Are Seating Assignments at Wedding Receptions Necessary?
Perhaps you think you can skip on place card or table seating cards for your wedding or event. After all, your guests can choose where they would like to sit, and with whom they would like to sit with. However, most guests look for place cards or seating arrangements – they want to know where to sit. Not using place cards, table cards or escort cards can put undue pressure on your guests, especially those guests who may not know other guests. In fact in a February 2006 survey by YouGov, shows that 84% of wedding guests prefer their host to assign them a seat or a table. Seating arrangements cards make your guests feel like you took the time to consider where they would be seated. Far from being pushy, they are downright polite! Now you may have heard several terms when speaking of seating arrangements. Place cards, table cards and escort cards often are used interchangeably, but in fact, there are differences among the three. If your having designated seating, you’ll need all three typ
