Reception seating options... kids separate?

fabkc · August 2010

Our reception is in an historical facility with multiple rooms. Dancing, buffet and the rest of the good stuff will be in the main hall. The main dining room seats about 130-140. We have invited 180. RSVPs are not due for two more weeks, but I am guessing we will end up right around 140 people, 10-15 of which will be kids in the age range of 6-15. Some of the kids don't know each other.

aMrsin09 · August 2010

I can't imagine having 10-15 kids under the age of 15 years, alone in a seperate room, without supervision, anywhere let alone a historical building!

[Deleted User] · August 2010

I don't think the kids should be unsupervised either. The reception venue may even have rules about this. The last thing you would want is for something bad to happen on your wedding day.

Definitely wait for the final numbers and then do the arrangements then. If at all possible, I would try to keep kids with their parents. That is what we did.

sarabellam · August 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_reception-seating-options-kids-separate?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:da72db7c-ab56-474b-aec3-0924f97e9bdbPost:57b583f8-8113-4c15-994d-bab04586ce45">Re: Reception seating options... kids separate?</a>:
[QUOTE]I can't imagine having 10-15 kids under the age of 15 years, alone in a seperate room, without supervision, anywhere let alone a historical building!
Posted by aMrsin09[/QUOTE]

This, exactly. Some 6 year-olds would be fine under these conditions, while some 12 or 13 year-olds would get into trouble. If it were my children, I would want to make sure there was some adult supervision.

banana468 · August 2010

Ditto PPs on the adult supervision. If you have older teenage girls, they may be fine on their own but no way would I do that with teenage boys or with younger children. They need supervision.

Calypso1977 · August 2010

if you feel you shoudl offer a separate room with games, etc. that's fine, but parents should have the choice as to whether they want to send their kid in there. i would not want my child seated separate from me at any function.

marisah83 · August 2010

I can't imagine what the kids would do if left alone in another room! Definitely keep everyone in the same room, if you can.

JanoBean75 · August 2010

A fifteen-year old is not really a kid, so shouldn't be separated from the rest of the reception.

Personally, if I had a child and he was invited, I'd want my kid to sit with me.

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I went to a wedding at a historic house and they set tables up both inside and out and we all just sat wherever and mingled. No one stayed in the first seat they grabbed. It worked fine.

waltzingmatilda13 · August 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_reception-seating-options-kids-separate?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:da72db7c-ab56-474b-aec3-0924f97e9bdbPost:57b583f8-8113-4c15-994d-bab04586ce45">Re: Reception seating options... kids separate?</a>:
[QUOTE]I can't imagine having 10-15 kids under the age of 15 years, alone in a seperate room, without supervision, anywhere let alone a historical building!
Posted by aMrsin09[/QUOTE]

This. And I don't think the parent would be too happy about not being able to keep an eye on little Johnnie.

Beachy730 · August 2010

I would never seperate young kids from their parents at a wedding. For the obvious reason of not breaking up a family, but also for simple things such as cutting up their food, making sure they eat, etc. And the older kids especially would probably hate being put in the "baby room" as they would probably refer to it as. If you end up with 140, put them all in the same room. Our tables were supposed to be 8-10, but we were able to squeeze in extra people at tables that had a few kids. Little bums and little arms take up less room at the table so it won't be a problem.

If you end up with more than 140, I would do open seating and set up for 180 so that there is plenty of room for people to sit and they could with whoever and sit wherever they want.

Mrs.B6302007 · August 2010

One room for all.
No one wants to be a tiered guest child or adult.

clearheavens · August 2010

Also, 15-year-olds are definitely not just any "kid." Some of them are 5'9'', have facial hair, loud, obnoxious, and would scare the other kids. Teenagers and younger children are not appropriate to sit together alone. If you're going to separate anyone under 15, you'll need a separate room for teenagers...and tons of supervision!

fabkc · August 2010

Well I guess I can scratch that idea! I'll have to come up with some other seating plans.
Thanks!

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