What Signs Do I Need for My Wedding?
Just like any of your other wedding vendors, there’s a huge range in how complicated or minimalistic you can go when it comes to your wedding signage. Wedding signs serve a dual purpose, helping to bring together your aesthetic vision while also providing vital information to your guests like where to sit. With that in mind, here is our list of essential wedding signage to “fun to haves”.
The Essentials
When it comes to your wedding signage, there are only a couple pieces we see as really being essential. Of course you can add other signs on top of this, but if we had to just pick 3 things, it would be these:
A Welcome Sign, so guests know they’re in the right place. Welcome signs also help set the mood for your wedding, and can make sure you don’t have any unwanted visitors or party crashers!
Table Numbers, so guests know where they’re sitting. Even if you don’t have fully assigned seating, splitting your guests up into tables that you know will have a great time together over dinner can really make or break the vibe of the event.
Finally, Tabletop Cocktail Signs to let guests know what’s available to drink. We love a good signature cocktail because it helps lower your bar tab and is a cute way to remember your special day. A tabletop cocktail sign encourages guests to choose your signature drinks, and helps tie the bar into your wedding aesthetic.
Tie It All Together
If you’re having a bit of a bigger wedding or have some space to play with, signs are a fantastic addition to your wedding decor! While most signage is more for your reception, these signs can also be used for your ceremony too, and give an extra touchpoint for guests.
A Backdrop Sign is a large sign that makes for a perfect photoshoot background. We love a good Instagram-worthy wedding!
Let guests know to keep their cell phones in their purses with an Aisle Sign that says “Unplugged Ceremony”, or whatever you’d like! Aisle signs, just like Welcome Signs, are a great way to set the tone of your wedding ceremony and help bring guests quickly into the feel of the day.
Tabletop Instructional Signs are great for any spots where you’d like to get guests to participate in activities. Let them know where to place their gifts and cards, instruct them to sign your guest book, snap a photo, write a note for you both to open next year… the possibilities for instructional signs are endless!
If you’re following the dessert bar trend (which you should, who doesn’t love a selection of sweet treats to choose from?!), Tabletop Dessert Signs are perfect for telling guests what flavor each dessert is.
Now that we’re speaking about dessert, a Cake Topper can help tie that whole dessert table together and give your wedding cake some extra height. Matching the cake topper to the rest of your decor makes our design hearts sing, and we’re positive your guests will notice the attention to detail too!
Tell Your Love Story
Still need more signs? Sounds like you’re our kind of person! We love these signs to help those plus-ones who don’t know you as well feel included and a part of your special day. Let them in on some of the inside jokes they might hear during the speeches, or tell them a bit about how you and your fiancé met so they can "awwww" at your vows along with the rest of your nearest and dearest.
A Love Story sign can give all the special highlights of your relationship so your guests can learn about how you two fell in love. We adore making love story signs because we get to hear all the romantic details too!
We consider this one a must for larger weddings. A Seating Chart lets your guests know exactly where they’re sitting. If you have a smaller wedding with only a few tables, it’s no trouble for guests to walk around finding their seat. Once the wedding gets larger though, and you don’t want guests circling around a dozen tables trying to find where they can sit and rest their legs. Enter, the seating chart!
The sweetheart table has become a trend in recent years, and for a good reason! This table for 2 lets you and your new husband or wife have some time to yourselves after such a busy day of getting ready, getting married, and getting doted on by loving family and friends. A Sweetheart Table Sign like Mr. and Mrs. or The Copelands helps make your seated photos picture perfect, and makes a great decor piece for your new home you can admire for years to come!
A Bar Title Sign helps bring the bar right into the center of your wedding decor by tying in your signage theme to this very important party essential. Stay classic with The Smiths, or keep it more general with Cheers!. No matter what you decide, your guests will definitely be able to pick your bar out in a crowded room!
Your wedding is a day to come together with your closest friends and family. While you love them all dearly, there’s some people like parents, grandparents, and siblings who should have a front row seat. Reserved Chair Signs help guests know where they can’t sit, and gives a VIP status to your closest family. After all, they’re important on your big day too!
Gotta Have All The Signs
If you’re as smitten with signage as we are, you’ll love these fun extra signs. These additions are great for multi-day or multi-location weddings, and help keep the party going all weekend long!
A Schedule/Procedural Sign will let guests know the order of events for the day or weekend.
Directional Signs help guests know where to go. These are especially great if your reception is in a different room or area from your ceremony.
A Cocktail Party Welcome Sign will let guests know the ceremony is over and it’s time to start getting loose and meeting new people! We love a fun phrase like “It’s cocktail hour, let’s mingle!”.
Laser Cut Name Plates and Bridesmaid Hangers are special touches for your girls to remember your big day. Use the name plates to adorn gifts, to mark seats at your ceremony, or as name cards for their seat at dinner.
Custom Stir Sticks help make your signature cocktails even more special!
Party Favors, like state cutout magnets, help guests remember your special day with a keepsake they can bring home.
Ready to let your imagination go wild?
We hope this has given you some ideas for what signage you need at your wedding. If you’re ready to start the design process and bring your sign dreams to life, we can’t wait to meet with you!