3D printed wedding ideas
with a print plan for 80 guests
The 3D prints that work best at a wedding are the ones with names on them: place names, table names, a cake topper, small favours and glass markers. Below is each idea with its size and print time, then one plan that puts them all on a single printer for 80 guests.
By Philipp Baldauf · Updated September 29, 2026
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What to 3D print for a wedding
Six things couples actually print, roughly in the order guests see them. Each links to the page with sizes and settings.
Place names
One name per setting, about 30 mm tall, standing or flat on the napkin. Guests take them home, so they double as a favour. The full guide with costs for 100 guests: 3D printed wedding place cards.
Table names and numbers
Bigger letters, 40 to 60 mm, so guests can find their table from the door. A number, a name, or both on two rows. Sizes and layouts: wedding table names.
Cake topper
Both first names joined by an "&" in one cursive piece, or Mr & Mrs. It takes under an hour to print and stays on the shelf for years. See wedding cake topper.
Seating chart
Every guest name printed small and mounted on a board or frame by table. It replaces the printed poster and doubles as a photo spot. Ideas in the wedding seating chart guide.
Favours with the date
A keychain with your two names on the first row and the date on the second. They don't depend on the guest list, so you can print them months ahead. Make them with the name keychain generator.
Glass markers
A tiny tag with the guest's name, 30 to 35 mm long, threaded onto a wine charm ring or a ribbon around the stem. Nobody loses their glass at the bar, and it costs about 3 grams of filament per guest.
Sizes, print times and filament per piece
Typical values on a Bambu Lab A1 mini at 0.2 mm layers and 15% infill. Faster printers finish sooner, larger nozzles too, but the filament stays the same.
| Piece | Base mode | Typical size | Print time | Filament |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place name | standing | 30 mm letters, 80 to 120 mm wide | about 12 min each, 12 to 15 per plate | 10 to 15 g |
| Table name, two rows | standing | 50 mm letters, 150 to 170 mm wide | 2 to 3 h | 30 to 50 g |
| Cake topper | cake-topper-prong | 120 to 160 mm wide | 45 to 60 min | 8 to 15 g |
| Favour keychain | keychain | 50 to 60 mm long | about 15 min each, 16 per plate | 5 to 7 g |
| Glass marker | keychain | 30 to 35 mm long | about 8 min each, 25 per plate | 2 to 3 g |
| Seating chart name | none or outline | 20 mm letters | about 8 min each | 4 to 8 g |
Print times per piece drop when you fill a plate, because heating and calibration only happen once.
The print plan for 80 guests
Here is one realistic set for 80 guests at 10 tables of 8: a place name and a glass marker per guest, a table name per table, one cake topper and a keychain favour per guest. Add about 10% for spares and reprints.
| Piece | Quantity | Printer hours | Filament |
|---|---|---|---|
| Place names | 80 + 8 spare | about 17 h (6 to 7 plates) | about 1.1 kg |
| Table names | 10 + 1 head table | about 28 h | about 450 g |
| Cake topper | 1 + 1 spare | about 2 h | about 25 g |
| Favour keychains | 80 + 8 spare | about 22 h (6 plates) | about 550 g |
| Glass markers | 80 + 8 spare | about 12 h (4 plates) | about 250 g |
| Total | about 280 pieces | about 80 h | about 2.4 kg |
At about $25 per kilo of silk PLA, the filament comes to roughly $60 to $70. Electricity for 80 hours on a small printer is a few dollars.
What the whole set costs
about 80 h
Printer time
On one printer that is five weeks of one plate per evening plus longer runs at the weekend. Two printers halve it.
about $70
Filament
Three 1 kg spools, for example gold silk for names and topper and white matte for tables and favours.
$9.99
Files for everything
One month of Unlimited covers every download, plus bulk export of up to 100 names as one ZIP from your guest list. Designing is free.
Timeline: work back from the wedding date
Print what doesn't depend on RSVPs first. That leaves only the place names and glass markers for the busy final weeks.
