Escort card
The escort card is used to direct guests to their predetermined table seating arrangement for the wedding reception. It corresponds with a master seating chart, which may or may not designate guests to specific seats.
Generally, guests will find the escort card on a separate table as they enter the reception. The card will be marked with the guest's name and table assignment. The guest tables are either numbered or named, and the escort card is the guests' way of finding the table card they are looking for.
Further, if each table has preassigned seats, then a seating chart or escort card will direct guests to a specific table (labeled by number or name), where guests will find their name printed on separate place cards already on the table at each place setting.
Escort cards direct; place cards seat each individual. One or the other, or both may be used, depending on the formality and preferences of the couple.
[edit] Examples
Escort cards can be creative. They are not limited to "cards," but may be items. These items may be tied into the favors.
Here are some ideas:
theKnot.com [1]
[edit] Weddingbee Posts
- A Geek Wedding, Part I: The Table Signs and Escort Cards by Miss Hummingbird
- Escort Card Trees by Miss Pineapple
- Escort Wine Charms by Mrs. Penguin
- Escort Cards by Mrs. Daffodil
- A Piece of Chandelier for You by Mrs. Flamingo
- Showcase Showdown by Miss Green Tea
- Personal Escorts by Miss Green Tea
- I've Been Corked! by Miss Pinot Noir
- An Escort for the Masses by Miss Espresso
