23 Unique Wedding Table Plan Ideas (Including DIYs!)

23 Unique Wedding Table Plan Ideas (Including DIYs!)


One of the top reception styling queries we receive is, ‘What can I do to make my table plan look cool?’ And while we can’t do your table plan for you (sorry guys!) we can share some of the best ideas out there for making your wedding seating chart look unique. While some decor efforts sadly go unnoticed, the table plan is one thing all your guests will have to look at, and therefore notice. This is why we’ve rounded up decor inspiration for you, that’s super easy to do. So here are 23 unique and crafty wedding seating and table plan ideas.

Wedding Table Plan Ideas

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Whichever of these ideas you run with, you want to make sure your wedding table plan is easy for your guests to understand, as there will be a mad rush when everyone starts to look for where they’re seated. (It’s the one thing guests love to do during the drinks reception!) However creative you get with your table plan, it shouldn’t be too complicated or hard to read.

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1. Poster Board Table Plans

One of the easiest table plan ideas to execute, all you need is a poster board, and a perch (or an easel) and you can create a unique table plan. Play around with the wording, tie it in with your stationery, or make your own; the possibilities for this one are endless. Do try and leave the printing as late as possible though, so you can accommodate any last minute changes to the guest list.

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2. Wooden Boards

Sheets of MDF adorned with calligraphy or paper print outs pinned to a beautiful piece of timber, there are lots of ways to use wood to make your table plan and style it in a way that’s rustic, creative or minimal.

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3. Basket Table Plans

Wicker and baskets are having a bit of a moment right now in interiors and we’ve been seeing them popping up in weddings too. A cool way to add an eclectic feel to your seating plan.

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4. Wooden Pallet Table Plans

Wooden pallets make affordable, rustic seating charts, simply add some string and pegs to hang your plan. You can also style it up using mini herb pots, jars of flowers or with a gorgeous garland of fresh flowers on top.

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5. Picture Frame Table Plans

Freestanding or mounted on a wall or board, frames make wonderful table plans. Simply gather up old frames from around the house or, hunt them down in charity shops or discount stores. Go for the same frame for a cohesive contemporary look or mix and match for a more vintage style. Pressed flowers in box frames make for a super pretty set up.

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6. Fabric Table Plans

The perfect option for a boho celebration, you can always get crafty with a sheet and try your hand with a DIY version, or chat to a calligrapher or designer about making something bespoke.

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7. Acrylic Table Plan

Acrylic is hot, hot, hot in the wedding world. So, for a truly contemporary table plan that will wow your guests, choose an perspex table plan, you can mount it in a frame, perch on an easel or hang it from the ceiling. Use a white chalk marker for a DIY version or get some really gorgeous options on Etsy.

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8. Paper Scrolls

Another table plan idea that’s easy to DIY, all you need is a roll of craft paper and a steady hand, or an artisitc pal that’s good at calligraphy and you’re good to go!

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9. Shot Glasses

Okay, so these are technically escort cards but they were too fun not to feature! Welcome your guests and let them know where they’re sitting with a tipple for their stroll to the table.

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10. Literary Table Plan

Are you and your other half a pair of book worms? Make a table plan that celebrates your favourite tomes – you could use the books themselves or print the covers and get creative. This idea would work so well with your favourite records too!

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11. Honeycomb Table Plan

Geometric and honeycomb patterns are pretty motifs that can be executed in lots of different ways, if you want your table plan to look a little bit different, this six-sided shape is the way to do it.

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12. Hoop Seating Plan

This one is so popular in our real weddings! Repurpose a large hula hoop with some spray paint and or use some weaving rings, then add lots of greenery for a chic and super easy wedding table plan. Another stylish take on the trend for geometric wedding decor.

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13. Fresh Flowers

Floral garlands, individual stems, boxed blooms or pressed flowers – all you need to take a simple seating chart to the next level is an abundance of pretty blooms.

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14. Wedding Favour Seating Charts

Again perhaps a little closer to escort cards than a traditional seating chart, but we’re all for breaking the rules and using a little creative license! Combining your wedding favours with a seating chart will create a feature with them and giving you more back for your buck. If you’re very crafty, keys, sea shells and sand dollars, as above, look great for a summer wedding table plan.

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15. Bottles & Vases

This one can be as stylised or as simple as you want to make it, you can use all bottles or opt for an eclectic look with terracotta pots, rocks, plates, mirrors or other assorted items from your home or your local charity shop. A chance to get creative with your styling.

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16. Copper Pipe Table Plan

Contemporary, industrial and endlessly versatile, pipes are useful for details across your wedding, including stylish table plans. You could try DIY this yourself with a copper clothes rail.

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17. String Art Seating Plan

Give your guests a bit of a brain workout with this modern and fresh string art seating display idea. Just make sure to use a different coloured string for each table number so that it doesn’t take your guests forever to find their seat! Real bride Aideen tried this one out for herself.

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18. Plates and Cutting Boards

A final seating plan idea for the foodies among you! Share your cooking prowess or your kitchenware collection with your guests by turning plates, chopping boards, or anything else you can conjure up into a DIY table plan.

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19. Wine Bottles

Don’t recycle those empties just yet. This is a genius way to reuse your old wine bottles, especially if you have a favourite label. Pop some dried or fresh flowers in every second bottle with a table name card into the cork of the others.

20. Guest Photos

We can’t think of a more fun way to personalise your seating plan that with individual photos of each of your guests. Just pop their table number under each one. They will have great fun finding their photo, and checking out everyone else’s too!

21. Macramé

If you want to give your wedding a bohemian, 70s feel, macramé should be your go-to. This cool crochet technique is used for ceremony backdrops, hanging flowers and table runners, but works really well as a hanging table planner too.

22. Bric-a-Brac

We love the idea of gathering random vintage items to create a table plan installation. Hang old lampshades, bird cages and baskets with cards on them for an eclectic feel.

23. Framed Mirror

This really couldn’t be easier. Grab a framed mirror from your house and a chalk marker and get scribbling. Best of all this can be erased afterwards, so it’s a very sustainable way of creating wedding decor.

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