Escort Cards
Personalised cards that direct guests to their tables — displayed at the reception entrance.
- Free standard UK mainland delivery over £50: tracked, 3-5 working days
- Free delivery when you design your cards online, 2-4 working days
- Same-day in London: design your cards online, or upload print-ready artwork for up to 500 cards, order and approve your artwork by 2.30pm Mon–Fri; priced at checkout
- Foiling adds 3 to 4 working days: Gold and silver foiling adds 3 to 4 working days to the turnaround, so same-day and next-day delivery are not available on a foiled order.
Personalised escort cards that welcome your guests and guide them to their tables. Displayed alphabetically at the reception entrance, each card carries a guest name and table assignment — a graceful first impression for weddings, galas and formal dinners. Printed on luxuriously thick card stocks with optional gold or silver foiling to match your invitations and place cards.
- • Available sizes: A7, A6, 85x55, 89x51, Custom
- • Paper options: 300gsm Uncoated, 324gsm Uncoated Mohawk Superfine Ultrawhite Eggshell, 350gsm Uncoated
- • Finishing: Gold Foiling, Silver Foiling, Individual Names (Batch Artwork), Digital Proof (Emailed PDF)
- • Minimum order: 10 units
- • Turnaround: Delivered within 3-5 working days of ordering, once your free print preview is approved. Gold and silver foiling adds 3 to 4 working days to the turnaround, so same-day and next-day delivery are not available on a foiled order.
Please supply your artwork as a print-ready PDF with 3mm bleed and no crop marks (we add our own). Make sure all colours are CMYK and imagery is 300dpi.
- • File Format: PDF (recommended) or high-res JPG/PNG
- • Colour Mode: CMYK. We print from CMYK and do not print Pantone spot colours: a Pantone colour prints as its closest CMYK match
- • Resolution: Minimum 300 DPI at actual size
- • Bleed: 3mm bleed on all edges
- • Fonts: All fonts embedded or converted to outlines
- • Safety Margin: Keep important content 5mm from trim edge
Free design templates
Each template has the bleed, cut line and safe area already marked, so your file is set up correctly first time:
- Download your size: PDF for Illustrator, Affinity or InDesign; PNG for Photoshop or Canva.
- Open it in your design app, or place it on a locked layer at 100% size. It already includes the 3mm bleed.
- Design over it: run your background right to the red bleed edge and keep text and logos inside the green safe area.
- Hide or delete the template layer, then export a print-ready PDF (CMYK, 300dpi) and upload it with your order.
Delivered within 3-5 working days of ordering, once your free print preview is approved. That window is the whole job, not just the van: we print, finish and dispatch your order and the tracked carrier delivers it. The clock starts when you approve your free print preview, so approving promptly is the fastest thing you can do.
Choose your delivery speed at checkout. Every parcel is tracked:
- • Standard delivery: 3-5 working days, free to UK mainland addresses on orders over £50, £5.99 below that
- • Next-day delivery: next working day when you order and approve your artwork by 2.30pm Mon–Fri, priced at checkout
- • Next-day by 1pm or by 10.30am: next working day, with the courier aiming for the time chosen (a target, not a guarantee), when you order and approve your artwork by 2.30pm Mon–Fri, priced at checkout
- • Saturday delivery: Saturday, for orders approved by 2.30pm on Friday, priced at checkout
- • Same-day delivery in London: design your cards online, or upload print-ready artwork for up to 500 cards, then order and approve your artwork by 2.30pm Mon–Fri, and a tracked courier delivers the same day. Priced at checkout, including same-day production.
- • Gold and silver foiling adds 3 to 4 working days to the turnaround, so same-day and next-day delivery are not available on a foiled order.
Northern Ireland, the Highlands & Islands, the Isle of Wight, offshore and international addresses are priced live at checkout, as are unusually heavy orders: over 15kg is £14.95 whatever the order value. Flat prints bigger than A4, such as A3 posters or 25 cm stickers, travel in a larger, board-backed pack: paid delivery services carry a packing charge for it, shown at checkout, and free standard delivery stays free. Very large pieces (any side over 120 cm, such as A0 boards) go by courier rather than post, at the courier price shown at checkout for each service. Pieces over 150 cm, or over 100 cm both ways, are beyond the parcel couriers: they travel with a specialist courier at the rate shown at checkout, or we split the artwork into smaller panels for you free of charge. See live delivery prices and times.
Every order is covered by the Presswift Guarantee: printed to the print preview you approve and the specification you choose, or put right. If what arrives is damaged, short or does not match the approved print preview, contact us within 7 days of delivery with your order number, photos of the problem and a count of the affected copies, and keep the copies unused while we look. We reprint the affected copies to the same specification or, where a reprint is not practical, refund them; approved refunds reach your original payment method within 7-10 working days. Read the Presswift Guarantee.
Because every job is printed to your own artwork and specification, we cannot take a return simply because you have changed your mind, and errors carried through the print preview you approved, or colour and trim variation within normal print tolerance, are not print faults. That is what the free print preview is for: check the colours, wording and layout on the print preview and nothing goes to press until you are happy with it.
What is the difference between escort cards and place cards?
Escort cards are displayed at the entrance and direct each guest to their table; place cards sit at the place setting and mark the exact seat. Larger or more formal events often use both, printed as a matching pair so the stationery reads as one suite from the door to the table.
