Reception seating charts

[Kacie_bride]

What do you think about a seating chart at the reception?

[Kacie_bride]

My guests can sit wherever they want. I am not going to put the effort into something they probably would not abide by anyway. Besides, I really don't care who sits by who.

[KristyGirl]

We had one, and I always prefer one when at an event. I've been to way too many weddings with open seating and it was absolute chaos. Hated it, hated it, hated it. I like organization.

[LaceyinPgh]

I'm a teacher, seating charts come naturally. We had a formal event with a sit down meal. A seating chart was really required just because it fit into the event. It also helped to show the servers how many of each meal was needed at each table and who got what. This made the dinner service so much smoother. Around here, place cards are just par for the course at events.

[mlm063007]

We are not going to have one. Around here no one does. If we did have one most people probably wouldnt realize it and would sit wherever they wanted to anyways.

[SoontobeMrsClark07]

I wanted one to avoid some family squabbles. There are also a lot of people expected to be there and I dont want to have a lot of confusion on where to sit.

[AngelinLove]

Our reception venue requires one or I would not have one...it is a pian in the a$$ to do!!!

[Valmai]

Weddings always have a seating plan over here (or at least al those ive known of do) as our reception is just an evening buffet then i dont intend doing so. Still unsure about wot to do in Austria tho, although there will only be 14 of us i dont want to end up with people moaning about wanting to sit by certain people etc, but id rather not have to do the seating arrangements. xxx

[hummingbird521]

Our wedding was informal and we wanted it this way. Everyone just sat where and by whom they wanted to. We found out that this worked best for everyone. This way several people got aquainted with one another that may not have with seating charts.

[brewsells]

We are not doing seating charts. I figure people can sit where they want. That way I don't have to worry about Sally not sitting by Bob because they had a relationship in the past and are not comfortable around each other. I understand when people do it, it's just not for me.

[Jena1984]

We are having a seating arrangemant, but my parents are divorced and I am seating them seperately because they have requested certain tables. So we have three tables with parents at a buffet where they will calling 2 tables at a time. I don't know if anyone eslse here has parents who offend easily, but if his parents have to wait, they might freak, and I don't want anyones feelings hurt by puting them at table three instead of one or two. I know this sounds silly and should be a non issue, but it is, sadly enough. Help!!!:bbcry:

[cowboysbride]

I had 8 tables Reserved (but no certain seats) so that our wedding party and parents could have a seat but after that I didn't give a hoot. Some moron at the venue however decided to "police" the room and tell some of my guests what to do....and I picked up my poofy white gown and marched his arse right out of there...

[countrygirl]

There will only be four reserved tabls at our recept. The bridal party tabke, one for the parents, one for the g'parens, and one long one for kids to play at. We are going to hire some girls to play w the kids during the recept.

[cowboysbride]

There will only be four reserved tabls at our recept. The bridal party tabke, one for the parents, one for the g'parens, and one long one for kids to play at. We are going to hire some girls to play w the kids during the recept.

OH that's a good idea!

[hummingbird521]

There will only be four reserved tabls at our recept. The bridal party tabke, one for the parents, one for the g'parens, and one long one for kids to play at. We are going to hire some girls to play w the kids during the recept.


That's a very good idea. I would never have thought of that.

[countrygirl]

That's a very good idea. I would never have thought of that.

I was at a wedding that did that, and it was great. The kids were still close enough to have around and dance w, and feed, but still being watched so that we could enjoy ourselves too.

[BriansBride07]

We are not doing seating charts we feel people get cheated in a way with seating charts. Who are we to tell our guests where to sit.

[Jenn060306]

I made one because i am a bit crazy about organization. I didn't want to run into problems with the seperated families. Plus we wanted to have my family together because many of them are from far away so it was a chance for everyone to catch up.

[WebLady]

I've always suggested special/assigned seating for the bridal party and immediate family. And let the rest of the guests sit wherever they want.

[MOB Karen]

We are doing one, and we want to do one. We want the people to feel comfortable who they are sitting with. So we put the work people together, and the different families together. Amber & Jason will have a sweetheart table. :D

[LaceyinPgh]

We are doing one, and we want to do one. We want the people to feel comfortable who they are sitting with. So we put the work people together, and the different families together. Amber & Jason will have a sweetheart table. :D
The sweetheart table is fabulous. Sean and I had one and it actually kept people at bay so we could eat. It was of fin the corner where we would be left alone. I appreciate that. The seating chart isn't that hard to do. Like I said, mine took a couple hours total. It took me longer to get the cards printed, seperated, alphabatized, and folded than the actual chart part.

[MOB Karen]

The sweetheart table is fabulous. Sean and I had one and it actually kept people at bay so we could eat. It was of fin the corner where we would be left alone. I appreciate that. The seating chart isn't that hard to do. Like I said, mine took a couple hours total. It took me longer to get the cards printed, seperated, alphabatized, and folded than the actual chart part.

Amber wasn't going to do a sweetheart table until she saw your wedding, Lacey! You inspired her to do it!! She thought yours was fabulous!!! :D

[LaceyinPgh]

Amber wasn't going to do a sweetheart table until she saw your wedding, Lacey! You inspired her to do it!! She thought yours was fabulous!!! :D
Thank you. I actually stole the idea from my sil's wedding in April 2005.

The other bonus is that your wedding party can sit with their spouses/partners/friends. Our friends all loved that. Then each set of parents had their own table of 10 that they could host.

[mariaandmanish]

We had a seating chart, more of who sits at what table than at what chair. But the place cards didn't arrive til after the cocktail hour due to my own lack of attention to that detail!!

But, I think that it was a definite help for the start of the reception, when everyone was sitting and doing the toasts. After that, we had a buffet dinner, so people were pretty much all over the place, and rarely sitting down. I loved that about my reception... almost everyone was on the dance floor for most of the night, so that made me happy!