Head table for big wedding party

bucky22

Just looking for creative ideas on how to seat a large wedding party. With 6 bridesmaids, 6 groomsmen, 2 ushers, dates for all and us.... we're looking at 30 people at a head table! Seems a little extreme! Was thinking of a mini-sweetheart table with me, FI, BM+wife, MOH+bf, then one head table on either side (12 per table).... but looking for any other brilliant ideas! What's everyone else doing?? Thanks!

ootmother2

I think that the sweetheart table for you and your honor attendants is  a great idea.The rest of BP can be at the other two tables and you won't be splitting couples.Everyone will be happy!

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Your idea sounds great to me. I also like Stage's option.

faith194

We did a sweetheart's table, parents/siblings table, and then our attendants scattered throughout with their respective family and friends.  Everyone was happy:)I like your idea, too, with the attendants and their SO's near you.

Christiejoy

We are having the exact same issue. I think we're going to end up doing a sweetheart table with just the two of us and then two tables on either side for the rest of the wedding party and their dates. We decided not to put the BM & MOH with us because we're going to be floating about so much that I'd feel bad leaving them there on their own (they don't know each other at all). Good luck!

jessiegirl_98

We had 8 BM, 8 GM, 4 ushers... We sat with our MOH, her date, our BM, and his date (who was also a bm's). The rest sat with their friends at regular tables.

ffmaid

Sweetheart table for your and fi . Seat the WP with the folks they fit with if not WP. Makes it seem liek every table is special since Wp is spread around and makes WP have more fun as they are with their friends and family not random other friends of yorus.  

kae101

We're also doing a sweetheart table with just FI and I.  Our 8 BM & 8 groomsmen (and they're dates) will be split between three tables behind us (shaped kind of like a baseball diamond).  I figured that way they're still separated from the rest of the crowd & everyone can also sit with their significant other.  I've never been to a wedding where the ushers sit at the headtable too (but that could just be a local thing).

aloha2234

We have 6 bm and 6 gm... and they all have dates... so thats 24 plus us is 26 and we are just doing one giant feasting table with everyone. I really didn't want to split everyone up and def. didn't want a sweetheart table (people say then you have guests constantly coming up to you and dont even get a chance to eat and enjoy).  We are going to be sitting in the middle with moh and bm on either side and then everyone else just fills in all the way around.  just like a giant dinner party.  We may or may not leave a gap across from us to allow people to come up - and/or allow us to see more of the action.I 've been to two weddings like this and it always looks like they are having so much fun that way.