Surprisingly Imitable! 17 Inspiring Place Card Designs from International Weddings

2018.08.26 published
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Stylish Place Cards for Destination Weddings*

Place cards with guests' names placed on the guest tables.

While folded card-type place cards are the norm in Japan, there are many unique and stylish designs of place cards available overseas♡

This time, we introduce 17 fantastic place card ideas you’ll want to replicate.

Future brides preparing to make place cards can use this as a reference*

Let's start with place cards made from paper, which are easy to DIY♩

[DIY Wedding] Overseas Wedding Place Card Design ①

A natural place card made from torn thick paper with greens glued on using a hot glue gun.

It looks just like a tussy-mussy flower, how stylish!

[DIY Wedding] Overseas Wedding Place Card Design ②

A layered place card with colored paper and tracing paper, stamped with a white sealing stamp.

The sealing stamp inspired by greenery is lovely!

[DIY Wedding] Overseas Wedding Place Card Design ③

A long, thin card type place card. The heart-shaped hole is a stylish design point!

Heart craft punches are sold in Japan too, so you can easily replicate it♡

[DIY Wedding] Overseas Wedding Place Card Design ④

A stylish place card in the shape of a feather! The table number is written on the tip of the feather.

Great as an escort card too◎

[DIY Wedding] Overseas Wedding Place Card Design ⑤

A romantic tracing paper place card with a watercolor pattern in rainbow colors.

The tied ribbon is also a gradient of pink♡

[DIY Wedding] Overseas Wedding Place Card Design ⑥

A stylish place card with a diamond shape, featuring a tassel keychain tied with string.

The gradient from pink to yellow is lovely!

[DIY Wedding] Overseas Wedding Place Card Design ⑦

A place card with torn thick paper painted pink, layered with tracing paper featuring the name, tied with gray ribbon.

It would match well with pale pink and lavender tabletop floral arrangements*

[DIY Wedding] Overseas Wedding Place Card Design ⑧

A place card with a guest's name written in gold on white paper, with a natural stone placed on it. It has an elegant feel♡

The different shapes of square, pentagon, and hexagon add a stylish touch!

[DIY Wedding] Overseas Wedding Place Card Design ⑨

A simple and cool place card with the guest's name written in gold pen on black cardboard.

Black paper items are hardly seen in Japan, giving it a sophisticated and stylish impression♡

From here on, we will introduce unique place card ideas for advanced DIYers*

These ideas utilize materials other than paper.

[DIY Wedding] Overseas Wedding Place Card Design ⑩

A one-of-a-kind place card with the guest's name engraved on a slice of agate. It can also be used as a paperweight at home.

Slices of agate are available for purchase at around ¥400-800 each.

➡【Amazon】Agate Slice Product List

[DIY Wedding] Overseas Wedding Place Card Design ⑪

A place card made from the lower half of a capiz shell painted in gold. The semi-transparent shell is just too stylish!

Capiz shells can surprisingly be obtained quite cheaply, sold for a few dozen yen each*

➡【Rakuten】Capiz Product List

[DIY Wedding] Overseas Wedding Place Card Design ⑫

Rounded glass and sea glass are also popular materials for overseas place cards.

This design has stylish gold paint outlining the sea glass♡

[DIY Wedding] Overseas Wedding Place Card Design ⑬

A design featuring illustrations and text in gold ink on a black stone that resembles marble. It offers a mature, stylish appeal that male guests will likely appreciate♩

If making one for everyone is too much, you could prepare just for the bride and groom.

[DIY Wedding] Overseas Wedding Place Card Design ⑭

A cute place card using a small board painted white to resemble a canvas, placed on a mini easel.

The miniature-like cute place card will surely bring a smile to the guests♡

[DIY Wedding] Overseas Wedding Place Card Design ⑮

A place card bordered in gold on an oyster shell, with writing done in black pen inside. The rough handwritten text looks stylish◎

You might wonder where to get oyster shells... but actually, they can be bought in bulk for a few thousand yen on Rakuten. (Apparently used for koi fish farming!)

➡【Rakuten】Oyster Shell Product List

[DIY Wedding] Overseas Wedding Place Card Design ⑯

This place card is also DIY with a shell♩ The guest's name is written with a gold pen on the inside of a white bivalve shell. Perfect for summer weddings or resort weddings.

Bivalves are also available for around ¥100 each, making them an easy material for DIY challenges♡

➡【Rakuten】Bivalve Product List

[DIY Wedding] Overseas Wedding Place Card Design ⑰

Finally, here's a place card featuring flowers and greenery in a clear square box, with the guest's name written on the lid♡

This flower box goes beyond a place card and serves as a nice little gift! The guest table will be very lively♩

What kind of place card will you challenge yourself to?♡

We have introduced stylish overseas place cards that you would want to refer to. There are materials that can be surprisingly obtained online, so many might think, “I can replicate this if I try!”

Aiming for a stylish guest table coordination reminiscent of overseas weddings, focusing on place card designs*

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