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I am confused. Can I do couple setting cards, or should they be for each guest attending?

Place Cards (or escort cards) is a fantastic way of doing a couple of things: the first and most important is giving you an accurate count of guests that will be attending your reception. Yes, everyone should have their own card, including children. It’s always a good idea to have everyone’s name so that you may include them as you are designating seating. The other wonderful thing about place cards is that they serve as perfect cues to the servers if you plan to offer your guests entree choices on your response cards (i.e fish, chicken or vegetarian selection). This will give your catering staff the opportunity to see the entree selection (i.e. special meal, children’s meal requirements etc.) as opposed to asking your guests when it comes time to serve.

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A good table plan is key to the success of any wedding or celebration. Without a table plan you risk an unseemly rush for the “best” tables, important guests being sat where they can’t see or hear anything, couples being split up and guests still milling around when the food is being served. Conversely a good table plan makes the whole seating process quicker and smoother. It also allows you to mix groups and families to introduce new people. You can even do a bit of matchmaking for your single friends!

Doing the table plan can be a huge headache if you do it the usual way – moving around scraps of paper or cutting and pasting into a spreadsheet. You could even end up leaving someone out altogether. This is hassle you could really do without when you are organizing a wedding. PerfectTablePlan was specifically designed for this job and can save you a great deal of stress and hours of wasted effort.