Wedding Signage NZ: Fabric or Rigid, and What Each Venue Needs
Captured by Jonny Scott
Signage is one of the first things your guests see on the day, and often one of the last decisions couples make. I wanted to set out, plainly, what your options actually are, and how the two materials differ.
The pieces most couples order
Welcome Sign
Seating Chart
Bar Sign
Table Numbers
Cards & Wishes/ Wishing Well Sign
Rigid signage: Foam board or Signex
Our rigid signage comes in two materials. Five millimetre foam board is the lighter option, printed single-sided, with hanging holes available as an add-on. Six millimetre Signex is the sturdier board, and it comes with hanging holes included as standard, plus a white slotted base available as an optional extra on our smaller signs.
Fabric signage: made to hang
Fabric signage is printed on one hundred percent white linen, or a cotton-linen blend, both priced identically, so the choice between them comes down to feel rather than budget. It is finished with a raw cut edge as standard, though a hemmed edge, a pole pocket for hanging, or a combination of both, are all available. Gold or silver eyelets can be added to welcome signs and seating charts, though never to a bar sign.
Choosing for your venue
If your venue has a natural spot to hang something, an arbour, a doorway, a marquee frame, fabric signage tends to sit beautifully there. If you are working with an easel or a stand instead, rigid signage in foam board or Signex gives you a clean, flat finish. I go into this comparison in more depth in Fabric vs Rigid Signage: Which Suits Your Venue, if you would like the full breakdown.
Timing, worked back from your wedding date
For rigid signage, the timeline runs the same as our cardstock stationery: design begins around five weeks before your wedding, with final approval due four weeks out.
Fabric signage needs a longer run because of how it is produced. Final approval is due seven weeks before your wedding, allowing five weeks for production and two weeks for dispatch and delivery ahead of the day.
Ready when you are
If you are not sure which will suit your venue, our enquiry page is a good place to start the conversation. I look forward to hearing about how we can fit into your big day to bring your vision to life!
Larissa x
