ESSENTIAL WEDDING STATIONERY ITEMS FOR THE BIG DAY

Table Plans

If you are having a formal sit-down meal, this is something you are sure to need. A fun opportunity to get quirky with the design and bring an extra smile to your guests’ faces! Think of a hobby you may both share and see if there’s anything you can use as inspiration – examples include music artists, football players, flowers, book characters, cruise ships, restaurants, song names and landmarks. For a few different ways to present your table plan, check out our blog post ‘Ten Popular Ways to Present Your Table Plan’.

Table Numbers/Names

If you are naming your tables after something in particular, or just by number, you will need these on each table to let your guests know where their table is. The table numbers we produce tend to be double-sided so that they can be seen from all angles of the room and helps to guides guests to their tables quickly and efficiently. If you’re unsure on whether to name or number your tables, check out our blog ‘Should we name or number our tables?’

Place Names

This item allows guests to know where abouts on the table you would like them to sit. Particularly important if you would like a special person, e.g. a grandparent, sitting in a specific spot around a table so that they can see the bride and groom for example. Some people opt not to have place names and let people sit where they want around a table, but place names avoid any confusion on the day.

Order of Service

We’ve put this into the ‘must have’ category as it is a needed item for religious ceremonies. It’s not as necessary if you’re having a civil ceremony, but it’s becoming an increasingly popular ‘nice to have’ keepsake for non-religious services as you can have a bit of fun with it and include fun facts about the bride and groom, details of the wedding party, and a nice thank you note for your guests.

An order of service for a religious ceremony will include a guide to the entire service and will display the words to hymns as well as detailing the names of the readings and who has the honour of reading them. It will also include instructions to guests for any vocal contributions they need to make, such as ‘we will’ and allows everyone to follow what is happening when.

An order of service for a civil ceremony is much simpler and will essentially just be the running order. It will include the names of any readings together with who is reading them. They can also double up as an Order of the Day with this information appearing on the reverse of the Order of Service.