Where are you sitting?

careydes

Are you doing a Sweetheart table, with just you and your groom?  Or a table with your wedding party?  Other ideas?

I had originally thought our venue would work best with a sweetheart table, but it wasn't something I was totally in love with.  They sent me the layout of the space we will use, so I could start to think about where we want the tables, etc. 

The tables can hold up to 10 people, and I somehow got the idea that it might be fun to have us sit with our siblings and their wives/husbands/fiances/SOs.  That would make 9 of us.  Only my younger brother will be date-less (he has been offered a +1, but probably won't be bringing anyone, since he lives in San Diego, and the wedding is in CT).  We could have my MOH be the 10th, or just leave it at 9..

Anyway, I just don't know if I"m imagining that this is a good idea   We are really pretty close to our siblings, and I think we'd enjoy eating with them.  

Is there something I'm not thinking about?

Also, what are you doing?  I need ideas! 

kimberlykh

I like the idea of sitting with your siblings.  I would not put the MOH there though, because it could offend the other members of the WP. 
We are having an estate table, which is a long table in the middle of the room.  It will be us, our WP, their dates and my bro and SIL (they're not in the wedding). 

AurorasEnvy

We're doing a King's table.  Similar to a head table, but all the guests of the WP sit with you.  The bride and groom sit at the head of it.

mancila60

So glad you asked this. I too have been trying to figure out our seating arrangements.

careydes

We're only having my MOH (my cousin, who will also most likely be dateless, although she has been offered a plus 1) and FI's BM, who will probably be attending with his wife & two kids.  I'm thinking the BM would rather sit with his family, and that since my MOH is also my cousin, it might work. 

I can see how it would be weird, though...  to only have my MOH, and not the BM sitting with us. 

I like the idea of having the WP and guests sit with us, but again.. we only have a MOH and BM... and if they sat with us, then we'd have the BMs wife with us also, which leaves the kids.. where do they sit?

Sweetheart is probably the easiest answer.  I just don't know.. 

toothpastechica

We are having a traditional head table, and trying to decide right now about do we make it super long and include significant others (especially when only some of the wedding party is bringing thier SO's and others are not?) or do we do just the wedding party and then have a nearby table with thier SO's and some other fun people about thier ages since there will be a lot of mingling anyways?

Mona8

We're doing a sweetheart table because I figured it'll be one of the few chances FI and I will get to be "alone" that day, and I like the idea of just enjoying our first meal as husband and wife together. Our wedding party will be at 2 tables, one on each side of our sweetheart table.

mandydc0509

I'd love to do the king's table, but it just doesn't work logistically for us.  FI's GM have about 5 kids between them. We don't want to push the kids on other people/relatives, and they don't need to be at a table by themselves. The only way this table could work is if the kids sit with us, and I'm not sure everyone there, especially my bridal party (who has no kids), would be ok with this.

So I unless I think of something really creative, we'll be doing the sweeheart table, but I told my venue coordinator that I want the BP tables close to us so we're still within talking distance. We'll see how it goes.

evenundomiel

we're doing a sweetheart table. like a PP said, we figure it'll be one of the few times my FI and I will get alone time during the day....and most of our WP has significant others....and we have a friend group, some of who are in the wedding, some are not...so we'd like them to be able to sit together. 

our family is also rather large, so they're getting tables near ours....but it solved the problem of where we were going to sit and who would have their feelings hurt. 

DianaL616

we are doing a sweetheart table

MsAmeera25

Sweetheart table, with all the craziness I am going to want to want some alone time with my hubby!

SunshineShades

We are doing a head table with our WP and their SO. We only have a MOH and BM so in total it will only have 6 people at the table.
Personally, I want to just have the 6 of us sitting at a round table that holds 8. That way we would just leave space at the front so people could still see us. My mum is big on that "you HAVE to have a head table" though... so we shall see. While obviously it is FI and I's decision, I may just give it to her lol

S0095042

We're going a spin off of tradition. We've got two long tables connected with a small "sweet heart" table...like this:

 

bpphoto785

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[QUOTE]We're doing a sweetheart table because I figured it'll be one of the few chances FI and I will get to be "alone" that day, and I like the idea of just enjoying our first meal as husband and wife together. Our wedding party will be at 2 tables, one on each side of our sweetheart table.
Posted by Mona8[/QUOTE]

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</div><div>ditto!</div>

gpapale1

We're leaning towards doing a sweetheart table.  We have a pretty large WP, and I would hate to split up SOs.

comeongetdown

hahaha  when i first read the title of your post i was like, "...... on my couch..."  

we're doing a sweetheart table because all of our wedding party will have significant others and we just want to be alone

Melissa51212

Doing what per ions pps said ...sweetheart with our bridal party spilt in two tables.

classykat22

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[QUOTE]We're doing a sweetheart table because I figured it'll be one of the few chances FI and I will get to be "alone" that day, and I like the idea of just enjoying our first meal as husband and wife together. Our wedding party will be at 2 tables, one on each side of our sweetheart table.
Posted by Mona8[/QUOTE]
 This exactly!!

mandi921vh

Your idea is fine, we are doing a sweetheart table but including our MOH and BM both of which are single so it will just be the 4 of us.

soon to be mrs pham

im doing what ive heard reffered to a roman table (i think previous poster called it a king's table) we have four tables in a u shapethe two in the front are one sided and the two on the side have geusts on both sides (bridal party and their dates/ so's)

careydes

Spending the few minutes alone is one of the big reasons we would do a sweetheart table. 


That said, neither of us are really looking forward to being the center of attention, and having our own table sort of makes me feel like we'll be more 'on display.' 

I think it'll probably come down to which fits best in whatever layout we decide.   I can't believe it's already time to think about these things!!!

dori851

We're having a sweetheart table. Then we will have our WP with their SOs at two tables pretty close to ours.

Killa2979

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[QUOTE]we're doing a sweetheart table. like a PP said, we figure it'll be one of the few times my FI and I will get alone time during the day....and most of our WP has significant others....and we have a friend group, some of who are in the wedding, some are not...so we'd like them to be able to sit together.  our family is also rather large, so they're getting tables near ours....but it solved the problem of where we were going to sit and who would have their feelings hurt. 
Posted by evenundomiel[/QUOTE]

<div>Yes same here.Sweetheart table. :-)</div>

tdmaus

We are having a sweetheart table too... we dont have a bridal party, and our venue has a leveled seating with a balcony...so we both will be a few inches above everyone, on a display, i guess... hahaa...