If you love music and are looking for little ways to include it into your wedding, make these DIY Music Note Escort Cards. They're so simple and look amazing.
If you want to make more of your wedding items, peruse the rest of our DIY tutorials when you can.
Pete loves music. It's such a huge part of his life. So when we were getting married, he was absolutely set on having a live band.
So, of course, we had one.
It was amazing. It was the only time I had been to a wedding with a live band (most, of course, have a DJ) and it was so unique and different. Pete even played a song with the band -- with his dream guitar that I bought him as a wedding gift.
If you love music and want to incorporate it into your wedding, you don't have to learn guitar and perform. You can add it a little more subtly, like with our DIY Music Note Escort Cards.
Now, a quick note if you're new here. Escort cards are the cards where you put your guests' names and table number. They're often mistakenly called table cards. Table cards are actually the literal card with the table number on it.
And then there are place cards. Those are actually the most specific of the bunch. They not only direct your guests to a specific table, but they give them a specific seat at that table as well.
The more you know.
DIY Music Note Escort Cards
These DIY Music Note Escort Cards are an easy way to add a little bit of music to your big day.
You could actually make large versions of them too to have as table cards.
Supplies:
- Paper trimmer - If you don't have a paper trimmer yet, I highly suggest that you buy one. So many wedding projects involve cutting, and doing it with a paper trimmer saves you so much time and hand cramps.
- Scissors - If you don't have a paper trimmer, you need scissors. You also need these to cut out the music notes unless you use a music note paper punch.
- Card stock - We use teal, black, and beige card stock to make these. Of course, you can use whatever card stock matches your wedding colors. We do suggest using card stock over printer paper or construction paper because it is stiff enough to stand on its own. Those other papers are too flimsy.
- Glue - White school glue is fine. A glue stick would work too.
- Black marker - A thick pen would work also.
Instructions:
Decide what color card stock you're going to use as the main color. In our case, it's teal.
Using the paper trimmer, cut your teal card stock into 2- by 2-inch squares.
Fold them in half, then set them aside.
Then, cut the beige card stock (or whatever color you're using) into 1 3/4- by 3/4-inch rectangles.
These need to be just smaller than the teal rectangles.
Cut those in half.
Carefully glue the beige card stock into the center, on one side of the teal card stock.
Let it dry.
Use the scissors to cut music notes from the black card stock.
What I do to make it just a little easier, I cut a strip of black (using the paper trimmer), then fold it down just a little bit. Cut the music note from there and you've made two at once. That goes a little faster in case you have a lot to make.
If you don't think you can freehand these, just cut them using a music note paper punch.
I know, I know. You probably don't want to buy a paper punch for just one project. But it will go so much fast with the paper punch. And it will make the project so much easier and less daunting.
And that's a good wedding lesson, actually. Sometimes, you have to do what's easiest, even if it costs a couple extra dollars.
You time is worth that money.
Trust me.
Glue the music note to the upper corner of your rectangles.
Use the marker to write your guests' names and table numbers.
If you don't feel comfortable with your handwriting, you can print the names on clear label paper and stick them to the cards instead.
We actually did that for our escort cards because they were made of a wood-like material that you couldn't write on.
BRIDAL BABBLE: Did you make these DIY music note escort cards? Let us know how it went in the comments.
