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Wedding Place Cards

Turn your guest list into elegant wedding place cards in one click: standard 3.5 × 2 inch folded cards, ten per sheet, three coordinated styles, optional meal markers for your caterer — free, no sign-up.

  • Ten 3.5×2" cards per sheet
  • Meal markers optional
  • A4 & US Letter
  • Long names auto-fit

Wedding place cards

Folded 3.5 × 2 in name cards — ten per sheet, with optional meal markers.

24 cards ready

Card order

Ava Bennett

Head Table

Noah Kim

Head Table

Margaret Bennett

Head Table

David Bennett

Head Table

Sun-Hee Kim

Head Table

Jong-Su Kim

Head Table

Chloe Fisher

Head Table

Marcus Reed

Head Table

Priya Raman

Table 2

Vegetarian

Diego Alvarez

Table 2

Zoë Walker

Table 2

Vegan

Sean O'Neil

Table 2

Create a matching seating signSame guest list, same style, poster-sized
10 cards per sheet
3.5 × 2 in folded
3 print styles
A4 & US Letter tested

Why wedding place cards still matter

Wedding place cards are the smallest printed item of your day and the one every single guest holds in their hand.

A clear place card tells each guest, in one glance, where they belong — no hovering at the door, no “is this seat taken?”, no polite musical chairs while the soup cools. For the caterer, wedding place cards with meal markers turn 150 individual orders into a countable, color-coded system that servers can read at arm's length.

Etiquette-wise, wedding place cards traditionally use full names (“Mr. James O'Neil”), but first-name-plus-surname is completely accepted at modern receptions — the generator prints exactly what your list says, accents and apostrophes included.

From guest list to printed wedding place cards

If you can paste a list, you can print wedding place cards.

Already seating guests in the planner? Your entire guest list — with table assignments — is already here. Wedding place cards simply read the same project, so a table renamed once updates every card.

  • Paste names — one per line, optionally “Name, Table, Meal” — or import a CSV with column mapping.
  • Choose an order: list order, alphabetical, or grouped by table.
  • Pick a style and paper size, decide whether meal choices print, and preview the exact sheets.
  • Print or save as PDF on A4 or US Letter — ten cards per sheet, each exactly 3.5 × 2 inches.

Folding, cutting, and placing your wedding place cards

Print on 200 gsm or heavier, cut along the guides, and fold at the top edge for a tent that stands on the plate. Ten wedding place cards fit per sheet in the tested A4 and Letter layouts, with an overflow check that warns you before anything clips — long names step down in type size instead of being silently cut.

Arrange cards alphabetically on a welcome table (an escort-card wall), or place them directly on the settings if you are controlling exact seats. The alphabetical seating chart tool on this site pairs perfectly with an escort-card table.

Wording and etiquette for wedding place cards

Use the form of the name your guest expects to be called by at the reception: full names for black-tie weddings, first and last names for everything else. Titles like Mr. and Ms. are optional today — consistency matters more than formality. If two guests share a name, add the surname; the wedding place cards exist to remove ambiguity, never to create it.

For dates and plus-ones, print the name you were given on the RSVP rather than guessing spellings. And if a guest is a doctor, a judge, or simply Aunt Carol who will absolutely notice — get the honorific right. Small correctness on wedding place cards reads as large care.

Meal markers on wedding place cards, done right

Optional meal text prints in small italics under the name — Beef, Chicken, Fish, Vegetarian, Vegan, or whatever your caterer calls them. Keep the wording identical to the kitchen's list and service runs itself.

Prefer symbols? Leave meals off the wedding place cards entirely and let the seating chart printout carry the counts per table for the kitchen.

Wedding place cards FAQ

How many wedding place cards fit on one page?

Ten cards per sheet — a 2 × 5 grid of 3.5 × 2 inch cards on both A4 and US Letter, with cut guides visible in the print preview.

Can I print wedding place cards for 150 guests?

Yes — 150 guests paginate into 15 sheets automatically. The generator handles duplicates, hyphenated names, and accents like Zoë and O'Neil without breaking a sweat.

Do the wedding place cards show the table number?

If a guest is seated, the table name prints in small caps under their name. Unseated guests print without a table line, so you can use wedding place cards before seating is final.

What paper should I use for wedding place cards?

200–300 gsm cardstock folds into tents that stand steadily on a plate. Lighter paper works in card holders or laid flat on the napkin.

Are these wedding place cards really free?

Yes — every style, every sheet, no watermark and no account. Reprint your wedding place cards as often as the list changes.

Sources & further reading

Wedding Seating ChartArrange tables, seat guests, and print the full plan — free.
Wedding Table NumbersPrint 1–40 numbered table cards in three styles, A4 or Letter.
Seating Chart SignWelcome-board poster sorted by table or A–Z, auto multi-page.