For you and your soon-to-be-betrothed, all signs are pointing in one direction: down the aisle! However, to make sure your big day is as smooth and enjoyable as possible, it’s important that your guests also know where they’re going at all times. That’s why signs of various kinds, shapes, sizes, and styles are among the most important pieces of décor for your wedding.
If you already have enough planning on your plate—and we’re sure that you do—let us be your guide to wedding sign ideas. Follow our advice and there’ll be no guests vanishing on their search for the restrooms, or missing out on any of the important events of the day, and your décor will be complemented by a variety of enchanting tabletop signs, banners, and charts that will enhance the whole experience for all. If you’d like to learn more about the signs needed at your wedding, then come right this way!
Wedding Welcome Signs
Whether you’re aiming for casual and fun, or formal and elegant, you can set the right tone from the start with a well-chosen welcome sign. Here at Zazzle, you’ll find an array of great designs for all occasions—from engagement parties and wedding showers, to bridal showers and bachelorette parties, and, of course, your wedding ceremony and reception—but here’s a few of our favorites.
Ceremony Seating Charts
If you like the traditional, signs designating one side of the venue to the bride’s guests and the other to the groom’s folks are an option. However, you can also adopt a more modern approach, and choose a sign that indicates an open seating format.
Reception Seating Charts
The seating chart is another essential piece of signage, and one of the most debated elements of any wedding’s planning process. Putting it together has been a painstaking process, but making it look pretty is a much simpler task, thanks to our selection of customizable designs.
Processional Signs
Processional signs can be a great way to add a little fun to your ceremony. Placed in the hands of your adorable flower girl or ring bearer, these cute signs are sure to be a huge hit with your guests. And of course, if you don’t see anything you like below, you can always make your very own sign from scratch!
Guest Book Signs
With so much going on, someone can easily forget to sign your guest book. That’s why eye-catching guest book signs are a must have for any wedding. Guest books and photo guest books are wonderful wedding keepsakes, so make sure you collect as many signatures, wishes, photos, and memories as you can with help from one of the beautiful signs below.
Various Wedding Backdrops
A good backdrop acts as a major focal point for your engagement party, bridal shower, or wedding celebration, and creates wonderful photo opportunities for you and your guests alike. If you’re designing your backdrop, or a photo booth, consider adding these beautiful wedding banners and wedding tapestries for an extra splash of color and class!
Wedding Programs
Make sure that there are no stragglers at the cocktail bar when the speeches are starting, or folks making mistimed visits to the restrooms when the cake is being cut, by providing an easily visible timeline of events at your wedding venue and/or reception.
Directions for Guests
Providing simple directions is another way of ensuring that guests don’t miss the day’s biggest moments. A wedding day essential, directional signs guiding guests from one venue, station, feature, or facility to another will keep things flowing and help everyone find their way around. Include signs for the cocktail bar, photo booth, the reception, the gift-drop area, and, of course, the men’s and ladies’ rooms.
All About the Favors & Gifts
People will be eager to present their cards and gifts, so it’s a good idea to have a sign pointing them to the designated drop off point just inside the entrance to the reception venue. Likewise, you should have signs reminding them to take away their favors near the exit at the end of the night. Lucky for you, we’ve got both covered below.
Cocktail Bar Signs
Here’s where the party really starts! Get everybody in a celebratory mood with some fun cocktail bar signs and make sure to provide a menu of what’s available—including any special signature drinks that might have been concocted especially for the occasion. It’s also important to let guests know if this is a cash bar or an open bar.
Memorial Signs for Loved Ones
It’s the happiest day of your life, but if you’ve recently lost someone special it might feel like there’s something missing. However, you can make sure that they remain a part of your big day with touching memorial signs or displays bearing their photograph. Better yet, you can reserve a seat for your dearly departed, because you just know that they’ll be with you in spirit!
Dessert Table Signs
After dinner, everyone’s sweet tooth will be tingling, but you’re not worried because you’ve got a delectable selection of sugary treats on hand. When they see this bounty of baked goods laid out, they probably won’t need an invitation to tuck in. Still, it’s nice to add some dessert table signs to show them what’s available, and let them know they’re welcome to help themselves.
Other Miscellaneous Signs
It’s the little things that make your big day, so sprinkling small accents and design flourishes here, there, and everywhere throughout your venue is a great way to create a fun atmosphere. Signs with funny quotes, messages of love, and reminders to guests to share their photos via the wedding hashtag make for cute finishing touches to your overall décor and theme.
We hope you’ve found this little guide helpful, but if you didn’t see what you were looking for above, don’t panic: we assure you, everything is going to be bouquet! Just check out our full catalog of wedding signs for further inspiration.
If you have any great wedding sign suggestions, please feel free to comment them below or tag us in your wedding sign photos using the Instagram hashtag #ZazzleMade!
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