When I got married four years ago, my sister helped me plan for it months before. One of the things we had to decide was whether or not we would be strict with the seating reception arrangements. If we were going to be strict, we would have to put place card holders on each table so that guests would knew exactly where they would be seated. We were expecting a hundred guests so we needed to make sure that everyone had a seat (even those were not invited but somehow showed up). Fortunately all the guests were able to find their seats and we all had a wonderful time.

Place card holders turned out to be very practical. We even collected them after the party and kept them. They can be used again and again for formal occasions such as sit down dinner. There are so many designs to choose from; you can have elegant place holders and funny quirky holders for kid’s parties and beach weddings. You can order them online, buy them at weddings stores and even make your own.