Ceremony while guests seated at tables

lc07

ashleyep said:

lc07 said:

YourDogDontKnowSit said:

Oh, also she did have one row of chairs up front (like a typical aisle, five chairs or so on each side) for immediate family - parents, grandparents, etc. It gave more of an aisle feel and looked good for pictures.

I wouldn't like this as a guest. I would feel very second-class if the seating was so different for guests than it was for VIPs. And as a PP mentioned this would make it feel like dinner theater to me. Having VIPs at tables closer to the "altar" is better form, in my opinion. 

A lot of weddings reserve the front row or two for parents and grandparents anyway. I don't think it's that big of a deal in this case either - especially if they're walking down the aisle. As long as you keep your VIPs limited, I think it's okay. You might have to do this if your ceremony isn't going to be where your head table would be. You'll want your parents right up front, and their table might not be depending on the room arrangement.

Of course they do. But the other guests are seated directly behind them and in chairs in the same style set up. If I was at a table further away and there were chairs set up for some guests in a ceremony style seating arrangement. I'd feel like I was watching someone else attend a ceremony. It just doesn't seem polite to do it that way.