I automated my wedding seating cards and plan. I managed invitations as a CSV (who had been invited, who responded yes and no, addresses and dietary requiremen

I automated my wedding seating cards and plan. I managed invitations as a CSV (who had been invited, who responded yes and no, addresses and dietary requirements). I designed the placecards and seating plan as SVG in inkscape with special text I used as {templating parameters}. I could then produce all my place cards and seating plan from a simple simple script. This was handy when guests changed their RSVP a week out from the wedding when I had little free time and I could make a change instantly. (Although admittedly I spent more time getting the layout right for the seating chart than if I had done it by hand).