So I've seen on The Knot where it suggests (or strongly advises) that you do a seating chart, even for a buffet dinner. I actually like the idea of assigning seats, just because a) I like control (why lie?) and b) I can picture some of my younger friends sitting next to my older relatives, and it's not pretty. The problem I run into at my venue (Festivities in El Reno), is that I don't have enough room inside the reception area to set up enough seating for all of my guests. We plan to flip the courtyard area where the ceremony will take place so that it will have some tables and chair for guests to eat at/hang out at during the reception. The weather should be nice (fingers crossed), and a lot of our friends smoke, so we know they will spend some time outside anyway. So my problem is - do I do a seating chart and have some people assigned to sit outside? or do I just let it go and let everyone find their own table/seat? No matter what, I will reserve a table for the wedding party and the parents/grandparents, but I'm not sure if that is all I should do.Opinions please?