Table assignment question

I would put each name on its own card! Especially if you have a plated meal where everyone can choose between a couple meal options. That way, you can also indicate what their meal choice is on the escort cards. For plus ones, the guest should write their guest's name on the RSVP card, and then you can use that info to create an escort card for them.

View Quoted Comment Ours is buffet style so no plated meals to be served.

When we were doing a seating chart, we had planned to just put "The Smith Family." Once we had to switch to escort cards though, we printed one for every guest. Mostly because we needed each person's meal choice clearly visible. But also because I think there's some fun in finding your name card. We only had a few true Plus Ones, so we made sure to ask for exact names so we could have place cards printed. It felt a little impersonal to just refer to them as "Guest."

We're also doing a buffet style meal! We're doing escort cards and we're just doing the family name. We have family members that will take up one table themselves, so it's easier to just do the family name rather than individuals. Ex: My aunt and uncle with their 3 kids will take up one table with my grandma, so we just have "The ___ Family: Table 3" and "grandma's name: Table 3"

Our guests will RSVP online, so they'll input their plus 1's name themselves so we can have it on the card! If they don't put a name in, we'll have it like so: "John Do: Table 1" "Guest of John Doe: Table 1"

View Quoted Comment That makes sense! I personally would still do one escort card per person. That way, they can set it in front of their seat at the assigned table to "reserve" it. Also, you wouldn't have to re-do any of them if someone changes their RSVP last minute. For example, if one person in a family can no longer make it to the wedding and they tell you two days ahead of time, etc. In those types of scenarios, you'll have to create a new escort card to remove the name of whoever isn't attending.

We put everyone's individual name since each person got an individual seat. Plus ones also had their individual name listed.

Each individual name gets its own card. If you don’t know the stranger’s name, you call and ask. For a plated meal, each card is a different color card stock that you inform the caterer of so they know who gets what meal..

Also lessens the confusion when you have multiple people with the same last name.

I'd personally do each individual person with their own card. It sounds easier to do one per family, but I would worry that Person A from the Smith Family will take the escort card, and then Person B from the Smith Family is off with Person A from the Jones Family while the escort card is picked up and then when they get to the table listings they have no clue what table they're supposed to go to causing confusion in the reception area while they try to fin their family at a table