Wedding table numbers
Pick a style, set how many tables, print. Card stock and a pair of scissors is the whole supply list — no sign-up, no watermark, nothing to buy.
One per page, sized to fold as a 5×7 tent card.
Preview
Table 1
Table 2
Table 3
Table 4
Table 5
Table 6
Table 7
Table 8
Showing 8 of 12 — all of them print.
Table 1
Table 2
Table 3
Table 4
Table 5
Table 6
Table 7
Table 8
Table 9
Table 10
Table 11
Table 12
Printing them properly
- Card stock, not paper. Around 200–300 gsm. A tent fold in ordinary paper will not stand, and it curls near a candle.
- Print at 100%, not “fit to page”. Scaling shifts the fold line and the numbers end up off-centre.
- Make them readable from both sides. Fold each card into a tent so guests approaching from either direction can read it, or print two of each and back them together.
- Print two spares. Something gets spilled on one, and a table always moves at the last minute.
Frequently asked
- What size should wedding table numbers be?
- Five by seven inches is the standard, printed on card stock and folded into a tent or slotted into a holder. Anything smaller disappears behind a centrepiece; anything larger starts blocking sightlines across the table.
- Should I number tables or name them?
- Numbers are faster for guests to find and faster for you to change on the day. Names — cities you have travelled to, favourite songs, family surnames — read better in photos but need a chart that maps names to guests, since nobody can guess where "Ravenna" is.
- Do I need a table number 13?
- Plenty of couples skip it out of superstition and jump from 12 to 14. If you do, make sure the seating chart, the caterer, and the venue all use the same numbering — a mismatch between the chart and the floor is the actual problem, not the number itself.
- Where should table numbers face?
- Double-sided or tent-folded, so they read from both approaches. A single-sided card facing the wrong way sends guests walking around every table in the room.
- What paper should I print them on?
- Card stock around 200–300 gsm (roughly 80–110 lb cover). Regular paper will not stand up in a tent fold and curls under the warmth of a candle.
- How many table numbers do I need?
- One per table, plus a spare or two. If you are still working out the table count, the how many tables calculator on this site takes a guest count and a table size and gives you the number.