Wedding Etiquette Forum

Parents tables

Where do you sit your parents and inlaws at the reception?  Do they sit at a table together or do they host their own individual head tables?

Re: Parents tables

  • Tim and I sat at a sweet heart table. Our parents, grandparents, and officiant sat at the same table right next to us.
  • Did you already post this and delete?  i typed out a long answer and then wan't able to post it due to the topic being gone. Summary: Each Family gets their own Family table in addition to the head table at our reception.
  • The hosted their own tables.






    What differentiates an average host and a great host is anticipating unexpressed needs and wants of their guests.  Just because the want/need is not expressed, doesn't mean it wouldn't be appreciated. 
  • Ours: Bridal party and dates at head table. My parents have a table and FI's parents have a table. They pick who sits at those tables whether its friends, grandparents, family, etc. But you can have all parents and grandparents at one too. How ever they want it to be.
  • At both my kids' weddings, DH and I hosted our own table, and my childrens' in-laws hosted their own tables.  I prefer that.
    "Trix, it's what they/our parents wanted. Why so judgemental? And why is your wedding date over a year and a half ago? And why do you not have a groom's name? And why have you posted over 12,000 posts? And why do you always say mean things to brides?" palegirl146
  • The WP was spread out among their friends.  The 3 sets of parents each hosted their own table.
  • Our parents, grandparents, my FSIL will be sitting at a table together.  They have been together a few times and enjoy each others company, I figured it would be good to combine families and share that.
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