Two Reasons Why Couples Should Have Their Wedding Signage Professionally Made

It is usually best for couples not to make their own wedding signs and instead have the signage created by a sign maker. Here are two reasons why.

Signs are time-consuming to produce and display

Unlike wedding-related items, such as table place cards or wedding favours, wedding signage can take a very long time for couples to make by hand. Outdoor signs, in particular, can be very tricky, as the materials that need to be used to make them suitable for the outdoors (i.e. sheets of treated wood, Perspex sheets, etc.) may be hard to source. They might, for instance, not be available in arts and crafts shops and may have to be ordered from specialist hardware stores online. As such, even sourcing these materials could take quite some time.

Furthermore, painting words onto the signs may take a long time if, for example, the couple who is making them wants to use decorative lettering, add a long romantic poem to a sign or produce a very large sign whose lettering needs to be particularly big.

Similarly, if a couple wants to make their sign material 'rustic' because their wedding venue has a rustic aesthetic, then they may have to spend time distressing the sign material before they can add lettering to it. This could take several hours for each sign. Lastly, couples who take on this craft project may need to choose the right brackets and stands for their handmade signs and ensure that the signs are fitted correctly at the venue.

This could be very time-consuming, during a period when most couples have to do many other tasks to prepare for their wedding. If a couple gives this task to a professional sign maker, not only will this person already have (or be able to rapidly source) the supplies needed to make the signs, they'll also be able to produce them quickly, with minimal involvement from the busy couple.

Couples who use a sign maker's services will have more design options

Couples who have a sign maker produce their wedding signage will have far more options, regarding how these signs are designed than they would if they made them on their own. This is important, as the signs a couple uses on their wedding day should be as special as possible.

Those who hire sign makers' have more options because these professionals have access to a huge variety of materials, as well as lots of high-tech sign-making equipment (such as extra-large commercial printers and laser-cutting machines) that can allow them to make signs in all kinds of shapes and sizes, with virtually any font or pattern printed on them.

In contrast, a couple who makes their own wedding signs may be limited by the supplies they can access, the basic printing equipment they own, as well as their own craft supplies and level of artistic talent, and so are unlikely to make signs that are anywhere near as sophisticated and beautiful-looking as a sign maker could.

Contact a local signs service to learn more.

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