Can escort cards be printed with individual guest names?
Yes. Supply your guest list with table numbers in a clear, ordered document and we print one card per guest, or leave the name area blank to write them by hand. Check every spelling before approving the print preview, as names are easy to mistype.
How should escort cards be displayed?
Most events lay them out in alphabetical rows on a table at the entrance so guests can find their name at a glance. Supplying your list in display order means the printed set arrives stacked ready to lay out without re-sorting on the day.
Do escort cards match other wedding stationery?
They can. Order escort cards alongside invitations, place cards, and menus in the same colours, typefaces, and card stock for a coordinated suite. Gold and silver foiling options are available to match foiled invitation sets.
When should I order escort cards?
Order once the table plan is confirmed, usually after final RSVPs land. Allow time for the free print preview and standard UK delivery of 3 to 5 working days, or use same-day London delivery when the seating chart only settles at the last minute.
How much do Escort Cards cost?
Escort Cards start from £16.51 excluding VAT for 10 units. The price updates live on this page as you choose your size, paper stock and quantity, and the price per unit falls at higher quantities.
What sizes do Escort Cards come in?
Escort Cards are available in 4 sizes: A7, A6, 85x55 and 89x51. You can also enter a custom size in millimetres and see the price update instantly.
Which paper stocks can I choose for Escort Cards?
You can print Escort Cards on 300gsm Uncoated, 324gsm Uncoated Mohawk Superfine Ultrawhite Eggshell and 350gsm Uncoated. Every stock is listed with its weight so you can balance feel and budget, and the page reprices as you switch.
Can I get Escort Cards delivered the same day?
Yes, when you design your cards online, or upload print-ready artwork for up to 500 cards. Order Escort Cards, and approve your artwork, by 2.30pm Mon–Fri and a tracked courier delivers them the same day in London. Elsewhere in the UK, standard tracked delivery takes 3-5 working days, with express and next-day options at checkout (next-day: order and approve your artwork by 2.30pm Mon–Fri).
How much is delivery for Escort Cards?
Standard tracked delivery is free to UK mainland addresses on orders over £50 (£5.99 below that), and takes 3-5 working days from ordering. Northern Ireland, the Highlands & Islands, the Isle of Wight, offshore and international addresses are priced live at checkout, as are orders over 15kg (£14.95 whatever the order value). Express and next-day services are available at checkout (next-day: order and approve your artwork by 2.30pm Mon–Fri), and a courier can deliver in London on the day you order when you order and approve your artwork by 2.30pm Mon–Fri.
Do you provide free artwork templates for Escort Cards?
Yes. Free artwork templates for every escort cards size, in PDF and PNG with the bleed, trim and safe area already marked, are in the Artwork Guidelines section on this page.
About Escort Cards
Escort cards are wedding and event stationery displayed at the reception entrance, usually in alphabetical order, telling each guest which table they are seated at. Where a place card marks the exact seat, the escort card makes the journey from the door to the table effortless — guests find their name, read their table, and the room fills without a queue at the seating chart.
A well-set escort card display doubles as decor. Rows of thick, beautifully printed cards on a dressed table make a considered first impression at weddings, galas, awards dinners, and charity fundraisers. Print them to match your invitations, place cards, and menus so the whole suite reads as one design, with optional gold or silver foiling for names that catch the light.
Design tent escort cards in our free online editor (choose a template and set each guest's name and table number) or supply your artwork as a print-ready PDF at 300dpi in CMYK with 3mm bleed, one card per page for a personalised set. We send a free print preview on artwork orders so you can check every spelling and table number, and standard UK delivery is 3 to 5 working days. Seating plan settled late? Order before the weekday cut-off for same-day courier delivery across London.
Wedding Receptions
Send every guest from the entrance to the right table.
Gala Dinners
Keep formal seating flowing at black-tie events.
Awards Nights
Direct delegates and guests to their assigned tables.
Charity Fundraisers
Welcome donors with a considered, organised entrance.
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Escort Cards specifications
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| Minimum order | 10 units |
| Production and delivery | Delivered within 3-5 working days of ordering, once your free print preview is approved. Gold and silver foiling adds 3 to 4 working days to the turnaround, so same-day and next-day delivery are not available on a foiled order. |
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| Artwork | Print-ready PDF, CMYK, images at 300dpi, 3mm bleed on all edges, fonts embedded or outlined, and important content kept 5mm inside the trim |
Standard delivery is free to UK mainland addresses on orders over £50 (£5.99 below that) and takes 3-5 working days from ordering. Northern Ireland, the Highlands & Islands, the Isle of Wight, offshore and international addresses are priced live at checkout. Delivery details.
Quality Guaranteed
Every order is printed to the proof you approve and the specification you choose. If what arrives does not match them, or is damaged or short, tell us within 7 days of delivery and we reprint the affected copies or, where a reprint is not practical, refund them. Read the Presswift Guarantee
Fast Turnaround
Order, and approve your artwork, by 2.30pm Mon–Fri for same-day delivery in London. Free delivery in 2-4 working days when you design online, or standard delivery in 3-5 working days for your own file.
Expert Support
Every order gets a free file check and a free print preview within the hour (studio hours, 9am to 6pm Monday to Friday). Questions about your file? We reply within 24 hours, Monday to Friday. Contact us
