Personal touches are what make your wedding special. And a great way to add those little details to your day is through the decor. Some couples go all out and choose a theme for their wedding aesthetic, while others focus on a few aspects that are most important to them. As you create the vibe for your big day, get inspired by these seating charts, guest books and other unique wedding decor ideas.

Shot Glass Escort Cards + Favors

Couple: Erica + Logan Findeison
Venue: The Smithville Inn, Galloway
Inspo: Erica thought that using shot glasses as escort cards “would help get the party feeling started during cocktail hour.” Plus, the glasses doubled as a unique favor.
Where They Shopped: A designer through Alibaba created the glasses. Erica made the sign for the escort card table (which read “Take a Shot and Find Your Spot”) using a Cricut and a mirror from At Home.

See more photos from Erica and Logan’s wedding here. 

Age Table Numbers

Couple: Theresa Connelly + Andrew Trager
Venue: Crossed Keys Estate, Andover
Inspo: Each table number was accompanied by one photo of Theresa and one photo of Andrew from that age. Theresa initially came across the idea on Etsy. Finding the photos turned into a memory itself; they spent hours with each of their families pouring through childhood pics and hearing old stories.
Where They Shopped: Etsy

Acrylic Cake Stand

Couple: Alexis + AJ Ricciardi
Venue: Park Château Estate & Gardens, East Brunswick
Inspo: Alexis says she “couldn’t refuse” this beautiful acrylic cake stand when Creative Design by Jess, which provided signage for the wedding, showed the couple this new offering. During the reception, the cake was displayed next to the sweetheart table. The stand featured the couple’s wedding monogram in gold.
Where They Shopped: Creative Design by Jess provided the stand, and A Little Cake in Park Ridge made the cake.

See more photos from Alexis and AJ’s wedding here. 

Fun Facts Napkins

Couple: Karla + Colin MacGregor
Venue: Felina, Ridgewood
Inspo: “In 2023, we went to seven weddings, not including our own. As guests, we always notice the little things that people put so much work into,” says Karla. Plus, the napkins “could be a fun talking point during cocktail hour where guests would be mingling with new faces.” The couple had a great time brainstorming the fun facts over dinner one night.
Where They Shopped: Shutterfly

See more photos from Karla and Colin’s wedding here. 

Book Centerpieces + Seating Chart

Couple: Nicole + Michael Russnak
Venue: David’s Country Inn, Hackettstown
Inspo: Nicole and Michael wanted the reception room of their October wedding to “feel dark and moody like an old love story,” she says. To that end, centerpieces featured old books and quotes about love, while the seating chart was fashioned as an open book. Table numbers were chapters.
Where They Shopped + Sourced: To create the centerpieces, the couple collected books from the Passaic Public Library and then sanded off the titles to give them a worn look. The chapter table numbers came from Bookishparties on Etsy, and the seating chart was from LGCreativeStudios on Etsy.

See more photos from Nicole and Michael’s wedding here. 

Jenga Guest Book

Couple: Sarra + Greg Spoleti
Venue: Hotel LBI, Ship Bottom
Inspo: Sarra and Greg wanted a guest book that would be useful and not just “wall art for a few years before it was replaced by something else.” They love playing board and card games, so a Jenga set was a natural choice. “We can also play it with our future family members, children and nieces/nephews,” Sarra adds. “They’ll get to see how many people came to celebrate our love with us.”
Where They Shopped: The personalized Jenga set came from HundredHearts on Etsy, and the guest book sign was from WishfulPaperBoutique on Etsy.

Monogram Aisle Runner

Couple: Victoria + Paul Jovanovski
Venue: Park Château Estate & Gardens, East Brunswick
Inspo: “Our favorite wedding detail was definitely our monogram,” says Victoria. “We used it in so many places throughout the day to make everything feel like it had our personal little touch on it.” It was featured prominently on the aisle runner at the couple’s ceremony.
Where They Shopped: The monogram was designed by SunnyroseStore on Etsy. Flemington Department Store created the runner.

See more photos from Victoria and Paul’s wedding here. 

“Please Be Seeded” Seating Chart

Couple: Lindsey Kane + Jeffrey Kersten
Venue: Linwood Country Club
Inspo: At this garden-themed wedding, the seating chart featured real seed packets, which guests could take home as a favor. “I came up with ‘Please Be Seeded’ in a dream one night, and ‘Let Love Grow’ was a cute way to tie in some more flowers at the bottom,” Lindsey says.
Where They Shopped: Lindsey DIY’d the project with assistance from her family. She bought the seeds off Amazon, used a template from Etsy for the name cards, and hot glued the cards to the seed packets. Jeffrey, plus Lindsey’s dad and brother, built the board—with a back stand to support it—out of wood. Letters came from Etsy.

See more photos from Lindsey and Jeffrey’s wedding here. 

Summer Camp Decor

Couple: Emily + Noah Reisman
Venue: Park Avenue Club, Florham Park
Inspo: Emily and Noah met at Camp Schodack in upstate New York when they were just 11 years old. Fast-forward nearly two decades and the couple wanted to incorporate that special place into their wedding. “It’s a very big part of our lives,” says Emily. Decor included cut-tree table markers with bunk names instead of numbers, with coordinating escort cards. Invitations resembled Mad Libs-style camp letters, and favors were green “Camp Reisman” T-shirts.
Where They Shopped: Table markers came from Etsy. A wedding planner friend sourced the shirts.

 

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