[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":153},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-valkomstskylt-en":3},{"article":4,"related":137},{"metaTitle":5,"metaDescription":6,"h1":5,"updated":7,"byLine":8,"intro":9,"sections":10,"faqHeading":118,"faq":119,"lyselaHeading":132,"lyselaParagraph":133,"tryCta":134,"pricingCta":135,"relatedHeading":136},"Wedding welcome sign: wording, size and ideas","What goes on a wedding welcome sign? Wording to adapt, sizes, wood, mirror and fabric versions, how to use a stand, and how to make your own.","Updated {date}","Written by","A wedding welcome sign carries a greeting, your names and the date, and sometimes the venue. The usual size is 50 × 70 cm on an easel by the entrance, but it can just as well be an A3 on a table or a larger sign in wood, mirror or fabric. Here is wording to borrow, a comparison of materials, sizes for the sign and the stand, and how to make your own.",[11,28,48,76,93,108],{"heading":12,"paragraphs":13,"items":15},"What goes on a wedding welcome sign?",[14],"Keep the text short. Guests walk past with their coats on and thoughts about where to sit, so the sign should be readable in a couple of seconds.",[16,19,22,25],{"title":17,"body":18},"The greeting","One short line such as \"Welcome to our wedding\" or \"Welcome to the wedding of [name] and [name]\". It is the first thing guests read.",{"title":20,"body":21},"The names","Both first names, larger than anything else on the sign. Spell them as on the invitation and the wedding website, so they match everywhere.",{"title":23,"body":24},"The date","Day, month and year, ideally with the month in words. It makes the sign a keepsake you can hold on to afterwards.",{"title":26,"body":27},"The venue","The name of the venue and the town. It matters most when the sign stands somewhere other than the ceremony, or when guests need to find the right room.",{"heading":29,"paragraphs":30,"examples":32},"Wedding welcome sign wording",[31],"Replace whatever is in square brackets.",[33,36,39,42,45],{"label":34,"text":35},"Classic","Welcome to the wedding of [name] and [name]\n[date]",{"label":37,"text":38},"Simple","Welcome to our wedding\n[name] & [name]\n[date] · [place]",{"label":40,"text":41},"Personal","So glad you are here.\nA warm welcome to [name] and [name]'s day.\n[date]",{"label":43,"text":44},"For the ceremony","Welcome to the ceremony\n[name] and [name]\n[time], [place]",{"label":46,"text":47},"In two languages","Välkomna \u002F Welcome\n[name] and [name]\n[date]",{"heading":49,"table":50},"Wedding welcome sign ideas: wood, mirror, fabric or paper",{"headers":51,"rows":55},[52,53,54],"Material","What it looks like","Worth knowing",[56,60,64,68,72],[57,58,59],"Wood","A wooden board or a few planks with the text painted by hand.","Wood is heavy. The stand or the wall has to carry it, and it takes up room in the car.",[61,62,63],"Mirror","A mirror or a sheet of glass with the text written in a glass marker or applied as vinyl letters.","Mirrors reflect. Place it so that no sun or flash hits it straight on.",[65,66,67],"Fabric","A piece of fabric or a banner hung up, with the text painted or embroidered.","Press the fabric and hang it taut, or the creases will show. It packs easily and can be kept.",[69,70,71],"Paper or card","A printed sheet in A3 or a poster size, often mounted on a board.","Thin paper goes wavy. Ask the print shop to print on foam board or mount the poster on a board.",[73,74,75],"Chalkboard","A black board with the text written in chalk.","Chalk smudges. Write the text last, on the morning of the wedding.",{"heading":77,"paragraphs":78,"items":80},"Wedding welcome sign size and stand",[79],"Sizes for menu cards, place cards and programmes are in the [menu card guide](meny). The seating chart uses the same sizes, and there is more about it in the [seating plan guide](bordsplacering).",[81,84,87,90],{"title":82,"body":83},"A3 (29.7 × 42 cm)","Can be printed at home. Suits a table, a shelf or a small easel in a small venue.",{"title":85,"body":86},"50 × 70 cm","The size most often used at an entrance. Readable from a few metres away and fits an ordinary easel.",{"title":88,"body":89},"A2 and 70 × 100 cm","A2 (42 × 59.4 cm) is a middle size. 70 × 100 cm is a large sign for a wide entrance, or when it has to be seen