What each card does
| Escort card | Place card | |
|---|---|---|
| Tells the guest | Which table to go to | Which seat is theirs |
| Where it sits | On a table near the entrance, often alphabetical | On the dining table, at the seat |
| What is printed | Name and table | Name, optionally the table and a meal label |
| How many | One per guest, or one per couple or family | One per seated guest |
When one is enough
- Assigned tables, free seats: escort cards or a seating sign. No place cards.
- Assigned seats: place cards at the seats, plus escort cards or a sign so guests find the table.
- Plated dinner with pre-chosen meals: place cards with a meal label help the staff serve the right plate.
Worked example
You have 80 guests at 10 tables of 8, with assigned seats and a plated dinner.
- Place cards: 80, one per seat, each with a small meal label.
- Escort cards: 80 if each guest gets their own, or about 45 if couples and families share one card. The place card editor prints one escort card per seated guest, so it gives you 80; for shared family cards, write those by hand or use a seating sign instead, which is a single print.
- Table numbers: 10.
Next step
Print both kinds of card from your seating plan with the place and escort card editor; it makes one escort card per seated guest and has no shared family card. The seating sign is in the Print kit of the seating chart, by table or A–Z by last name. Before you print on card stock, read how to print at actual size.