Wedding party table

mocklerja

So the invitations have been sent and now I am starting to think about how I want to have tables arranged for the reception.  Are people doing tables with the whole wedding party or keeping BM and GM with their dates and sitting alone or just with MOH and BM?  I think fiance wants the long table with the bridal party, but I don't know if I want to do that.  Suggestions would be great!!

KT82

we are doing a head table...I think only half the bridal party will bring dates, but we will sit them with other people they will know.  I also like the idea of the bride and groom sitting with just the BM and MOH...

carolyn321

We didn't want to be on display during dinner, so we had a round table with me, DH, MOH and her husband, and BM and his wife.  The other members of the bridal party told me that they liked being able to sit at a table with people they knew, so it worked out well for us. 

lpolly12

We are going to have the traditional head table with us and the wedding party.

JKohio

We did a head table with all of the bridal party and their dates, plus DH and me. It worked well for us, but we had a smaller bridal party (5 guys; 3 girls).If you don't want a head table, you can always do a sweetheart table for just you and FI. In that case, the bridal party would sit at 2 or 3 (however many you need) rounds with their dates. Or, you can seat them without their dates, and put the dates at an adjacent table. (Personally, I'd keep them together though.)Alternately, you can do a sweetheart table and then put the bridal party couples with friends they'd know (so they wouldn't even be in the 'spotlight' at all).You have options! Good luck!

K Byte

We will be having a head table with the wedding party's dates sitting with us. Unless *all* the dates know each other (in which case a date table is probably ok), I think the dates should be sitting w/ the wedding party. If there's even one odd one out, I wouldn't do just the wedding party at the head table with dates at another table. It might make someone feel awkward. You can also do a sweetheart table w/ just you and your FI and then sit the wedding party with their dates at two or more round tables on either side of the bride/groom. Think of it like a dog bone, hehe.

l337Jacqui

haha yes! i was just going to mention "the dogbone"! i LOVE this set-up because everyone can see and talk to each other! not one long row where you can only really talk to who is next to you. here is a pic of the layout: [IMG] <a href="http://tinyurl.com/lo6wsm" rel='nofollow'>http://tinyurl.com/lo6wsm</a> [/IMG]

Emily99

We are having the same dilema. We love the way the head table looks at our reception place BUT have so many BP members and don't want them having to eat separate from their dates. Was thinking of just MOH and BM with us but then they won't have anyone to talk to during dinner if FI and I are chatting. Another thing to think about is the less at the head table the more tables you will need meaning more space and more centerpieces. As you can tell I am undecided at this point.

Brittany&Nate

We decided on a sweatheart table because we LOVE the idea of having our first meal together as a married couple on the night of our wedding. I'm going to have votives on the table surrounding my bridal bouquet, which will be placed in a vase and serve as our centerpiece. We will have white Christmas lights placed underneath the table, glowing through the linen. Can you tell I'm a little excited about this one :-) I'm not sure yet whether I'm going to split the bridal party up into 2 round table so they can sit with their dates, or if I am just going to sit them with friends at the other tables...

dcunningham2

We did a head table (had to do two tiers of long tables, as our bridal party was large - 20 including DH and me) Since we went to college together and hung in the same crowd, most of our BP knew each other, so it wasn't awkward at all. I liked the look of a head table, plus since we were on a tiered stage with a wall behind us, it was hard (actually impossible) for people to come up to us and interrupt our dinner or quiet moments. So unlike many brides, I was able to eat dinner, and then when finished I started greeting tables.PIB of head table setup. HTH!

Chezz88

We are having a head table that will include us, BM (brother of groom), MOH (sister of bride), my brother who is a groomsmen and my long childhood friend who's practically another sister to make an even number.  The rest of the party will sit at round tables near the head table with their dates.  I figured since everyone's pretty much married or in a serious relationship, this was a more suitable arrangement.