Visit Martha Stewart Weddings Weddings Wedding Ceremony & Reception Wedding Reception Ideas 20 Unique Place Card Holders to Elevate Your Reception Tables By Lauren Pardee Lauren Pardee Lauren is a former associate digital editor for MarthaStewart.com. Editorial Guidelines Updated on June 6, 2019 Trending Videos Close this video player Photo: Anya Kernes Photography These small details can lend tons of personality to your wedding tablescapes. 01 of 20 Rebecca Yale Photography Place cards play an important role in every wedding. These smaller details help guests find their dinner seats, ensuring a smooth transition from the ceremony and cocktail party to the reception. While place cards are functional, they can be an integral aspect of an event's design, too. We suggest pairing a traditional place card with a unique holder to nod to your event's aesthetic or locale. Take these Orange Blossom Specail Event place card holders, for example: The pros used shells to display these blue-and-white name tags. The oceanic motif highlighted this celebration's beachy setting beautifully. A unique place card holder can complement other aspects of your tablescape, like your centerpieces or place settings. Use a natural element with plenty of color, such as fruit, to enhance your floral décor in a cohesive way. Strawberries are the perfect match for romantic red roses, while oranges can upgrade a vibrant arrangement of marigolds. The right unique place card holders can double as wedding favors, as well. Case in point: Guests would be thrilled to learn that they can use their personalized seating assignments after the big day to decorate their homes or adorn their desks at work. Even a metal figurine that speaks to your interests can work as a fun keepsake that will remind attendees of your party for years to come. If you're looking for a subtler way to use your place card holder to elevate your wedding, try hinting at your menu with a food iteration. Get guests excited about the upcoming farm-to-table courses with a fresh vegetable holder. Want more unique place card holder inspiration? Check out the following examples ahead for several eye-catching ways to style this important wedding-day detail. 02 of 20 Seasonal Oranges Andrew Jade Photo Nod to your warm-weather wedding date by using an in-season fruit as a place card holder. We love how Events By Stephanie Antoinette opted for oranges, adding a summery pop of color to this tablescape. 20 Orange Wedding Ideas for Couples Who Love Color 03 of 20 Modern Lucite Anya Kernes Photography Lucite place card holders are a great décor option for modern, minimalist couples. This iteration added a dose of contemporary flair to a simple name tag calligraphed by Olive Saint Lily. Lucite Wedding Ideas for the Minimalist Couple 04 of 20 Garden Locale Anna Roussos Hosting a garden wedding? Use tiny succulents—like White Ribbon Boutique Events did here to display Michaela McBride name tags—as place card holders. They're an easy way to nod to your locale. 25 Beautiful Garden Wedding Venues 05 of 20 Romantic Red Sarah Gormley Photography Vibrant red strawberries can be used as place card holders, too. This fruit's color matched Little Bit Heart's red calligraphy used at this celebration, but these berries would add punchy color to just about any setup. 22 Wedding Centerpieces Bursting with Fruits and Vegetables 06 of 20 Brass Spikes Mark Martinez A brass-toned flower frog holder will ensure your place cards are one of a kind. Calligraphed assignments by Made By Meer finished off this look. Is It Really Worth It to Collect Antiques for Your Wedding? 07 of 20 Moody Pomegranate Micah Schmidt of Double Knot Photography Pomegranate place card holders not only make for a delicious pre-dinner treat, but their dark red color will elevate any moody tablecape, as evidenced by this creation by Kendra Duke of Double Knot Designs. 20 Bold Ideas for a Red Wedding Color Palette 08 of 20 Antique and Wood Ashleigh Jayne Pair an antique flower frog with a wooden name tag for a cohesively rustic look. Miller Line Design calligraphed this weathered iteration. Trending Now: Wood-Themed Wedding Ideas 09 of 20 Autumnal Pumpkin Kurt Boomer Photography Mini pumpkin place card holders can upgrade any autumnal tablescape. The Elegant Ninja used white gourds to match this table setting's ivory dishware. 58 Genius Fall Wedding Ideas 10 of 20 Feminine Metallic Ryann Lindsey Photography Modernize your tablescape with a circular metallic place card holder. The pretty rose gold finish of this stand (which held a Wonderland Invites name tag) enhanced the feminine-meets-contemporary aesthetic of this pink-and-white reception table by Wilma Event Design. 24 Metallic Wedding Ideas That Will Add a Little Shine to Your Big Day 11 of 20 Centerpiece Inspiration Peaches & Mint Model your reception table after Lovely Weddings' by complementing your centerpiece vessels with matching place card holders. A brass vase inspired this metallic clip and calligraphy combination by Milia Druckt. 12 of 20 Farm-Fresh Artichokes Katie Grant Photography Hint at your farm-to-table menu by using fresh artichokes to display place cards (these are by Signore e Mare), like Lemonade and Lenses did here. 20 Beautiful Ways to Add a Pop of Green to Your Wedding 13 of 20 Personal Flower Arrangements Danielle Smith Photography Place personal flower arrangments at each table setting to make guests feel appreciated. Essential Wedding Hire created these lush place card holders out of baby's breath and dainty foliage to match this event's green-and-white color palette. Unique Ways to Use Flowers in Every Element of Your Wedding 14 of 20 Natural Colors Laurelyn Savannah Photography Tie your floral centerpieces into your place settings with natural place card holders in the same hue. Purple radishes were used at this event to complement burgundy blooms. Wedding Place Cards That Are Truly Unique 15 of 20 Stump Texture Lauren Kinsey Bring an element from your wedding's woodsy setting indoors with miniature stump place card holders. The bark on these iterations texturized Mitchell Willis Events' simple, all-white dishware. 16 of 20 Bohemian Contrast Lizelle Goussard Photography If you're planning a largely pastel-hued wedding reception, you might consider breaking up that feminine color palette with a few rustic details. Cloud 9 used tiny antlers as place card holders for watercolor pink-and-white assignments by The Fozzy Book to do just that. Boho-Chic Wedding Ideas for Free-Spirited Brides and Grooms 17 of 20 Eclectic Snail Sposto Photography An eclectic place card holder, like this brass snail, can serve as a fun conversation starter for guests—especially if it nods to your relationship. This metallic figurine spoke to this couple's love of nature while coordinating beautifully with Luminous Lines' silver name tags. 20 Blue Wedding Color Palettes We Love 18 of 20 Macaron Favors Tiahna Lynn Photography Macarons can double as place card holders and delicious wedding favors. Plus, the dessert makes for a cohesive tablescape accent. I Need Sugar Therapy's rose gold treats fit right in with the menu, dishware, and assignments by Ridgely Calligraphy. 33 Wedding Cookies That Will Sweeten Up Your Dessert Table 19 of 20 Champagne Corks Hazelnut Photography Use Champagne corks as place card holders if you're looking to add celebratory flair to your wedding reception. 20 Celebratory Champagne-Themed Wedding Ideas 20 of 20 Air Plants Amanda Karen Photography Make like Always Andri and use an air plant as a place card holder (these held name tags by Flamboyant Invites) to enhance the earthy feel of your table settings. Flower and Plant Wedding Favor Ideas Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit