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Seating chart - Parents

Do the parents of the bride and groom seat together ? 

Re: Seating chart - Parents

  • this is up to you.

    I am seating both of our parents together because neither of us have big families coming. 

    Traditionally, I think it is usually a table of bride's family and a table of groom's family.
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  • I'm a MOG and a MOB. At both of my children's weddings the parents will have their own tables. We got along fabulously so that's not an issue.  We do not have a lot of family but we will have family and close friends at our table. Not sure who either in-law family is having at their tables. They both have a lot of family so it could be family or it could be family and friends.
  • It depends on what your parents want and who you would sit with them (and how much space you need)

    Grandparents, aunts/uncles, siblings & spouses, nieces, nephews, & the priest are common people to include with your parents.  If you have a small total number.. do a combined table.. if not.. do two separate parent's tables.. but just try to give each table a good "spot" at the reception.

    Sometimes you run into issues with how many siblings your parents have.  My FI has 11 uncles and 9 aunts.. while it includes spouses.. it is still too many people to include in the "parents" table, but my aunt and uncle will definitely be included at my parents!  When we sit down and figure out the numbers .. we will decide how to do the parents' table(s).  

    Also keep in mind.. the tables don't have to match the guest tables.  I was at a wedding once where the parents' tables were square to accommodate more people, while the guest tables were the typical round 10 seaters.
  • we placed my mom at a table next to us with her siblings and their wives, and my dad's sister and her husbanbd, adn then my H's parents sat at a table on the other side of us with their siblings and spouses.  we seated our siblings at our table.
  • ours hosted their own tables. my parents are divorced and didn't want to sit at the same table anyway, and both sides of the family were too large for us to have everyone sitting together.
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