March 2012 Weddings

seating chart frustration!!! (long)

So, I have been attempting to work on the seating chart this whole day! Here is a little situation I am in. My parents are divorced. My dad also has not spoken to his sister or mother in the last two years due to a huge fight. My dad is helping us financially with the wedding. My MOH is my cousin, who is my dad's sister daughter.... Both of my parents have significant others, but my Dad has never met my mom's boyfriend (been together for 8 years) and my Dad's mother and sister hate my dad's girlfriend. Besides all that, I have 6 tables on my side, and FI only has 4 tables. So, the ONLY way it works is if we have a "family side" and a "friend side" - then we are able to have 4 tables on each side. However, I am seating my father and his girlfriend with my great Aunt, and my father's cousins (Which he is closer too anyway), then my poor Aunt (his real sister, my uncle, and my cousin/MOH and grandmother is sitting at the forth table (farther away) and they are mixed in with FI's family! I don't want anyone to be offended... but I don't know what else to do. I spoke to my dad about this, and he says he hasn't spoken to them in 2 years, and doesn't plan on it. Then FI tells me he thinks its ridiculous that we have a family side and a friend side. He says he doesn't like it, but he also says that he doesn't like that he only has 4 tables and I have 6 - when its the other way. IDK what to do!!!! I can't make everyone happy!!!!

Re: seating chart frustration!!! (long)

  • I would worry most about two tables and that's the tables your parents sit. Split them up and putt them with people they want to sit with (just ask them) then mix everyone else together by who they would get along with whether its friends or family. Do the same for fi side seat the parents then fit in everyone else. This is how we are doing it. Then we will seat my grandparents.
  • Also do a mix of friends and family on both sides.

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