My wedding is in 3 months now, and I thought I would return to thank those who gave me their thoughts and opinions, and to try to help those still making a decision about how the Wedding Party should be seated.
My previous post was asking if a Head Table with only the B, G and WP was okay. I had never seen anyone do it differently, until I heard people on this board saying it was not a good idea to sit BM and GM away from their SO's. It was explained to me that since a Wedding is a celebration of love, that it is in poor taste to spilt up couples for the sake of a head table, and the idea of a sweetheart table was introduced to me.
I was a bit reluctant at first, and said I'd check with the WP to see if they would mind sitting away from SO's during the dinner portion of the night. I didn't get to do that though because a poster here told me they would likely not protest to the idea, and I might not get a straight answer anyway.
I decided to do a Sweet Heart table with my MOH and her BF and his BM and his FI and then have 2 other tables, one behind me of the BM's and their SO's and one behind FI of his GM and their SO's. When we told our wedding party they were surprised and really happy. As I said, there really isn't any variation from a Head table where I am from, so no one was expecting any different.
I'm glad we went with this idea, and I would urge anyone else who is contemplating it to make sure that your WP is seated where they will be most happy and comfortable.
Thank you to those who suggested this.
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