Wedding Placecards: Affordable and Stylish Options For Your Reception

Looking for wedding placecards? Good idea, these little tableware additions can make a big difference in terms of decor...without costing you a lot of money. Read on for affordable placecards for all kinds of wedding themes - from garden themes to seasonal themes.

It’s often said that a wedding is the Bride’s “big day.” Anyone who’s ever been to a great reception knows that it’s a big day for the guests, too. They’ve gussied up, driven over, witnessed your vows and perhaps even shed a happy tear. Now, it’s time to party and you want them to feel as special as you.

What’s among the things they see on arrival at the reception? The wedding reception placecards. Just as an invitation sets the tone for the wedding, the right wedding placecard is one of the first clues your guests have about what’s in store for the reception.

With that in mind, here are suggestions to help you choose place cards that are exceptional, like the friends and family beside you at the wedding.

Summer Wedding Placecards

When summer comes, we’re luxuriating in the outdoors, and many placecard choices will reflect nature. From shiny tumbled river rocks to modern metallic songbirds, and all the sun-kissed flowers in between, you’ll have no trouble finding lots of neat ideas that will blow your guests away like a breezy summer day. Check out our summer wedding ideas for for more.

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Fall Wedding Placecards

Autumn colors and ideas run the gamut from traditional burnt orange,burgundy and hunter green to splashy fuchsia, lime green and hot yellow.

Fall wedding centerpieces have the same range, so you can go with something stunning in warm shades with leafy shapes and the flattering glow of candle light or dazzle your wedding guests with a surprise pumpkin patch at every table. Go to our fall wedding centerpiece ideas page for some stunningly beautiful and affordable suggestions.

One important key is to keep your tablescape interesting, fragrant and not too tall -- you want your wedding guests to be astounded by your flair and laser focus on theme details, yet be able to talk without feeling like they’re trapped in a corn maze.

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Winter Wedding Placecard Designs

Winter weddings are super magical and you get the chance to mix motifs from the natural world (like pinecones and snowflakes) with the fantastical pizzazz of glittery bling (like Vegas and Monte Carlo). Together, you’ve got a sensational setting. Take a look at these winter wedding reception centerpieces and you’ll see what I mean.

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Spring Wedding Placecards

It’s spring and everything is fresh and new! Grass sprouts from previously barren earth, bunnies hop around your pretty feet and little birdies flutter about while brides slip effortlessly into peerless wedding gowns. Meanwhile, what’s on the table? Flowers and more flowers. If this sounds like your ideal setting, check out our spring wedding ideas page.

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Beach-theme Placecards For Your Wedding

If you’re the type to wiggle toes in the sand, you may be looking for themes to a enhance a wonderful beach wedding. Picture a day at the seashore: sailboats on a distant horizon, starfish in the frothy tide, seashells in your pockets and a festive beverage fragrant with the scent of pineapple (pineapples, besides being critical to any number of delicious drinks, are also a sign of welcome).

These sorts of ocean-inspired details play an important part in setting the tone for the best beach theme wedding, from placecards to table design and beyond.

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Garden Setting Wedding Reception Placecards

Among the most charming of weddings are those set in a garden. Whether you’re planning a formal affair in a civic botanical oasis or something scaled for your own back yard, garden wedding ideas are plentiful as the birds and bees. Want more? Visit our garden weddings section.

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Christmas Themed Placecards

Crystals, hanging ornaments, lush fabrics and royal colors help define the Christmas wedding, so carry these sensational design schemes through to your table settings and wedding placecards, too.

Perhaps you’re looking for something less extravagant? Easy elegance and simplicity are hallmarks of the holiday wedding. Pinecones and holly with red berries work as Christmas wedding decoration ideas and can really help to evoke the feel of the season.

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Luck and Prosperity Inspired Placecards

Symbols of providence abound, and who can’t use a little extra luck? Laughing Buddhas, silver fortune cookies and delicate origami cranes are just a few examples of ways to create an auspicious atmosphere of good fortune and prosperity.

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Butterfly Placecard Holders

There’s a quote by Richard Bach that‘s often illustrated with butterflies: “If you love someone, set them free; if they come back, they’re yours. If they don’t, they never were.”
Nice quote, but forget that for now -- you’re getting married, no one’s getting set free here! That doesn’t mean you can’t use the lovely butterfly, symbol of transformation represented in so many incredible ways, as your theme for place card holders and more. See summer wedding ideas for more.

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Seed Place Card Holders

As a seed grows into a flower, so has love blossomed and now another bride is desperately seeking affordable delights to adorn her wedding reception tables and amaze her handsome guests. With names like Forget-me-not and meanings that range from faith and hope (iris) to adoration (sunflower), flower seeds place card holders are an excellent and earthy way to go. If you like this idea, you might also like the idea of flower seed wedding favors!

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Cinderella and Princess Themed Placecards

Who’s the bell of the ball? The bride is. What better time to embrace your inner princess, as you emerge arm and arm with the charming prince, to reveal your new, true selves, for the first time, as benevolent rulers of the kingdom you‘ve created? That is, your reception. If you dream of castles and jewels or crowns and carriages, we have even more Cinderalla wedding ideas for you!

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Simply Fabulous Framed Placecard Holders

For sophisticated brides looking for affordable solutions, a classic frame makes a superb place card holder and doubles as a take-home gift.

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Calla Lily Placecard Holders For Your Reception

Stunningly shaped and draped in soft white, the calla lily nearly resembles a wedding dress and serves as inspiration for every aspect of a beautiful wedding. From invitation to accessories, this stylish blossom appears in lovely place card holders, you’re sure to find something you like.

As with any theme, you can use the calla lily as a jumping off point and allow your imagination (unlimited) and your budget (limited) to dictate what you’ll need. Take the colors, for instance, of the calla lily: white, yellow and green. Using those shades as a starting place, you can tie pretty green boxes with white and yellow ribbons, hiding simple chocolates inside. Find moire idea on our Calla Lily Wedding Ideas page.

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Whatever wedding you envision, be sure to include a special way to honor your guests: either elaborate or effortless, a thoughtful wedding place cardholder will be saved and remembered by your loved ones.

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