Gone are the days that people check your name off from a list for registration and table assignments.  Instead, creating interactive and visually stimulating ways for your guests to find their seats is the trend!  Enter, Escort Cards (aka Place Cards..aka Seat Cards).  Escort Cards are a fun way for guests to find their seats by matching the method to their wedding or event theme and concept.  After directing your guests to their seats, they are traditionally greeted with Place Cards which tell them where to sit.  However, now a days, many print the names of individual guests on menus or favors as a way of directing guests to their designated seats.

Again, escort cards have really become an important aspect of showcasing a couple’s personality and creativity…love these Escort Card Ideas from the Knot

Isn’t this Paper Fortune Origami Place Card/Wedding Favor to die for?!

Swagging is referred to draping large pieces of fabric as a visual element to enhance the look of an event.  The most typical form of traditional swagging is seen in wedding tents, draping the ceiling and sides of the tent.  Traditional Swagging is usually done in white fabric so that if colored lights were used, the lights would illuminate from the fabric.  Nowadays, Contemporary swagging has become more whimsical and colorful, using colored fabrics instead of the typical white, draped in all sorts of waves and other designs over ceilings.  Though adding fabric swag to an event can turn out to be costly, but combined with special lighting effects, it can completely elevate the look of your event and make your guests’ jaw drop!

Colorful Fabric Waves at a Volunteer Gala designed and planned by Charmed Events Group, LLC

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