Are you doing place AND escort cards?

To clarify-

Escort cards lead you to your table.

Tom Jones, Table 5


Place cards tell you where at that table to sit. Often right above your plate.

Anyone doing both?

Message edited 4/1/2004 2:25:20 PM.

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No, I'm just doing escort cards, they can sit where they want at the table.

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Posted by brideinapril

No, I'm just doing escort cards, they can sit where they want at the table.

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Posted by brideinapril

No, I'm just doing escort cards, they can sit where they want at the table.

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Posted by steph4777

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Posted by brideinapril

No, I'm just doing escort cards, they can sit where they want at the table.

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me too

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I voted escort cards only. I've never been told where I had to sit at the table.

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escort cards only

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Well I think I will be doing placecard, with the table numbers, they can sit where they want

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I plan to do both, escort and then I'm doing the placecandles that are on here a lot for the placecards.

We have them for our Christmas party and its just nice to know who else is at the table and its cute the way people meet "so I guess you two must be Mr. and Mrs. Smith! Nice to meet you"

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I thought they were the opposite. I am doing what I know as place cards, which are what you posted as escort cards.
Ummm....I am just assigning a table, not a specific seat.

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Nope, here are your options:

This question comes up frequently and people use the word interchangeably. In fact, there is a difference.

Escort Cards: These cards are used to let each guest know what table they are assigned to. The classic escort card is a small envelope with the guest name on the envelope and the table assignment on the card inside. You can use the words "You are seated at table ___ " or you can just give the table number assignment, as the word table is implied. For a very personal touch, you could write a note to each guest. A tent card, folded at the top, is also as an escort card. The design of these cards is only limited by your imagination. They can have bows, dried flowers, ribbons or anything that compliments the theme. You can use any color of ink. They can even be a "thing". We are doing a summer wedding and using a heart shaped seed packet with an organza ribbon as the escort card. At another wedding we are putting the card in a charming, small silver and gold flowerpot, which then becomes a gift for the guest. We have used colored stones. The important thing to think about is that the guest has to hold on to this "card" until they go into the formal part of the evening.

What you write on the escort card: The most formal designation is: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith. This is the same as how the guests were addressed on the formal invitation envelope.

Informal alternative: Mary and Robert Smith
~ If someone brings a guest, you can either put their name on the same card or you can have two separate cards. If you choose to use one card for both, the woman should be listed first, though many people put their invited guest first even if it is a man.
~ If a husband and wife have different names, we usually put the women's name first.
~ When putting these cards on a table, we always put them in alphabetical order.

Place Card: The place card is on the table at the place assigned to the guest. There is a choice in where you seat your guest at the table. Some of the choices are:

1. Husbands and wives (or couples that come together) are seated at the same table, but not next to one another. In this case guests should alternate, male and female. The person seated to the right of another is considered in the position of honor.

2. Couples that come together are seated next to one another.

3. Couples that come together are seated at different tables.

At a round table, the best seat is facing the honored guest.

The place card itself can vary from the most formal, an ecru or white card with a, gold or silver bevel edge laid on a formal folded napkin to a theme related item, such as a Mardi Gras mask. The only requirement is that the name be on it somewhere.

What you write on the place card: In the formal approach, the name is written: Mr. Jones, if there are two Mr. Jones at the table than the first name is used, i.e. Mr. Mark Jones. In an informal approach you can use either Mark Jones or Mark. The last name would be required if there are more than one of that name at the table. The important issue is to be consistent.

Personalized Menu Card: A personalized menu card is an alternative to a place card. These should be considered when giving your guests a choice of entree. The regular menu would have each guest's name printed at the top and set at each place. If the menu card is not personalized, you may chose to only use 3 or 4 menus at the table or one at each place.

Name Cards: This refers to a card you might give out to a friend. It does not refer to anything that relates to a table setting.

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So not even the whatever you call them cards are easy in this wedding planning thing!! Nothing is easy...apparently!!!

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Nope! I was trying to see if placecards were actually done, and I guess they're not.

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Escort Cards only (although I've always caleld them place cards!)

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Posted by Jax430

Escort Cards only (although I've always caleld them place cards!)

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Posted by brideinapril

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Posted by Jax430

Escort Cards only (although I've always caleld them place cards!)

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me too!!

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Posted by searsc

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Posted by brideinapril

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Posted by Jax430

Escort Cards only (although I've always caleld them place cards!)

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Same here... I wouldn't want to be told where to sit either at the table, JMO

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Nadine, I think placecards at the table are more formal.
Like White House dinners & things where the actuall seat at the table is a status symbol or could lead to international disaster.

I actually did them in my mom's dining room once for Easter, when certain people weren't gettign along, & my trouble maker uncle went & messed them up on purpose!
If you wanted to & your hall would set them up right, I'm sure you could do it.

I have seen them a lot lately in magazines--they make a nice palce setting, especially when the napkin is on the plate. ( mien will be in a glass)

I saw them in Jessica's Simpsons' book ( they opened & doubled as menus) & I was wondering how you new which table to go to, but I guess you have to use escort cards as well.

I don't think I am going to , b/c picking the tables is hard enough, picking who sits where is just one more thing to worry about.

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Yeah, I see them in magazines all the time. I wasn't gonna do them - more work for something that people will just rearrange anyway - but I just wanted to get a consensus.

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just place cards

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we just did escort cards

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Thank you for the information about the different cards. That it very interesting. I was erroneously calling the escort card "place cards."

I read in a Miss Manner column that at a party you were supposed to seat couples appart so that people will mingle more. As I read that, I could just imagine how that would go over. LOL

We will just be doing the escort cards. (And are guests will also be seated with their dates.)

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Posted by steph4777

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Posted by brideinapril

No, I'm just doing escort cards, they can sit where they want at the table.

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me too

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no place cards, BUT I want to put a cute little something-or-other on top of each plate...

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Escort!