Instead of place cards

[Shawna Bride]

I was talking to a friend of mine, and she just went to a wedding where they didn't have place cards. Instead they blew up a huge sign with everyone's names in alphabetical order and then the table in which they were sitting at. They framed the poster and put it on an easel. It costed them $7.00 to blow the poster up, and $10 for the frame, and $15 for the easel. Instead of paying $150 for placecards people throw out anyways!
I think we may go this route, plus our vendor has an easel.

[Jenn060306]

I have seen that, its really nice, and makes it easier for the guests to find their spots.

The only thing is i kinda feel like it might be easier to give everyone a seat at the table as well. I can see people who don't know eachother possibly not sitting next to someone they don't know and possibly leaving a single spot between which if there is a couple could mean they have to ask someone to move over so they can sit together, or they don't get to sit together.
Maybe i'm a little to anal.... maybe.

[Shawna Bride]

That's true actually.

[rainbowtreat]

We are not having assigned seating. The only table that will be reserved is the table closest to the head table and that will be for family like our moms and suchs. And even then there might not be place cards. They just know they sit at that table.

[Lauren2Be]

Is it ok to seat people together that I KNOW will like each other? Even if they don't know each other?

It's kind of like playing god- but I really think they'll all hit it off.


HAHAHA I know this may sound absurd.

[CindySue]

Doesnt sound like youre playing God......matchmaker maybe?
My wedding is too small to do the place cards thing and besides our family would sit where ever they wanted anyway and DARE us to say something!

[Jenn060306]

Is it ok to seat people together that I KNOW will like each other? Even if they don't know each other?

It's kind of like playing god- but I really think they'll all hit it off.


HAHAHA I know this may sound absurd.

Feel free to sit people together that you think will have a good time together. You never know what may come of it :)
My FMiL got re-married this past summer. She sat 2 of her single guests together and they totally hit it off! They are now engaged! They called after the wedding to say thank you for sitting them together... It's cute!

[usahgrad]

I have seen this and decided it was what I was going to do as well. It looks very elegant when done right and I HATE placecards! My tables are big enough that I can assign people to a table and they have a pretty wide variety of seats to sit at. We have three long tables...and with the exception of the seats we're going to reserve at the ends for bridal party and parents, the guests basically get the run of the tables...I've been to weddings weren't there wasn't any seating arrangement, and I didn't like that too much...so I gave in and decided we were going to have to have a seating chart. I thought this was the best way to go about it. I've seen a really beautiful pic of it somewhere...maybe I'll see if I can find it again.