- 1
12 weeks before: test prints
Pick one font and two colours. Print one of each piece and put them on a real table setting under warm light. This is the moment to change your mind, not later.
- 2
10 to 8 weeks before: tables and cake topper
Table names and the topper are fixed early, so print them now. About 30 hours of printing, done over two weeks of evenings and one weekend.
- 3
8 to 6 weeks before: favours
The keychains carry your names and the date, not the guest names, so the guest list doesn't matter yet. Six plates, about 22 hours.
- 4
RSVP deadline: the guest list
Type the confirmed names, or paste the list into bulk export and download one ZIP. Split duplicates with a last initial: Anna K. and Anna M.
- 5
4 to 2 weeks before: place names and glass markers
About 30 hours of printing. Sort each finished plate into bags by table number right away, not the night before.
- 6
Final week: reprints only
A new plus-one or a misspelled name is a 12-minute print. Keep 200 g of each colour back for exactly this.
Pick one style and use it everywhere
A wedding looks planned when the place names, table names and topper share a font and a colour. The generator has 18 fonts; these suit weddings.
Classic script
Great Vibes and Corinthia look closest to calligraphy. Script names are joined into one connected piece, so letters don't fall off. Keep script letters at 25 mm or taller, or the thin strokes get fragile.
Modern and clean
Poppins or Oswald for a minimal or industrial venue. Block letters read from further away, which helps on table names.
Serif in between
Playfair Display looks like a printed invitation. A good choice if your stationery uses a serif.
Two colours without effort
Export 3MF and the letters and the plate sit on separate filament slots. With an AMS in Bambu Studio or OrcaSlicer, gold letters on a white base need no setup. Without one, change filament at a layer. The details are in 3D print text in a different colour.
More ideas if you have printer time left
- A large "Mr & Mrs" or both first names for the head table, 250 mm or wider, printed in two parts.
- Welcome sign letters glued onto a wooden board. Sizes on 3D printed letters.
- A ring ornament with your names and the date as a thank-you for parents, made with the circle base.
- Name tags for the bridal party's gift bags, in the same keychain mode as the favours.
- A "Just married" sign for the car, in PETG so it survives the sun.
Where 3D printing is the wrong choice
Eighty hours is a lot for one printer. If you start four weeks before the wedding with one machine and no spare evenings, you won't finish. Cut the list: place names plus a cake topper is about 20 hours and still looks deliberate.
NameSTL makes the files; it doesn't ship prints. If you don't own a printer, a print service charges per piece, and 280 pieces add up fast. For a big guest list without a printer, printed paper cards are cheaper, and a single topper plus table names from a print service is the sensible middle. If you're thinking of buying one, see the best beginner printer.
PLA softens at about 55 to 60 °C. Don't leave boxes of place names in a hot car, and use PETG for anything that stands in full sun at an outdoor ceremony.
Questions people ask
What can you 3D print for a wedding?
The pieces that work best carry names: place names, table names and numbers, a cake topper, a seating chart, keychain favours with the date, and glass markers. They're cheap in filament, quick to print and guests take them home.
How long does it take to 3D print wedding decor for 80 guests?
A full set of place names, table names, a topper, favours and glass markers is about 80 hours on one small printer. Start about 12 weeks out and print what doesn't depend on RSVPs first. Place names alone are about 17 hours.
What are good 3D printed wedding favours?
A keychain with both names and the date is the classic, about 6 grams and 15 minutes each. Place names that guests take home also count as a favour, so many couples skip a separate one.
How much does 3D printed wedding decor cost?
For 80 guests, about $60 to $70 in filament for the full set, plus one month of Unlimited at $9.99 for all the files. Designing and previewing is free, so you can try every piece before paying anything.
Which filament looks best at a wedding?
Gold or silver silk PLA reads as metal in candlelight and hides layer lines. White and pastel matte PLA suit garden and boho weddings. Pick two colours at most and use them on every piece.
Can I do this without a 3D printer?
Yes, but keep the list short. Upload the files to a print service and order the topper and table names; a full set of 280 small pieces gets expensive that way. The design and preview cost nothing either way.