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Taking gobs of inspiration from two of the most talented gals around, Huckleberry Karen and Lisa at Bellissima Vita, I sat down last night to make our escort cards that will tell guests where they are seated and also serve as wine charms for folks to keep track of their wine glasses.
The inspiration:
photo: Ed Pingol
And my own, below. Here’s the step-by-step:
I printed my guests’ names on cardstock, their table assignment, and a little design that matches the rest of our wedding scheme.
Then, cut them out, and also cut slightly larger pieces of coordinating cardstock.
Adhere using your adhesive of choice. I used Xyron.
I purchased some wire hoop jewelery ($2.50 for a pack of 60) at a craft store, along with some beads that match our color scheme ($3.00 for 100 beads). The reason I chose jewelry hoops over ribbon, while it’s less pretty, it’s easier to slip on (versus tie) on the day of the wedding for whoever has to set it up.
Poke a little hole in the cardstock using the sharp end of an X-acto knife, and thread bead-card-bead….and that’s it!
The cost associated with this project is negligible. I guess maybe less than $15 (if that) for 120 escort cards.
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Oh, what a good idea! They turned out beautifully. (And actually, I like the wire more than the ribbon).
This is the first escort/place card idea that made me wish that we were doing assigned seats just so that I could use it… hmmm…
These came out really well! I also like that you used the rings instead of the ribbon too, good choice.
I like the rings as well, ribbon can come loose and lose it’s identity as a wine marker. They came out beautifully! I have a question though and maybe I’m just ignorant here, but will you have the wine glasses all set up at the escort card table and your guests will carry the whole wine glass to their table, or will they just have the marker at the escort card table and your guests will attach them themselves?
@LeahB: The cards will be attached to the wine glasses already, and the guests will either carry them to their table, or just use them to find their table and go get themselves a glass of wine at the bar with it 
You continue to completely and totally amaze me. WOW! Beautiful.
I really like this idea!! The ones you created turned out really well. Does any one have an idea of an alternate card idea for any kids? Just attach them to water goblets instead? I love this for the adults but somehow I have a feeling that some of the parents attending my wedding might not be happy if we hand their teens wineglasses, even if it’s just for display purposes.
These are great! I like them even better than the ones you used for inspiration!
They look great!
Love this idea. I may have to borrow and use martini glasses..would be great for our Pink Martini bar. So creative!
Yay Duluth! And I totally agree - the rings look awesome and will stay on much better than ribbons (and not get in the way of the wine drinking).
super cute! very crafty! for your next get together you should try glass glamour. Super cute stickers that go on you glass. They wont harm your glass and are residue free.You can customize them to by calling their number on their website.www.glass-glamour.com
Did you provide the wine glasses or did you just ask your venue to set up the wine glasses all on one table?
@Laura: The venue set up their wine glasses on a table for us and a friend slipped all the escort cards on!
Oh wow, great! Thank you for responding so quickly. I’ve been trying to come up with something creative for months. I think this is it! I also need to put information on the cards to tell the wait staff what meal each person will be having. Do you think it will still work? Were there any problems with people not bringing their glasses to the table? Do you think it would be too difficult for people to find their names if the glasses were already on each table?
@Laura: We served a mixed grill so we didn’t have that problem, but i believe people all drank from their own glass all night so there was no problem getting the glasses to the table come dinnertime. I’d suggest giving the caterers a list of who is sitting at what table, and just in case there are a few people who dont bring their glasses, the staff will have the chart available to them when they’re serving.
If you want the glasses to already be on the table, you could do a simple seating chart at the entrance of the reception, maybe just print one out on a large sheet of paper and frame it in a nice frame? You can just list the names alphabetically there and indicate what table each guest is sitting at. That shouldnt be too costly, and then you can still use the escort wine cards if you’re worried about confusion!
Some ideas for indicating meal choices, you could switch up the bead colors, or even the color of the cards entirely, to indicate meal choice… or the good old reliable “cow/fish/carrot” stickers always work, too
One more question, I’m sorry! Did you cut everything out by hand? If so, how did you keep everything straight and the same size?
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Age and Occupation: 27, Weddingbee Editor in Chief
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 30, Doctor of Physical Therapy
Engagement Date: January 29, 2007
Wedding Date: June 7, 2008
Blogging Since: September 14, 2007
Venue: Winery in the Gold Country
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