One way to add an elegant finishing touch to invitations, menus and escort cards: a wax seal. Charleston, S.C., planner Tara Guérard, who imprinted the image of South Carolina's state flag in blue wax on pale pink escort cards for one bride, says it helps to both personalize your paper suite and play up your wedding colors. Visit customwaxnseals.com to create a bespoke stamp (from $50), then order other supplies. Guérard estimates that one stick of wax will produce five or six seals; she recommends buying two or three stamps so friends can help seal the cards.

Bonus: Escort cards like these, which are sealed shut, are less likely to blow off the table.