25 Ideas for the Prettiest Calligraphed Escort Cards

By Hannah Lavine
April 05, 2017
Kate Holstein Photographs

They'll never go out of style.

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Kate Holstein Photographs

When it comes to leading your guests to their seats, there are a couple of different options to choose from. You could go the creative route with your escort cards, or skip them altogether in favor of a seating chart. While there's endless ways to display seating assignments, there's one that will never go out of style: Calligraphed escort cards. In addition to being timeless and elegant (let's face it, calligraphy details lend a classic, elevated vibe to every aspect of your décor), they're also the perfect opportunity to show off your personality or your wedding theme. Some couples might choose to incorporate their color scheme into an entire display of escort cards, while others like the idea of giving theirs a double meaning by making their calligraphed cards favors as well.

Whatever you choose as your "card," finishing it with calligraphy immediately takes the display to the next level. From classic tented cards and marble slabs to those affixed to mini vases of flowers or tucked into beds of fresh fruit, there's a unique you way to use calligraphed escort cards in your wedding. See how real couples put a personalized spin on their calligraphed cards and get inspired for your own seating assignments!

Vintage-Inspired Escort Cards

For this dreamy French destination wedding, blue Kozo-paper place cards were calligraphed in gold.

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Lucite Escort Cards

The De Jaureguis

Lucite cards were calligraphed in gold for a modern touch.

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Hanging Escort Cards

Corbin Gurkin Photography

Guests found their classic white calligraphed escort cards hanging from garlands of Italian ruscus.

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Agate Escort Cards

Laura Gordon Photography

Along with the calligraphed menu, agate geodes were calligraphed with each guests' name.

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Traditional Escort Cards

Polly Alexandre Fine Photography

Louise Roe and Mackenzie Hunkin's wedding featured calligraphed escort cards that mirrored their traditional stationery suite.

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Forest-Inspired Escort Cards

Natalie Watson Photography

In keeping with their bring-the-outdoors-in theme, this couple displayed their calligraphed escort cards on pieces of moss-covered driftwood.

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XO Escort Cards

Michael Radford

To tie into their wedding's Beyoncé theme, escort cards of "Xs" and "Os" were calligraphed in red with guests' names.

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Leather Escort Cards

Charla Storey Photography

This small wedding used calligraphed leather napkin holders as escort cards.

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Wax Sealed Escort Cards

Mademoiselle Fiona Wedding Photography

Along with the calligraphed name, a wax seal with the couple's initials marked each card.

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Marble Escort Cards

Tec Petaja

This modern wedding featured calligraphed slabs of marble as the escort cards.

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Meaningful Escort Cards

Ashleigh Coleman Photography

Between each calligraphed place card were pages of an old hymnal that was found in an abandoned church.

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Western-Inspired Escort Cards

Carrie Patterson

The bride's sister penned these gray escort cards, and the couple decorated each with a single arrowhead.

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Venue-Inspired Escort Cards

Ulysses Photography

Each escort card featured an illustration of the wedding location in green, and their names in black calligraphy

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Fall-Inspired Escort Cards

Aaron Delesie

Guests found their calligraphed escort cards in a bin filled with over 500 apples.

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Jungle-Inspired Escort Cards

Heather Waraksa

Green calligraphed escort cards hung from a display of palms.

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Summer-Inspired Escort Cards

Rebecca Yale Photography

Calligraphed escort cards were hung in a 10 by 10 formation that was topped with fresh flowers and greenery.

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Plum Escort Cards

Ryan Ray Photography

An ombré wooden escort card display featured gray cards with plum calligraphy, reinforcing the couple's gem toned color palette.

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Royal Place Cards

Ashley Sawtelle

Crowns adorned each place card, which was calligraphed in black.

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Blue and White Escort Cards

Amelia Johnson Photography

Each gold calligraphed escort card was tied with ribbon to an iron gate for a delicate display.

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Rustic Escort Cards

Sasithon Photography of The Wedding Artists Collective

Black escort cards were calligraphed in gold and hung affixed to a string of twine with a clothespin.

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Geode Place Cards

Optical Amusements

Each calligraphed gem-shaped escort card was attached to an Amethyst crystal, which also doubled as the favor.

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Shades of Pink Escort Cards

Jodi & Kurt Photography

Trendy ombré escort cards, in varying shades of pink, were calligraphed with eye-catching gold ink, then pinned to a wooden board.

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Classic Escort Cards

Judy Pak Photography

Each guest found their calligraphed name on a classic escort card, with the envelope lined with the same floral print as the invitations.

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Floral Escort Cards

Erin McGinn Photography

These escort cards featured calligraphy over a single pink brushstroke. Each was then attached to a small floral arrangement that doubled as a favor.

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Sea-Inspired Escort Cards

Corbin Gurkin

Pink escort cards with white calligraphy were held in their own individual sea urchin.

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