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XP: Reception seating advice

sbradkesbradke member
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in September 2012 Weddings
Hi, we are having a buffet dinner after a cocktail hour and originally I was not going to do assigned seating exceot a couple reserved tables for close family... But I expected maybe 80 guests. Turns out lots of people are available and all bringing a date so it looks like 102-105 guest will be attending. That makes my venue seating a little tight but not impossible.

This is the second wedding for both of us. Most of the guests will be married couples in their 40s-50s. Everyone is friendly and there are no sticky situations where anyone would want to avoid anyone else.  I like the idea of people choosing their own seats but I don't want the few single guests to feel out of place.

Advice please. WWYD?
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  • celticmysscelticmyss member
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    I would assign tables for all guests but not seats. As a guest it usually isn't fun to have to hunt around for an empty spot and can lead to that "new kid in the cafeteria" feeling.  It may also result in people getting split from their group to fill in spaces. 
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  • cinderellasjccinderellasjc member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_september-2012-weddings_reception-seating-advice?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding Club BoardsForum:a464c18c-2e4d-469b-8eae-3865079cb9cfDiscussion:7ba651be-4990-49d8-b74c-b20922cc26b7Post:7a326918-78e7-425c-a179-5c3293466fae">Re: XP: Reception seating advice</a>:
    [QUOTE]I would assign tables for all guests but not seats. As a guest it usually isn't fun to have to hunt around for an empty spot and can lead to that <strong>"new kid in the cafeteria" feeling</strong>.  It may also result in people getting split from their group to fill in spaces. 
    Posted by celticmyss[/QUOTE]

    Ha Ha... I love this.   I agree with assigning tables but not seats.  Although people will generally only sit in their seats for dinner, it will make for an uncomfortable situation to be excluded from their families if they end up across the room with people they don't know. 
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  • volleygurl0306volleygurl0306 member
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    Agree with PP.  I think the general rule if you have completely open seating is to have an extra 20% of chairs because people won't fill up tables.  If seating is already going to be tight, adding an extra 20% would be impossible.  Assigning tables will allow you to condense tables so you have more room.
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  • BMcLeodTeamBMcLeodTeam member
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    I'm doing a buffet dinner as well. We're doing assigned tables
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  • smartlyprettysmartlypretty member
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    Yeah, you mentioned a tight fit so I'm assuming adding an extra table or two might be a problem. You usuallly need about 20% extra seating if you don't assign tables. 
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  • cronin85cronin85
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    Definitely assign tables, just not seats.
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