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Head table arrangement

Cherrymac35Cherrymac35
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Hi there, I will have a bridal party of 14 (including myself and my groom). Does anyone have any good suggestions for head table arrangements or a website that can suggest ideas? We don't necessarily want the typical double layer everyone facing out. Any thoughts? Thanks
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Re: Head table arrangement

  • mbcdefgmbcdefg member
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    * sit at a sweetheart table (just you and FI), then put the wedding party and their dates at other tables nearby or around the room. They don't "need" to be directly next to you guys. * sit at a table with you, FI, Best Man, MOH and their dates, and seat the bridesmaids and groomsmen with their dates at tables nearby. Or sit with your parents, or with your siblings and their dates.* see if your hall has a "feasting table" or a "captain's table" that can accommodate all of your bridal party members and their dates. Maybe this could be two long tables joined together, with people sitting on both sides.
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  • bablingbrookebablingbrooke member
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    For that many people plus their dates, I agree it's not too workable. And it's not nice to separate your WP from their dates. I would suggest what we did: We did a sweetheart table with another table nearby for the WP and their dates. It worked out really well. It was the only time during the reception that DH and I got a little time to ourselves (and not even that much, since so many guests paid us a visit during dinner).
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  • banana468banana468 member
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    What about a large king table so you'll have everyone and their dates at the same table?  It's very rude to split up any bridal party members from their dates and this can be a great solution.  Another one is to sit at a sweetheart table and seat your WP at other tables with people that they get along with best.
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  • tiffspfftiffspff member
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    We had a big bridal party also. So we had a sweetheart table and split up the bridal party by putting them and their dates where they'd be most comfortable (i.e. my brother sat with his girlfriend at a table with my parents and grandparents, my best friend sat with other friends, etc.) We thought that this situation would make everyone the most comfortable. Everyone was happy with the situation.
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  • ffmaidffmaid
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    Skip the head table Do a sweetheart table and then put the WP with teh groups they woudl otherwise sit with at tables all over the venue Otherwise you need the 14 wedding party members + spouses/dates= 28 people + you two =30 people head table and that is huge and ugly and hard to deal with.
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  • melishka716melishka716 member
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    We did a sweetheart table with 2 tables on each side of us with our WP and their dates. It worked out better, since I would hate to be seperated from my date at a wedding just because I was a BM or something. Everyone appreciated not being treated like children in grade school, with seating charts.
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  • BelhurstBrideBelhurstBride member
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    What about seating your WP and their dates with the rest of your guests and you and your DH sit with both of your parents? It's a pretty big day for them as well and I regret not getting to spend more time with them.
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  • thericksontherickson
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    We too have a large bridal party! We are splitting it up by having FI and I, my brother and his wife, FI sister and her husband, MOH and date, BM and date... Everyone else will be spit up outside of that
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