Best Wedding Menu Cards From Real Celebrations

Formal Menu Card

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Lisa Lefkowitz

The stately flourishes on this menu card reflected the Beaux-Arts architecture of this couple's wedding venue.

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Restaurant-Style Menu Card

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Sabine Scherer Photography

This menu card was inspired by the couple's favorite restaurant and doubled as a place card. A custom rubber stamp of the venue's barn finished each one off.

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Rustic Menu Card

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Simple menu cards for a farm wedding sit atop French grain-sack "lapkins" embroidered with each guests' name.

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Classic Menu Card

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A traditional monogram can be featured on various paper details, including the menu card, for a fomal wedding.

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Formal Menu Card

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A calligraphed menu -- in French -- matched subtle Parisian touches flowered throughout this real wedding.

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Classic Folded Menu Card

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Menu cards printed in blue ink get a playful touch when folded and tied with yellow satin ribbon.

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Modern Menu Card

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This inventive menu was printed on cards that doubled as napkin bands at "Top Chef" judge Gail Simmons's wedding.

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Traditional Menu Card

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Purple-printed menus were tucked into hemstitched linen napkins at Caroline and Keating's Southern wedding.

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Classic Menu Card

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Simple, elegant ivory menu cards tied with an orange ribbon hung on the back of each chair at Katie and Colman's seaside wedding.

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Glamorous Place Card Menu

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Elizabeth Messina Photography

Guests' names were calligraphed on menu cards that featured a glittered wreath icon at Kathryn and Ryan's winter wedding.

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Chic Menu Cards

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Menu cards at Jessica and Jed's wedding were die-cut with the couple's shared initial.

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Preppy Menu Card

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Patricia Lyons Photography

Classic country-club fare was paired with stripes on this real wedding menu card.

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Glamorous Menu Card

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A sage ribbon tied a sprig of rosemary to napkins which were folded into a pouch to hold this card.

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Formal Place-Card Menu

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Letterpress menu cards, bound to napkins with gold cording, also serve as place cards.

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Vintage-Style Menu Card

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Thayer Allyson Gowdy

Decorative elements borrowed from a 20th-century American restaurant provide a vintage vibe.

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Sophisticated Menu Card

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Menus bordered with navy pop against crisp white napkins.

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Playful Menu Card

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Erin Hearts Court

For a travel-themed reception in Bali, Indonesia, guests ate Indonesian, Balinese, and Western classics, as documented on this classic card.

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Modern Calligraphed Menu Card

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Aaron Delesie

For a Thanksgiving wedding, traditional holiday favorites are printed on menus in a not-so-traditional way.

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Casual Menu Card

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A talented groom drew illustrations of each course for this menu card, which was printed on loose-leaf paper.

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Rustic Menu Card

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A sprig motif, which was carried throughout many of this Colorado wedding's elements, topped the menu cards.

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Casual Menu Card

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Paper envelope menus feature a casual stamp motif that can be carried out in other stationery elements.

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Classic Menu Card

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Menus printed in brightly colored ink coordinate with the coral flowers found in this Mexican destination-wedding location.

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Whimsical Menu Card

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A unique script design fit the style of Fraser and Matthew's New York wedding.

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Minimalist Menu Card

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Katie Robertson Photography

Typewriter-style menu cards printed on large manila tags fit with an "industrial modern" vibe.

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Casual Menu Card

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Fun illustrations decorate these menu cards so guests can not only read but also see what they will be eating.

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Woodsy Menu-Card Display

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Small slices of custom-cut wood hold these menus, designed to sit between each place setting for guests to refer to throughout the the meal.

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Playful Beach Menu Card

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A nautical striped menu outlines a three-course meal for a Turks and Caicos destination wedding.

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Book-Themed Place-Card Menu

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These quirky real-wedding menus were inspired by old library book cards.

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Elegant Place Card Menu

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Letterpress menus double as place cards, with each guest's name calligraphed at the top.

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Customizable Menu Card

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Download the editable template to create your own menu; just fill it in with the courses you plan to serve at your reception.

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Floral Menu Card

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Courtesy of A DAY IN MAY DESIGNS

Bright turquoise and coral combine in this summery style.

A Day in May Designs

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Rustic Menu Card

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Courtesy of Amanda Hein

A simple leaf motif gives this classic design a seasonal touch.

Sarah Drake Designs

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Formal Menu Card

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Courtesy of Crane & Co.

This classic design with calligraphy accents would be perfect at a traditional ballroom affair.

Crane & Co.

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Playful Menu Card

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Courtesy of e.m. papers

This elongated menu card has a bright, graphic header.

e.m. papers

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Romantic Menu Card

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Courtesy of Elum Designs

A peony design brings a garden feel to this menu.

Elum Designs

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Glamorous Menu Card

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Courtesy of Cheree Berry Papers

Gold foil stars brighten up this Chicago skyline design.

Cheree Berry Papers

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Sleek Menu Card

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Courtesy of A DAY IN MAY DESIGNS

For a chic city affair, opt for this letterpressed card that features a narrow silhouette and muted color palette.

A Day in May Designs

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Casual Menu Card

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Courtesy of Elum Designs

This playful style is designed to look like a schoolyard love note.

Elum Designs

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Unique Menu Card

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Courtesy of Momental Designs

This eclectic design features a mix of various patterns and fonts.

Momental Designs

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Casual Menu Card

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Courtesy of e.m. papers

A sweet overlapping heart motif is a hip way to incorporate this timeless shape.

e.m. papers

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Formal Menu Card

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Courtesy of Wedding Paper Divas

A modern monogram sits atop this sophisticated design.

Wedding Paper Divas

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Antique-Style Menu Card

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Courtesy of Elum Designs

A faded monogram gives this simple card a vintage-like touch.

Elum Designs

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Modern Menu Card

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Courtesy of Crane & Co.

This anything-but-subtle design says it all.

Crane & Co.

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Beach Menu Card

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Courtesy of Sarah Drake Designs

A sand dollar trinket accents this sea-inspired design.

Sarah Drake Designs

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Modern Menu Card

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Courtesy of Crane & Co.

Clean white text pops when printed on light blue paper in this fresh style.

Crane & Co.

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Rustic Menu Card

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Courtesy of Two Paperdolls

For a down-home affair that focuses on comforting favorites, opt for this casual but clean design.

Two Paperdolls

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Forest-Inspired Menu Card

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Courtesy of Elum Designs

This rustic letterpressed wood-grain design would provide an organic element at any style of wedding.

Elum Designs

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Floral Menu Card

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Courtesy of Wedding Paper Divas

Watercolor flowers give this design a light and airy feel.

Wedding Paper Divas

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Antique-Style Menu Card

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Courtesy of Elum Designs

This vintage-inspired style excudes Old World charm.

Elum Designs

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