Tips from the 10 Best Pinterest Boards on Escort Card Ideas

Escort cards can be an overlooked opportunity to really make your event stand out, but it’s important to not leave them behind in your planning.

Often, they serve as the first impression of your event’s design, and a creative solution can help things start off on the right foot. To help get your imagination flowing, we’ve gathered up ten of our favorite Pinterest boards to follow for escort card ideas, and reached out to learn some of these awesome event planners’ favorite tips!

Every Last Detail

The lovely wedding blog, Every Last Detail, has several boards full of eye candy. Their board of escort card ideas is especially helpful for those planning themed events.Lauren Grove’s Tips on Escort Cards: “One of the best ways to make sure your wedding will run smoothly is to ensure that your guests know where to go by organizing your cards alphabetically. It’s the biggest DO for assigned seating! I have seen way too many seating displays done by table number (or table name), and that just causes confusion. Joe and Susie are going to spend forever looking for their names under each and every table number. Keep it simple - keep it alphabetical!

C&A Event Planning

C&A Event Planning is a mother-daughter duo focusing on floral design and styling for weddings, so it comes as no surprise that many of their favorite escort card ideas involve flowers. This is the board to follow for perfectly pretty inspiration.

 The Perfect Palette

The Perfect Palette focuses on color schemes for weddings, so expect a lot of options to incorporate a pop of color into your event with this board. It also features unique displays, like printing the seating chart of a surf board for a beach wedding.The Perfect Palette’s Tips on Escort Cards: “When it comes to styling your wedding, neutral colors offer a multitude of ways to add personality to your wedding decor, proving that neutrals are anything but dull. Soft hues, such as beige, khaki, and rain-cloud gray, create a calming atmosphere, while the contrast of a gold and white color scheme introduces elegance and flair. Go bold with splashes of rich neutrals, such as chocolate brown or slate gray, or go sleek and subtle with a tone-on-tone white look.”

 Design District

Rebecca Schley, based in Washington D.C, specializes in print design for special events, so you can find a lot of playful ideas with letterpress and graphic design, as well as unique ideas for how to display the cards.

Dejanae Events

Dejanae Events’ elegant event planning style is reflected in their escort card ideas, which often show that there’s chicness in simplicity. Turn here for inspiration for romantic and sophisticated events.Desiree Dent’s Tips on Escort Cards: “I'm in love with one of the newer trends I am seeing - escort cards and a drink. It's truly a fun way for wedding guests to enter into the cocktail hour immediately following the ceremony. The guests get a refreshment and their seating assignment all at the same time. The guest name and table number can stand out in so many different ways from using bottle labels to acrylic attachments.”

Madeline’s Weddings and Events

To reflect the high-luxury events Madeline’s Weddings and Events plans, many of these ideas choose to focus the drama on the display, keeping the cards themselves more refined. Think big floral centerpieces that the cards are arranged around, or an elaborate candle formation.

Whidbey Party Girls

The Whidbey Party Girls think that just because an event is simple, it doesn’t have to be boring. Their board offers a more whimsical approach to escort cards, featuring a lot of DIY ideas and unique takes on incorporating nature into your displays like leaves, pine cones, pumpkins, and starfish.The Whidbey Party Girls’ Tips on Escort Cards: “We find escort cards and seating assignments an easy and playful way to have some fun while also getting people to their appointed seats. There really is no wrong way to do it, just so long as your guests get to the correct table and/or seat - be it a traditional escort card or cocktail that shows them the way. And to add another twist to the mix, we have guests change seats several times throughout the course of the event to keep conversations flowing.”

 B. Lovely Events

B. Lovely Events handles a wide variety of events, so you’ll find a diverse range of options for escort card ideas on their board. They’re a good source for tongue-in-cheek options, like Lego cardholders, or gilded dinosaurs and toy cars.

Trix and Trumpet

Some of the most unconventional ideas can be found on Trix and Trumpet’s escort card board. Some fun ideas we found include tying the cards to eggshell planters, attaching them to skeleton keys, or tagging them onto mini bottles of Maker’s Mark.Trix and Trumpet’s Tips on Escort Cards: "Many times, the table for the escort cards is one of the first opportunities that guests have to get a glimpse and feeling for your event's theme. It is a great spot to bring a personal touch or to incorporate a fun or quirky aspect that supports your overall theme; like a mini moment that turns a good event into a great party."

Snippet and Ink

One part sophistication, one part whimsy, this wedding planning blog’s board features an assortment of pretty options to help get you brainstorming. They’re drawn to classics with a twist, like stringing the cards around a moss-covered tree, or stamping the assignments on luggage tags.For more escort card information check out our article Everything You Need to Know About Escort Cards and Place Cards.Happy Planning!