I really need some advice from other brides out there. Last night I got a call from my grandparents (on my mothers side) saying that if I don't have that whole side of the family sit together- they won't come (about 10-12people). This this just the jist of the conversation- there was alot of yelling and not very nice things said to me, and at the end of the call I was completely in tears. I didn't get to explain that I had just- literally two days ago, handed in my seating chart and escort cards to my venue, and I had already placed everyone in the family. So my issue now is that I don't know how to respond to this. I'm already upset at the thought of not having some of my closest family there- but I really don't know how to fix the seating either. I purposely placed people at tables that would get along with one another but also have the families combined. I didn't want to have one side of the family at table 1 and another at table 2. I thought it was the right thing to have the families all mingle together. I know this is a bit of a vent- but any advice on how to handle this situation would be greatly appreciated.
Re: Help please! I have a reception seating problem..
Also, I think @HisGirlFriday can relate to this (she has an evil grandma in law).
That one comment is what led to my grandparents acting the way they are
Also I actually went to talk with them and they were completely rude again. They told me if I didnt fix the seats the way they wanted when they got to the reception they were just going to sit with the rest of the family regardless of the seating chart and didnt care if it upset other people at the wedding.