from far away.",{"title":91,"body":92},"An easel or another stand","A wooden or metal easel is the most common. Check that it can carry the sign: a wooden board needs a sturdy easel, a sign on foam board is light. Ask the venue whether it has one to borrow.",{"heading":94,"items":95},"DIY wedding welcome sign: make your own",[96,99,102,105],{"title":97,"body":98},"Pick the wording","Write the lines on a piece of paper and read them from two metres away. The names should be largest, the date second.",{"title":100,"body":101},"Pick the size and material","Start from the space and the stand you have, and from the table above. Ask the venue about measurements and what you may put up.",{"title":103,"body":104},"Make the sign","Paint or write it by hand, or set the text up on a computer and print it. If you want a picture of the two of you on the sign, fix the photo to the board beside the text.",{"title":106,"body":107},"Try it on site","Set the sign up the day before and walk up to it from the door. If it can be read from three metres away, it is large enough. A [wedding theme](tema) with the same colours in the sign, the tables and the website makes it all hang together.",{"heading":109,"paragraphs":110,"image":113},"Print the welcome sign with Lysela",[111,112],"In the print studio on Plus you choose Welcome sign. Names, date and venue come from your wedding website, and the first line reads \"Welcome to the wedding of\" unless you write something else. You choose a layout (the names centred, or your initials as a monogram at the top), a decoration and a colour. The sign looks best on a dark colour, and the text turns light.","The sizes are 50 × 70 cm, 70 × 100 cm, A2 and A3. You print A3 at home. The others are ordered from a print shop, with a PDF that has 3 mm of bleed and crop marks. The print studio does not print or send anything for you, and you buy the stand and the board yourselves. See what a page looks like on the [example sites](examples).",{"src":114,"alt":115,"width":116,"height":117},"\u002Fguide-bilder\u002Fvalkomstskylt.en.webp","Lysela's print studio with Welcome sign chosen: Welcome to Olivia & Henry in gold on dark green with a double frame, and the date below.",520,1067,"Frequently asked questions",[120,123,126,129],{"question":121,"answer":122},"What should a wedding welcome sign say?","A greeting, the couple's names and the date, and ideally the venue. For example \"Welcome to the wedding of [name] and [name]\" with the date below.",{"question":124,"answer":125},"What size should a wedding welcome sign be?","Most often 50 × 70 cm on an easel by the entrance. A3 suits a table and can be printed at home, and 70 × 100 cm is for a wide entrance.",{"question":127,"answer":128},"How do you display a wedding welcome sign?","On an easel, a table stand or a wooden frame, or hung on a wall or from a tree. Check that the stand can carry the sign, and ask the venue what you may put up.",{"question":130,"answer":131},"Can you print a wedding welcome sign at home?","In A3 you can, if your printer takes the format. Larger signs are printed at a print shop, and then you need a PDF with bleed.","The welcome sign in the print studio","From Plus, you make the welcome sign in the print studio, with names, date and venue from your wedding website and the same look as your place cards and menu. You print A3 at home, or save a PDF with bleed and crop marks for the larger sizes. The sign carries names, date, venue and a decoration, and no photo. You can see it with your names when you [try it out](prova), before you choose a tier, but printing is part of Plus.","Try it yourself, no account needed","See all prices","More to read",[138,141,144,147,150],{"href":139,"label":140},"\u002Fen\u002Fwedding-website","What should a wedding website include? Checklist, timeline and cost",{"href":142,"label":143},"\u002Fen\u002Fwedding-menu-cards","Wedding menu cards, place cards and signs that match",{"href":145,"label":146},"\u002Fen\u002Fwedding-seating-plan","Wedding seating plan: how to do it and who sits where",{"href":148,"label":149},"\u002Fen\u002Fwedding-place-cards","Wedding place cards: what to write and what size to make them",{"href":151,"label":152},"\u002Fen\u002Fwedding-dinner","Wedding dinner: seated, buffet or long table, and how the evening runs",1793857431869]