it is at eye level. You’ll also want to position it in a spot where guests can easily gather around without hindering traffic flow. After all, we want to make sure you can stick to your wedding timeline! This also make the guests run into each other and start conversation so the wedding mood get started.
WINDOW PANES SEATING CHART
This seating chart is a stylish and creative repurpose of a pair of hinged wood-frame windows. Each glass window pane lists the numbered table numbers, along with the guests assigned to sit there. You can use glass pens or stencils to do this. It gives a simple and elegant mood and you can decorate the window with flowers, or any item that goes with your wedding setting.
SERVING TRAYS SEATING CHART DISPLAY
Turn simple serving trays into an elegant seating chart display with some chalkboard paint and a white-ink pen. Source a variety of serving trays in different shapes and sizes; then, paint the centers using chalkboard paint. Once dry, write everyone’s seating assignment and display the serving trays on small tabletop stands. You can use small flowers, petals, green leaves or candles to decorate the table, whatever goes with your wedding theme. This is a very unique and simple way to help your guests in a fun yet elegant way.
MIRROR SEATING CHART
This chic seating chart display is a trio of mirrors at varying heights, each lettered with guests’ names and seating assignments (names arranged in alphabetical order by first name). Cascading blush and white flowers add softness, while the dozens and dozens of flickering candles cast a romantic glow. This is such a beautiful idea it can also be used as a photo setting for guests.
RIVER ROCKS SEATING DISPLAY
Draw inspiration for your seating chart display from nature and your wedding setting. Known as the “bones of Mother Earth,” river stones are one of the oldest continually-used crystals for strength and energy. Culled from rivers and other moving bodies of water all over the world, river stones embodies the fluidity, vitality, and movement of ever-evolving water. This not only looks different and beautiful, but you will start your party with a good energy flowing all around. Write each guest’s name on a rock with a white-ink pen and arrange the rocks on vintage trays according to their assigned table number.
SHOT GLASS SEATING DISPLAY
Talk about starting the party mood! Your guests will enjoy this interactive seating display idea. This couple filled Himalayan sea salt shot glasses, which were calligraphed with each guest’s name, with tequila and topped them with a slice of lime that also noted their table number. This not only looks different and fun but your guests will have their first personalized favor.
VINTAGE TYPEWRITER SEATING CHART
If possible, source an old typewriter in a color that complements your wedding palette, or display a vase of blooms next to it to tie the overall look together. If your wedding is large and all the names won’t fit on a single page, frame the other typed-out seating-chart pages and place them next to the typewriter to keep the traffic flow smooth.
FRESH FRUIT SEATING DISPLAY
For a fresh take on a seating chart, use in-season fruit to display guests’ escort cards. Think oranges and lemons for a winter or springtime wedding and peaches or a basket of cherries for a summer celebration. And, if you are hosting a tropical destination wedding, pineapples and mangos work perfectly!
PROPPED SUITCASE FOR A DESTINATION WEDDING SEATING CHART
If your guests have traveled far and wide for your destination wedding, greet them with a travel-themed seating display. Line a vintage suitcase with rows of folded in alphabetical order. This a very unique and chic way of guiding your guests to their table. If you want to take this to another level, you can write a small thank you note for each of them. Thanking them for traveling to be with you in your special day, their wedding gift or just letting them know how much they mean to you.
