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Five Signs You Need For Your Wedding Day

Photography by Freya Raby Photography

Who doesn't love beautiful, handwritten wedding signs? We absolutely adore a good wedding sign. They can bring together your wedding styling beautifully. If you use the same font as your wedding stationery and tie in your colour scheme, the final result will be cohesive and super stylish. Use signs to tell your guests what's going on, where to go when and what they will be eating. So, we have the five signs we recommend you have for your day, which includes, but are not limited to, welcome signs, order of the day/service, unplugged ceremony, menu and table plans.


Wedding signs are practical and can be beautiful decor too!

Welcome Signs

Having a sign to welcome guests and direct them where to go is a lovely way to greet them as they arrive. Not only does it set the tone for the day, but if you use the same colour scheme and font as your stationery, then it helps to make your whole wedding day look really cohesive.

Orange and ivory welcome wedding sign with dried flower decoration
Simple and minimal blue and white welcome wedding sign
Chip board welcome wedding sign
Pastel green and white welcome wedding sign on a copper frame with floral decor

Order of the Day

Guests like to know what they will be doing all day, and having an order of the day sign helps them to know where to be and when. On the sign, let them know the key timings. When are the ceremony, food, and speeches, and when the party will draw to a close?

Simple and minimal wedding order of the day wedding sign
Rustic wooden order of the day wedding sign
White wooden pallet order of the day sign
Order of the day sign for destination wedding with illustrations

Unplugged Ceremony Wedding Signs

Perhaps one of the newest signs to be seen at weddings is the unplugged ceremony sign. If you want guests to put their phones away and not take any photographs during the ceremony, then you need one of these signs. Whether you ask them to keep phones away for the rest of the day or not is up to you, but having an 'unplugged' ceremony makes your photographer's job so much easier.

Plain black and white minimal unplugged wedding ceremony sign
Frosted acrylic unplugged wedding ceremony sign
Black rounded unplugged wedding ceremony with green foliage
Minimal black and white unplugged wedding ceremony sign

Menu Wedding Signs

A great way to save money is by having one large menu sign rather than individual menu cards for each place setting. Make sure you keep it somewhere that everyone can see and include all of your courses. Or if you're having a cocktail hour, a stylish display of what's on offer is sure to entice your guests into sipping happily.

Pink wedding menu sign with pink floral design
Chalk board wedding menu sign
Mustard yellow fabric canapé menu sign for beach wedding
Clear gold vintage photo frame cocktail menu sign

Table Plan/Seating Charts

If you're allocating seating at your wedding, then you definitely need a table plan to show people where to sit. No matter how clear you think it is, people will always get confused, so try to place it in the same room as your tables and so it clearly replicates the way the tables are laid out.

Rustic wooden table plan unique wedding sign idea
Large cream wedding table plan with pampas grass decor
Green ombre hanging seating chart with macrame wedding sign
Colourful retro pink, red and white wedding table plan

To save you or your wedding party getting questions, wedding signs can give guests the answers they need!


The good news is that these wedding signs have no rules! You can display and design them as you see fit. For more advice on planning and organising your stationery take a look at our wedding stationery checklist. Or take a look at our top ten stylish table plan ideas.


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