Wedding Signs: Are They Necessary?

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Awesome, thanks! Yes the tables are quite literally in your face when you walk into the venue, so everyone should get a chance to see them!

View Quoted Comment "Just thinking of small ways we can cut back on cost and waste!" Was the last part of your post. And extra signs are only part of the ways many can cut costs and waste.

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I was referring to the last part of your comment about extra things such as robes and mugs and shirts etc. We have our favors and wedding party gifts and such covered, this forum was just to discuss weddings signs since that's where we're wanting to cut down on costs.

Thank you though

So when I worked as a venue coordinator I appreciated couples having signs on their gift table and favor table.

I often had guests stop me and ask where the card/gift table was, and with our set-up there was usually two/three tables similarly decorated in the area, so having one with a 'gift' sign definitely helped.

Overall I think they can be helpful, but they're not 100% necessary. Favors it's helpful so people know they're good to take them, but I recommend the DJ make an announcement on it too.

The majority of signs are really not necessary. It gives off the unintended vibe that guests won't have a clue what is going on without them. If someone doesn't know, they will find someone to ask for clarification before relying on a sign.

A welcome sign is completely unnecessary. A sign for the guestbook isn't needed unless it is a complicated setup that needs instructions. But from experience as a guestbook attendant, only a fraction will take part.

The only ones you need are gift table, table numbers, and menus for the bar and buffet tables.

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Thanks Courtney! We plan on having prop gift bags and cards already on the table. Do you think that would be sufficient in helping guests figure out what those tables are for?

Favors would also be by the bar so they can grab one and go. Would that be fine as well?

Great suggestion about the DJ! Thanks! I think I'll have him make one about the guest book since it will be a polaroid one, and some guests may not have time to do it when they first arrive.

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Thanks for the feedback Michelle.

View Quoted Comment I disagree that the welcome sign is totally unnecessary - in scenarios where there are multiple weddings held at the same venue on the same day, a welcome sign with the couple's names on it would help indicate to guests that they are in the right place/at the right wedding, especially if they don't know most of the other guests. I've attended weddings held at a hotel ballroom where there are 3-4 different ballrooms and 3-4 different weddings at the same place. Seeing the welcome sign gave me confidence that I wasn't accidentally crashing someone else's wedding. In scenarios where there is only the one wedding at the venue, the welcome sign probably isn't necessary.

View Quoted Comment I agree welcome signs are usually unnecessary, with the exception of venues where multiple ceremonies are being held. That being said, I still think they are a nice touch (“necessary” or not). It’s just a nice way to start off the event in a warm, welcoming manner. It “welcomes” your guests in your absence, and shows them that they are important and their presence is appreciated.

View Quoted Comment I totally agree - "unnecessary" doesn't have to mean "bad idea". I think the welcome sign is always a nice touch if it's in the budget, but certainly isn't required.

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I agree with you and Lisa. My thinking is, if we were going to have a sign that was just printed and would be thrown away, yeah we'd save the money and not worry about it. I like the welcomed feeling you get when seeing those signs, and we plan on having an acrylic one so we can hang it up in our home! Now THAT I think is worth the money, which is why I stated in my forum that this wasn't pertaining to that, but it's fine if it gets brought up. It's sparking an interesting conversation!

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Having your favors next to the bar is a great idea! Even having your bartender hand the first drink over in one might work.

I think the prop gifts and cards could definitely work, but from my experience people are unobservant by nature and skip over those types of things but to save on the money of buying a sign you could absolutely rely on that. "Where's the gift table?" "...over there where all the other gifts are...?" (A conversation I've had more times than I care to admit).

I recommend having the DJ make the announcement about any of those kinds of things right after cake cutting. It's when a lot of guests dip out. Or sometime during dinner if you're doing buffet style and want to keep people occupied while they wait for their table to be called.

Okay great, and thank you for the timing suggestion for the DJ! That will def. help any guests that missed any of the tables!

I think some are necessary like the cards/gifts sign because people don't really know where to go with those sometimes. Also with the guest book, if you are using a traditional guestbook I don't think its needed but if you are doing one with photos or want something specific then having a sign as some form of instruction is very helpful.