Wedding welcome sign wording and size guide

The welcome line sets the tone and sits above your names. Short lines leave room for big names. Long lines read as a sentence and suit larger signs. Each count below includes spaces and punctuation, so you can compare lines quickly. Pick one welcome line, then add your names and date beneath it.

Paste your choice and your names into the Engraving Text Length Checker to compare them before you approve a proof.

• Short (under 15 characters):
• "Welcome" (7 characters)
• "Hello, friends" (14 characters)
• "Welcome, all" (12 characters)
• "Welcome home" (12 characters)
• "Love is here" (12 characters)
• "Come on in" (10 characters)
• Medium (15 to 28 characters):
• "Welcome to our wedding" (22 characters)
• "Welcome to the wedding of" (25 characters)
• "Together with their families" (28 characters)
• "Welcome to our celebration" (26 characters)
• "We're so glad you're here" (25 characters)
• "Welcome to the beginning" (24 characters)
• Long (over 28 characters, best on 24x36):
• "Please join us in celebrating" (29 characters)
• "Thank you for being part of our day" (35 characters)
• "Welcome to the happily ever after of" (36 characters)
• "So glad you could join us for our wedding" (41 characters)
• "Pull up a chair and celebrate with us" (37 characters)

Match the wording to the feel of the day. Classic and formal lines suit churches, ballrooms and evening weddings. Playful lines suit barns, backyards and brunch receptions. Bilingual lines welcome both families. Add-on lines go under the main text in smaller letters. All lines are original, with character counts that include spaces and punctuation.

Use one style per sign. Mixing a formal headline with a playful add-on can work, but keep the add-on small so the names stay the focus.

• Classic:
• "Welcome to the wedding of" (25 characters)
• "The wedding of Jordan & Casey" (29 characters)
• "June 6, 2026" (12 characters)
• "Est. 2026" (9 characters)
• "Welcome to our forever" (22 characters)
• "Two hearts, one celebration" (27 characters)
• Formal:
• "Welcome to the marriage of" (26 characters)
• "The sixth of June, two thousand twenty-six" (42 characters)
• "Ceremony and reception" (22 characters)
• Playful:
• "Eat, drink and be married" (25 characters)
• "Grab a drink, find a seat" (25 characters)
• "Finally!" (8 characters)
• "Let's party" (11 characters)
• "Best day ever starts here" (25 characters)
• "Love, laughter and cake" (23 characters)
• "Come for the vows, stay for the dancing" (39 characters)
• Bilingual:
• "Welcome | Bienvenidos" (21 characters)
• "Bienvenidos a nuestra boda" (26 characters)
• "Welcome | Bienvenue" (19 characters)
• "Willkommen | Welcome" (20 characters)
• Add-on lines:
• "Unplugged ceremony: please put phones away" (42 characters)
• "Please find your seat" (21 characters)
• "Cards and gifts to your left" (28 characters)
• "Choose a seat, not a side" (25 characters)
• "Reception to follow" (19 characters)
• "Share your photos: #JordanAndCasey26" (36 characters)
• "In loving memory of those not with us today" (43 characters)

Choose by viewing distance and line count. An 18x24 sign suits a small entry, a hallway or an easel guests pass within a few feet. A 24x36 sign suits a large room, an outdoor approach or wordier text. If guests will read it from more than about ten feet away, go bigger.

Our Wedding Welcome Sign has a suggested size of 18 to 24 inches tall, so an 18x24 portrait sign fits the listed range. If you want 24x36, ask whether we can quote it. Whatever the size, keep the names on their own line in the largest letters. If you add a fourth or fifth line, move up a size or cut a line rather than shrinking everything.

• 18x24: small entry, hallway, welcome table, guests pass within a few feet.
• 24x36: ballroom, barn, garden aisle, approach longer than about ten feet.
• Main text three to four lines; add-on lines small.
• Names on their own line, biggest on the sign.

Make the names your biggest letters and set everything else smaller. For a minimum, a federal standard for building signs uses 5/8 inch at under six feet, plus 1/8 inch per extra foot of distance. That works out to about 1-1/8 inches at ten feet and about 2-3/8 inches at twenty feet.

That standard is written for permanent building signs, not weddings, so treat it as a floor, not a target. Welcome signs are read while walking, often in evening light, so most couples go well above it for names. Script fonts need extra height because thin strokes fade at a distance. Ask for the proof at actual size, print part of it on paper, and look at it from where guests will stand.

Type each line into the Engraving Text Length Checker and set a characters-per-line budget. It counts letters, spaces and punctuation, so long lines stand out. It cannot judge physical fit, because font, size and layout matter. Vow Keepsake Studio confirms the real fit on a proof at actual size before production.

We do not publish a maximum number of characters for a welcome sign, because a script name and a block date take up very different space. Use counts to compare options. If "Welcome to the happily ever after of" is 36 characters and your names are 14, the headline will dominate, so pick a shorter headline or move to 24x36. Send final text with the exact spelling and punctuation you want.

In this made-up example, a couple plans a garden ceremony with a long path to the seats. Their first draft is "Welcome to the happily ever after of" (36 characters), "Jordan & Casey" (14), "June 6, 2026" (12) and "Unplugged ceremony: please put phones away" (42). That is a lot of text for an 18x24 sign.

Guests will see the sign from about fifteen feet, so the couple wants big names. They choose "Welcome to the wedding of" (25 characters) instead of the longer headline, keep the names and date, and move the unplugged note to a small sign at the aisle. The main sign now has three lines and fits an 18x24 portrait layout, with the names in large script. Vow Keepsake Studio sends the proof at actual size, and the couple tapes a printout to a wall and checks it from fifteen feet before approving.