Assigning Tables

adedrickson

I am trying to work on my seating chart... I want to make sure my out of town guests are seated at tables with people their age. I am having trouble....

What are all of you doing with your immediate family members? Should I seat my family with my family, and his with his? Or should his parents sit with mine???

I would love to hear what everyone else is doing!

jena.n.ross

I would seat your immediate family with your family, his with his.  They can mingle if they want, but you should let them eat with people they already know.  

CassieeK

We will be seating our parents at the same table and keeping families together for the most part. Where it is necessary to split them, we will be making sure they are sitting with people they either know or that we think they have something in common with.

trix1223

I'm happy to say that at both our son and DIL's wedding, and our DD and SIL's wedding, we hosted our own table, and the other parents hosted their own table.

Had our kids asked us to, we would have shared a table with their new in-laws.  But it was far more fun having our siblings and parents with US, and I'm sure their in-laws felt the same way.

MilitaryBride2Be

We each of our parents at their own table, our non bridal party siblings and grandparents were also there.

tenofcups4me

I'd ask your parents which they prefer. Sometimes I see both sets of parents at the same table, but more often I see the bride's parents hosting their own table and the groom's parents hosting their table. I assumed that my parents would want to sit with their siblings, but I doublechecked it with them. For his family, it was little more complicated (fewer siblings) so  his parents chose to add some close friends to their table too.

Irishcurls

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[QUOTE]I'd ask your parents which they prefer. Sometimes I see both sets of parents at the same table, but more often I see the bride's parents hosting their own table and the groom's parents hosting their table. I assumed that my parents would want to sit with their siblings, but I doublechecked it with them. <strong>For his family, it was little more complicated (fewer siblings) so  his parents chose to add some close friends to their table too.</strong>
Posted by tenofcups4me[/QUOTE]
So funny, I was just considering this. I guess for his family, we'll do what you suggested--close friends. But for my parents, we have the opposite problem--wayyy too many siblings. How do you pick who goes where? 

aegrish

We're sitting with our parents and his grandparents.  THis worked best for us.  Each situation is unique.  Sit with who you feel most comfortable.  It was really important for us to sit with our parents since they are hosting our DW. 

jerseydevil

Sit everyone with their own families and the people who you know they talk to. Most people would prefer to be with those they are most comfortable with.