Victorian Gothic Wedding Placecards

2 min read September 13, 2026 Rachel McAffee
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Help guests find their seats with these dark and moody name cards. They can help guests locate their seats while providing a unique keepsake. With the subtle Halloween twist, these name cards are the perfect way to incorporate a bit of spookiness into your wedding theme.

Download the printable to make the Victorian Gothic Wedding Placecards here.

Project Time
20 to 30 min
Difficulty
Beginner
Step
1

Brush unfinished wood slats using black acrylic paint and set aside to dry.

Victorian Gothic Wedding Placecards step 1
Step
2

Cut a piece of white tissue paper just a little larger than a sheet of white cardstock.

Victorian Gothic Wedding Placecards step 2
Step
3

Place the sheet of cardstock over the cut out piece of white tissue paper and secure all the loose ends with washi tape. Using washi tape instead of regular tape helps to ensure that the tissue will easily come off the cardstock.

Victorian Gothic Wedding Placecards step 3
Step
4

Once your tissue paper has been taped to the cardstock, send it through the printer using the printable.

Download the printable to make the Victorian Gothic Wedding Placecards here.

Victorian Gothic Wedding Placecards step 4
Step
5

Brush a bit of Mod Podge onto the painted slat boards making sure to get the entire board.

Victorian Gothic Wedding Placecards step 5
Step
6

Cut out a piece of the tissue printable just large enough to cover the wood slat and place the tissue over the Mod Podge covered slats. Allow the slat boards to dry.

Victorian Gothic Wedding Placecards step 6
Step
7

Once the slats are dry, write or print out your guests names onto white cardstock and attach them to the boards using glue dots.

Embellish the name cards using feather butterflies in white, gray and purple and attach them using glue dots.

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Victorian Gothic Wedding Placecards step 7

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