2 aisles??

[SaraT09]

We are getting married in a church with 2 aisles, 3 rows of pews. I have always went to a church with only one aisle and have never been to a wedding in a bigger church so this is foreign to me. From what ive been told you usually enter on the left and exit on the right but how would you seat people? Like in all 3 pews or just the first 2? Lol I feel kind of silly for asking!!

[Moon.Dust.]

I don't know what you're planning, but why not allow people to sit where ever they're like?
I don't know. Just a thought.

[wedbyjean]

It partly depends on the number of guests you're expecting. If smaller, to keep it more intimate, stick to mostly the middle section of pews, with some "spillage" to the outer sections if need be. If larger, definitely use the all three sections of pews.

The parents, grandparents, immediate family would be seated in the middle section, MOB along the left aisle (facing the altar), and the MOG along the right aisle (facing the altar).

[RevMatty]

In most traditional weddings I've officiated. The imediate family members are in the front row of pews. The friends and family of the bride would be seated on the side of the altar that the bride is standing on (left side as you face the altar), and vice versa for the groom.
If you have 3 rows of pews, you could take the middle row and split it down the middle. Have the ushers sit family in the middle row and friends on the outer rows.

[sandy03]

Our church is that way and the front middle pew is left open (in the event that someone in the bridal party needs to sit. Other persons participating in the ceremony (readers, musicians, etc) sit on the front side pews (on whatever side they will be doing stuff from or the path of least resistance to their "performance" site)

The parents sit on either side of the second pew in the middle and the grandparents/ other immediate family immediately behind them (in the case of divorced parents, the mothers sit in the center on the second row and the fathers sit on the side pew on the second row) other family sits around them on either the sides or in the middle, whatever works best for your case.

For everyone else, have the ushers use the aisles as a guide - friends of the bride on either side of the left aisle, friends of the groom on either side of right. Just make sure that if they're seating people on the groom's side that they go all the way up the left aisle and then back down the right to seat them (unless the added distance would be a big issue for them)

I say just start from the front and fill all the way across and work your way back, but it's really up to you whether or not you want to use all three sections

When I was sorting it out I drew out a diagram for myself to get an idea of where everyone should sit, how each section would look filled, and how many people could sit on a given pew. It was really helpful. Maybe it would work for you, too.

[SaraT09]

Thanks everyone!! Your input helps a lot! :)