Welcome Signs
Rigid foam-board welcome signs for weddings and events, A3 to A1.
- Free standard UK mainland delivery over £50: tracked, 3-5 working days
- Same-day in London: up to 500 units with print-ready artwork, order and approve your artwork by 2.30pm Mon–Fri; priced at checkout
Greet your guests properly. Rigid 5mm foam-board welcome signs for weddings, parties and corporate events, printed edge to edge in sizes from A3 counter cards to A1 easel signs. Match your invitation suite or brand, upload your artwork or ask us to set it for you, and have it checked by a real person before it prints. Same-day delivery across London for last-minute venue changes.
- • Available sizes: A3, A2, A1, Custom
- • Paper options: Foamboard 5mm
- • Finishing: Digital Proof (Emailed PDF)
- • Minimum order: 1 unit
- • Turnaround: Delivered within 3-5 working days of ordering, once your free print preview is approved.
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: order up to 500 units with print-ready artwork and approve it by 2.30pm Mon–Fri, and a tracked courier delivers the same day. Priced at checkout, including same-day production.
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 size should a welcome sign be?
A3 suits a counter or a check-in desk, A2 is a comfortable easel size in a hallway, and A1 is what you want if guests need to read it from across a courtyard or at the top of a drive.
What is the sign printed on?
Rigid 5mm foam board — a lightweight foam core between two printed faces. It stands on an easel without bowing, is light enough to carry in on your own and prints edge to edge with no white border.
Can it go outside?
Foam board is intended for indoor and sheltered use; sustained rain or wind will damage it. If your sign needs to stand outdoors, tell us and we will suggest a more weather-resistant board such as Dibond.
Do you supply a stand?
The board comes ready for an easel or a display stand. Check what your venue has before the day and tell us the size you are ordering so you can confirm the easel will take it.
Can you write the sign for me?
Send us the wording and any colours or fonts from your invitation suite and we will set it out. If you already have artwork, upload a print-ready PDF and we will check it before it prints.
How much do Welcome Signs cost?
Welcome Signs start from £24.75 excluding VAT. The price updates live on this page as you choose your size, material and quantity, and the price per unit falls at higher quantities.
What sizes do Welcome Signs come in?
Welcome Signs are available in 3 sizes: A3, A2 and A1. You can also enter a custom size in millimetres and see the price update instantly.
Which materials can I choose for Welcome Signs?
Welcome Signs can be printed on Foamboard 5mm. Each option is listed with its thickness or type so you can match durability to the job, and the page reprices as you switch.
Can I get Welcome Signs delivered the same day?
Yes, on orders of up to 500 items with print-ready artwork. Order Welcome Signs, 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 Welcome Signs?
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 Welcome Signs?
Yes. Free artwork templates for every welcome signs size, in PDF and PNG with the bleed, trim and safe area already marked, are in the Artwork Guidelines section on this page.
About Welcome Signs
A welcome sign is the first printed thing a guest sees, so it sets the tone for everything that follows. We print ours on rigid 5mm foam board — light enough to carry into a venue on your own, stiff enough to stand on an easel without bowing, and printed edge to edge in full colour with no white border.
Sizes run A3, A2 and A1, plus custom dimensions. A3 works as a counter card at a check-in desk or beside a guest book; A2 is a comfortable easel size in a hallway; A1 is the one guests see from across a courtyard or at the top of a drive. If the sign is going outdoors or somewhere it may be knocked, tell us and we will suggest a more robust board.
Match it to your invitation suite or your brand, upload finished artwork, or send us the wording and we will set it for you. A real person checks the file before it prints, so a misspelled name or a wrong date is caught rather than delivered. Standard delivery is 3 to 5 working days from ordering, and same-day courier delivery is available across London for the venue changes that happen at the last minute.
Wedding entrances
Greet guests at the door with a sign that matches the suite.
Party venues
Point guests to the right room at the right time.
Corporate events
Brand a reception desk or a conference entrance.
Photo backdrops
Give guests something to stand beside for a photograph.
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Welcome Signs specifications
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| Minimum order | 1 unit |
| Production and delivery | Delivered within 3-5 working days of ordering, once your free print preview is approved. |
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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, or standard delivery in 3-5 working days.
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
