Wediquette: How Many Escort Cards Do I Need?

Is it okay to do one escort card per couple? (Single guests would still get their own).

Choosing how you want to address you escort cards is entirely up to you - but keep in a mind a few factors:

~ Every guest that RSVP'ed yes to your wedding should receive an escort card

~ Decide if you are using salutations: Mr. & Mrs. or just Bob and Jody

~ If you are having the escort cards calligraphed - there is a cost per card, so if you want to keep costs down, choosing one card per couple will certainly bring the costs down since you will have less cards to be calligraphed

~ Escort Card display - if you aren't using a large table, you want to make sure that there will be enough room to display all the cards

Ensuring that you have you escort cards in order is entirely dependent on guests being responsible enough to RSVP on time - if not, get them on the phone - you'll need a final count close to the wedding date!

Day 23: Details, Details: Wedding Extras

Days 22: 30 Days: A Guide to Stress Free Wedding Planning

Even though weddings have been happening for ages and ages, no two weddings are the same. Every couple brings their own personalities into the wedding, so don't worry that your guests have seen this or that before. Maybe they have, but not with your unique twist.

As the date rolls closer, you'll want to start working on the little details ~ from guest book ideas to favors to how to number your tables. The creative ideas are endless, so be sure to brainstorm and come up with a big list to narrow down off of. Perhaps you are known for your different travels ~ try to incorporate that into your table names but using postcards from places you've been together. Or, instead of a guest book, use a wishing bucket {take a wish, leave a wish}, or set out a Polaroid camera and have guests take their own Polaroids to add to an album. There are endless ideas. When it comes to your escort card table, use different mediums to hold your escort cards {for example, my husband loves artichokes, so we had each card placed in an artichoke}. There are tons of wedding websites and magazines that showcase thousands of amazing ideas ... just be sure to choose some that have meaning to you both {i.e. if neither of you drink wine, don't give out personalized bottles of wine as favors ~ your guests won't get it}. When it comes to favors though, edible is best, especially since your guests can have it as a late night post wedding snack.

Be sure that during the week leading up to the wedding that you've already got everything you need in place, you don't want to spend your last few single days cutting wine corks in half for the place cards or making labels for your aunt's strawberry jam. Plan in advance so that you can relax before the wedding day.


{courtesy of Martha Stewart Weddings}