Chalkboard welcome sign for your wedding

The perfect welcome for your guests

If you’re looking for a welcome sign suitable for a wedding, you’ve come to the right place! We’ve got a lovely DIY idea that’s easy for you to make – a chalkboard sign that you can design and personalise however you wish, to guide guests to the wedding venue. Your guests will love being welcomed in style! A round blackboard can look rather elegant and can be propped up on an easel next to the entrance. edding chalk markers are filled with a liquid chalk that’s specially formulated for drawing on glass and chalkboards. We chose white as it’s the traditional colour for weddings. There are two stroke widths and 10 opaque colours in the range, including vivid neon shades. And what’s really neat is that the ink is very easy to remove with a damp cloth.

Category: Wedding
Products: Chalk markers
Materials: Chalkboard
Difficulty: Easy peasy
Downloads: Images (ZIP)

Step-by-step

Step 1

You can see everything you need at a glance in our photo. We chose a white edding 4095 chalk marker for our board.

Step 2

Think up with a motif or a quote for your welcome sign and sketch it out lightly in pencil first. The pencil lines won’t be visible afterwards.

Step 3

Before you start your design, activate the edding chalk marker as follows: Shake the marker vigorously with the cap on, then remove the cap, place the nib on absorbent paper and pump the marker up and down gently a few times until ink appears in the nib. Now you’re ready to get started. (And after use, always replace the cap securely and store the marker horizontally.)

Step 4

Use the activated chalk marker to trace over all the lines. To give your design real expression, emphasise individual strokes, or give it extra character by adding small motifs.