Wedding Seating Chart Ideas | Tarot Illustrated & Alternative Designs
Your seating chart is the first thing your guests see when they arrive at your reception. Before they find their seat, before the welcome drinks, before the speeches, they stop at the seating chart. It sets the tone of the room in a way that almost nothing else does.
Most seating charts are functional. A list of names on a board. Ours are something else entirely.
Name Your Tables After the Tarot
The idea is simple and it works beautifully. Instead of table numbers, each table gets its own tarot card. The Lovers for the top table — a natural choice, a card about union, partnership and celebration. The Sun for the table you want dancing first. The Fool for whoever you trust to start the speeches without notes.
Each card has its own meaning and its own illustration. Seventeen designs in total, all original artwork inspired by the classic Rider-Waite collection and reinterpreted in our own style. The conversations your guests have at their table, about what their card means and why you chose it for them, are part of the day itself.
Real Wedding | Joe & Melodie | Photography by Elishia Jackson
Joe and Melodie are a perfect example of how this works in practice. Based internationally, they chose our digital download option, a print-ready PDF sized to their specifications, formatted for a local printer. They achieved the full illustrated aesthetic without any of the logistics of international board delivery.
The result, as you can see, is exactly right. The seating chart becomes a piece of the room rather than a notice board.
Photography by Elishia Jackson Photography.
Printed Board or Digital Download... Which is Right for You?
If you are based in the UK and want the full physical piece, our printed foam board option is the one. Five millimetre foam board, durable and water resistant, printed in A1 or A2 in any colourway. Most couples display on an easel or frame it. We can add hanging holes if preferred.
If you are based internationally, or simply want to print locally, the digital download is the better option. We provide a print-ready PDF with 3mm bleed, sized to your specifications, formatted for whatever printer you use. Same design, same quality, printed wherever works for you.
The Tarot Table Name Prints
Pair your seating chart with individual A5 tarot art prints for each table. One card per table, same illustrated designs, printed in black or white as standard. Available as a full set of 18 or individually.
Place each print at the table centre, prop it against a candleholder, or frame it. They double as a keepsake, guests often take them home.
The 18 Designs and What They Mean
A brief guide to all seventeen tarot cards available as table names, and the meaning behind each one for couples who want to assign them intentionally.
Ten of Cups
Celebration, emotional fulfilment, family joy. Perfect for your family tables.
Four of Wands
Homecoming, harmony, a stable and joyful foundation. Good for long-standing friends.
Two of Cups
Partnership and mutual connection. A natural choice for couples tables.
Ace of Cups
New beginnings, emotional abundance, love overflowing. Perfect for the wedding party.
The World
Completion, achievement, the end of one journey and the start of another.
Wheel of Fortune
Cycles, change, the turning of life. For your most philosophical guests.
The Sun
Joy, vitality, success. For the table that will definitely dance.
The Star
Hope, guidance, calm after a storm. A gentle, hopeful card.
Ten of Pentacles
Legacy, family, long-term happiness. Ideal for older family members.
The Moon
Intuition, mystery, the subconscious. For your most interesting guests.
The Magician
Skill, willpower, making things happen. For the friends who helped make the day.
The Lovers
Union, choice, partnership. The top table. Always.
The Lovers (Skeletons)
The gothic interpretation. Same meaning, darker aesthetic. For couples who want the full Birdhouse197 experience at the top table.
Justice
Fairness, truth, cause and effect. For whoever keeps everyone in line.
Judgement
Reflection, reckoning, a call to a higher purpose. For the table that will give the most heartfelt speeches.
The High Priestess
Intuition, mystery, inner knowledge. For the wisest people in the room.
The Fool
New beginnings, spontaneity, a leap of faith. For the most unpredictable table.
The Devil
Materialism, indulgence, the shadow self. For whoever you sit at the back and trust to have the most fun.
How to Order Your Tarot Wedding Seating Chart
Get in touch with your guest list, table count and preferred colourway. We create a full digital proof for your approval before anything goes to print. Four to five week lead time for printed boards. Digital downloads turned around as quickly as possible once your guest list is confirmed.
View the Digital Version for local printing
Thank you!
George, Joshua & Trish the Cat
