Another "Head Table" question

Kbrook

What about having a "Head Table" with just the B&G's parents? 

Seems like a good alternative for those who don't want to take the BP away from their dates but don't like the idea of a sweetheart table..

Is there etiquette against this?

lyndausvi

I like that option.  Alhough my parents prefer to 'host' their own table..


You can do just siblings, the MOH and BM (and their dates).  This is one of those things you can think outside of the box on.

fallbride1109

This is kind of what we did.  We just had a regular round table amongst our guests.  We had our parents, my sister/MOH, my daughter/BM and the groomsmen (groom's best friend and brother).  Since we didn't allow plus ones and the WP was mostly family it worked great.

I had read about just having a regular table with both sets of parents and treating it like the first family dinner you would have as husband and wife and I really liked that idea.

danieliza1127

That's what we did.  We sat at one table with our parents and then our wedding party sat with their spouses at the tables just to the left and right of us.  We didn't separate our head table out from the group of tables though, it wasn't on display or anything, it was just up towards the front of the room closest to the dance floor.

wcvsb3b5

I like this idea and would definitely consider doing it if there wasn't the problem of my mom and dad sitting at the same table..

rkto

I think if I suggested this, my parents would be crushed.  They really want to host their own table and sit with the family from far away that they see once every 5 yrs.

All the people that are in my WP got married and separated me from my date..  I didnt mind at all. neither did he.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_reception-ideas_another-head-table-question?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:5Discussion:e8f784a1-5d8f-4f44-85fd-195c1424e0d3Post:4e19dcdf-ac61-41b9-9291-ae0aa46a32e9">Re: Another "Head Table" question</a>:
[QUOTE]I like this idea and would definitely consider doing it if there wasn't the problem of my mom and dad sitting at the same table..
Posted by wcvsb3b5[/QUOTE]

This times 100.

aerinpegadrak

If it's a Last Supper style table and there are issues with divorced parents, what about doing the bio moms on one side and the bio dads on the other?  So it would go:

MOG
MOG's husband
MOB
MOB's husband
Bride
Groom
FOG's wife
FOG
FOB's wife
FOB

If you're at rounds then having feuding parents at the same table is less of an option, of course.