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Questions about kid seating arrangements and escort cards

peaches178peaches178
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Now that our invitations have gone out (some people got theirs today even though we sent them out at 4:00 yesterday afternoon), I want to make sure I have my sh*t together for when RSVPs start rolling in.  So...

SEATING: 
1.  Do you think we should have a separate table for the kids?  The only young kids - none are younger than 7 - that we invited are FI's immediate cousins, so they'd all know each other and, for the most part, they're very well behaved.

2.  One of FI's cousins is 16 years old... do you think he should sit with his parents or at the cousin table (if we have one).

ESCORT CARDS:
1.  Should escort cards be done per person or per couple?  I know they can technically be done either way, but what do you prefer and/or what did/will you do?  FYI - Everyone gets to choose their meal tableside, so we don't have to worry about identifying meal selections on them.
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  • cindyn9178cindyn9178 member
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    edited December 2011
    I'd personally seat the kids with their parents, and do 1 card per couple.
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  • kellybee83kellybee83 member
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_new-jersey_questions-kid-seating-arrangements-escort-cards?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:90Discussion:41dbba16-b455-4e14-b731-0720198e4a0ePost:6d8fcc2d-3dd6-43fe-a651-d53442e640eb">Re: Questions about kid seating arrangements and escort cards</a>:
    [QUOTE]I'd personally seat the kids with their parents, and do 1 card per couple.
    Posted by cindyn9178[/QUOTE]

    I agree with both. 
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  • peaches178peaches178
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    edited December 2011
    Okay, I have a follow-up question then...

    If we do one escort card per couple and have the kids seated with their parents, should we do an escort card for the entire family or an escort card for the parents and then a separate one for each kid?
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  • cindyn9178cindyn9178 member
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    edited December 2011
    good question... I guess I'd include the kid's name on the card with the parents.. it seems odd to me to have a card for a kid that is 8 yrs old (for example).

    As for the 16yr old.. if you were doing a kids table, I guess it would depend on their ages, whether or not you'd want to seat him at that table..Not sure if he'd want to sit with a bunch of kids half his age.. but if they are closer to his age, he might want to sit with them.
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  • RamsKR01RamsKR01 member
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    edited December 2011
    I think maybe do a seperate card for the kid, if it's only a few because it may make them feel like "a big boy/girl".  Just a thought.

    I agree with seating them with their parents though.
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  • goaliegirlgoaliegirl member
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    edited December 2011

    Sit the kids with the parents.   We went to a wedding last year and the kids were sitting at the table behind us, and one of the boys, he was 7 drank a glass of champagne that was on the table!!!  The rest of the time, the mom was so worried that she ended up going and sitting with the kids instead of with the adults.   So, put the kids with the parents!

    As for the 16 year old, he doesn't need to sit with the parents, he would probably have more fun sitting with the cousins.

    As for escort cards, we did one per couple and all of the kids got their own, they loved having their own card with their name on it!

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  • MissButtersMissButters
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    edited December 2011
    For the escort cards, we did one per person. 

    For the kids, we sat them with their parents during dinner.   However, in the corner of the room we had another table set up and then after dinner the staff bought out some toys we had for the kids (coloring books, etc) for them to do.  They really seemed to like that. 
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  • felicia220felicia220 member
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    edited December 2011
    Peaches, are you saying that cousins range in age from 7 to 16?  Because if that is the case, then I would do a cousins, actually I DID a cousins table.  They had a blast being together all night, and their table was placed right next to the parents table in case any of the little ones needed their parents.  If you have a good number of cousins to make this table happen (8-12)  Then I say do it and why not give them their own escort card, being that there is only a few of them, the younger ones with get a kick out of it.  
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  • colmckenncolmckenn
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    edited December 2011
    We have a bunch of my FI cousins coming. There will be a cousins table for all the kids (but the two year old...she will be with her parents). The kids at the cousins table are 12-20.The 25 year old with her date will be sat with the adults.

    We are doing 1 escort card per couple. The kid cousins will each have their own.
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  • cindyn9178cindyn9178 member
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_new-jersey_questions-kid-seating-arrangements-escort-cards?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:90Discussion:41dbba16-b455-4e14-b731-0720198e4a0ePost:21b6bebd-6247-45ea-9da1-ee87391155f1">Re: Questions about kid seating arrangements and escort cards</a>:
    [QUOTE]We have a bunch of my FI cousins coming. There will be a cousins table for all the kids (but the two year old...she will be with her parents). The kids at the cousins table are 12-20.The 25 year old with her date will be sat with the adults. We are doing 1 escort card per couple. The kid cousins will each have their own.
    Posted by colmckenn[/QUOTE]
    I can't imagine if I were 20, wanting to sit at a table with kids 12 yrs old.. but maybe that's just me.
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