"Comprehensive Collection of 64 Stylish Place Card Designs: The Latest Trends You Need to Know!"
2019.11.14 published
A List of Ideas for Place Cards!
Preparing for a wedding is especially fun when it comes to choosing paper items♡
There are so many stylish designs and materials that it's hard to choose.
In this article, we comprehensively cover wonderful place card ideas. We will introduce popular and trending ideas currently used for wedding place cards without missing a beat*
You can feel assured by choosing from this list♩
Types of Place Cards: Type 1 - Stylishly Processed Paper
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An embossed paper with gold edges featuring the guest's name in cursive*
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An embossed paper with gold edges and eyelets, adorned with a chiffon ribbon.
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Unique shaped cut-out paper like stars or ornaments as place cards♡
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Concert or movie ticket style place cards♡
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Combining paper with lace♡
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The classic folded card. Using muted colors with matte embossed paper is trendy now.
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Agate-style paper.
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A touch of transparency with tracing paper and gold ink*
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Full face caricature and messages.
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Place cards made with hexagonal paper♡
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A simple name card-style place card. The calligraphy in gold ink is stylish.
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Long tag-style name cards tied with a ribbon.
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Flower memo pads sold as petal-shaped, used as place card materials.
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Long strips of paper wrapped around a pen like a ribbon*
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Wrap it around a glass to create a glass marker♡
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Tracing paper made into a pouch filled with confetti as a confetti place card.
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Using a sealing stamp as a stylish accent is also a great idea*
Types of Place Cards: Type 2 - Layered Paper
Next, we introduce place card ideas made by layering multiple (materials of different) papers.
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Use a cover of a profile book resembling a phone book, combining the menu and greetings, personalized with the guest's name.
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Three tags layered, with the top one made of tracing paper for a see-through effect♩
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Use a photo with the guest under the tracing paper; handmade with different pictures for each person.
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Printed patterns on tracing paper, creating a watercolor-style place card with raised designs.
Types of Place Cards: Type 3 - Trendy Materials
Next, a list of place card ideas using trendy materials like agate and capiz.
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Make the background visible with brush strokes on acrylic and write the guest's name.
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Attach a ribbon to acrylic to create a tag-style place card♡
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Writing on round capiz shells as place cards. Attaching chains to turn them into cute keychains is also an idea.
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Here is colored capiz.
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Mirror place cards featuring ink calligraphy are also popular.
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Use a thin tag-style acrylic board as a keychain.
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An idea to use as napkin rings is also delightful♡
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Write on "zellige tiles" used in Moroccan homes for a stylish place card.
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Writing names on sea glass to create a place card♩
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Place cards using raw agate♡
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Create resin place cards by hardening resin with a mold and encapsulating flowers or glitter inside*
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Attach lace to an acrylic board♩
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Calligraphy of names on marble (hexagonal-shaped) place cards*
Types of Place Cards: Type 4 - Attaching Items
Ideas for turning paper place cards into gift place cards by attaching small gifts.
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Spray paint mini animal figures gold and attach them to the tags. Doing this with mini cars can also look stylish*
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Add name tags to herbariums to create gift place cards.
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Use a single flower vase as a place card by incorporating the entire bottle.
Types of Place Cards: Type 5 - Using Items Themselves as Place Cards
An idea that involves writing names directly on items, turning them into unique and popular place cards*
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Writing names on keychains to create place cards*
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Using rosettes as place cards is a classic choice♡
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Creating place cards by burning names into cork coasters with wood burning techniques.
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An idea to use pumpkins directly as place cards during Halloween time*
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Sunglasses as place cards are popular for lively weddings and resort weddings.
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Attach names to mini gifts to create place cards♡
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Attach names to the wrapping paper of a single bouquet to create bouquet place cards* It would definitely look cute on the table♡
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Use glass bottles as place cards. Inside the bottles, rolled-up letters can create a treasure map-like atmosphere that sparks excitement*
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An idea to use round, egg-shaped candles as place cards*
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Using aromatic sachets as place cards is also stylish. A place card that emits a pleasant fragrance is wonderful.
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An idea to attach names to embroidery hoops (kaleidoscope). Small ones can be purchased for under 500 yen*
Stamp names onto stumps for unique stump place cards.
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Icing cookies as place cards♡ Edible place cards are delightful♡
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Writing letters on faux flower leaves with ink or markers to use the petals as place cards! This innovative idea works well as the petals of orchids are made of smooth vinyl, making them easier to write on than fabric.
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"Box place cards" are gradually gaining popularity* Having boxes at tables from the beginning adds a festive touch, and writing names directly on the favor boxes helps minimize the number of items used.
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Writing names on fruits like lemons or apples also makes popular place cards worldwide.
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Writing names on butterfly-shaped acrylic glass markers for place cards is also stylish* It looks like a butterfly resting on the glass♡
Types of Place Cards: Type 6 - Leather
If you prefer a more mature and subdued look rather than something overly cute, leather place cards are a refined choice.
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It's standard to make small tag-like cards by punching holes and threading ribbons.
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Shaping leather into leaf designs is truly stylish♡
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Using white leather with colorful tassels creates a vibrant impression*
Types of Place Cards: Type 7 - Focused on Stands
Another stylish handmade place card idea is to use traditional card-style place cards but focus on unique stands.
Here are a few variations of stands you could use*
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Insert cards into chocolate Ferrero Rocher to create stands♡
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Attach mini clips available at dollar stores as a stand substitute.
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Using cork as a stand is also a common method*
Types of Place Cards: Type 8 - Shape Letters Directly
An idea to directly recreate the shape of letters and turn them into place cards is also stylish♡
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Name place cards made with wool letters*
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Acrylic name place cards cut using a laser cutter.
Place cards created from wire using the materials and methods for twig accessories also look delicate and cute♡
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Name place cards that could also serve as glass markers or stir sticks amplify the party vibe by 120%.
Types of Place Cards: Type 9 - Disney
Popular among brides who love the Disney universe and want a Disney-themed wedding are place cards inspired by items from theme parks.
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Cast member badge designs made from plastic sheets.
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Mimic the design of theme park tickets♡ Changing the character on the ticket according to the guest is also a fun twist*
Various Trends and Classics Are Born Daily♡
While there are many more ideas and designs out there....♡
Focusing on recently popular and trendy designs and materials, we have listed 64 patterns of place card ideas to check out in 2019*
Originally, wedding place cards were classified as paper items, but now they have transcended paper to create a wide variety of designs using various materials♡
If you are a bride who is pondering, "What should I choose~~~," take a look at this article for some preparation and review*