Where did you sit at reception

vwhelan85 · December 2012

Did you have a head table with bridal party and dates? Sweetheart table? Table with your parents at a normal style table? WHy or why not? Thanks.

thejucheidea · December 2012

We'll most likely be sitting with our parents.

jessicabessica · December 2012

We sat with our siblings and their dates at a regular round table.

HobokensFury · December 2012

We had a sweerheart table. It was nice to have a few minutes alone.

AddieCake · December 2012

We had a sweetheart table, and we were so glad we went that route. It was the only time we had to ourselves the whole day and just enjoyed taking those few minutes to catch our breath.

melb2013 · December 2012

We're doing a table with our small (two person) WP, their SOs, and our parents. It's a normal table, not a head table.

Avion22 · December 2012

We did a sweatheart table, and were only sitting at it for about half of dinner. It was nice being by ourselves, and it meant that when we got up to do table visits or dance or whatever, we weren't leaving a gaping hole in a head table or other table.

Maggie0829 · December 2012

We sat with our parents and my my sister (also my MOH) and her husband and my niece.

I hated the idea of people starring at me while I ate so a sweetheart table was out and I absolutely dispise head tables so just sitting with our parents seemed like the best option.

In the end I don't think it really matters because you will really only be sitting for about 30-40 minutes before getting up to walk around and greet your guests.

coopsbaby · December 2012

I was planning on just sittin witht the guests, but fi really wants a head table. So we're doing one with just us, my 3 kids and my son's date. The rest of the wedding party and our parents will sit with the rest of the guests.

And ITA with Maggie, it's such a short time I don't think it matters a whole bunch.

B2Z728 · December 2012

We had a sweetheart table. It was nice to have a few moments alone to eat our dinner. The rest of our wedding party was dispersed around to sit with whoever we felt would get along the best. This really helped us with our seating chart because nobody was locked into sitting at a certain table just because they were part of the wedding party.

fallbride1109 · December 2012

We sat a regular round table with our guests which was us, our parents, and our wedding party, which was all family, except for the best man who sat with us also. I had read somewhere to have your wedding table be your first family dinner and I really liked that idea.

Tami87 · December 2012

We did a head table with us the best man and maid of honor. We had planned to include SOs of the BM and MOH, but BM's SO couldn't make it and MOH said her SO preferred to sit with her family (MOH's SO and MOH's brother are also close friends), so it ended up being just the four of us.

The rest of the wedding party was seated at round tables with their SOs, friends or family. We chose the small head table because of the layout of the room and space. We also didn't really want a sweetheart table and MOH and BM had both volunteered to give a toast so it made it easy to have them sitting with us.

random4180 · December 2012

We had a sweetheart table. It made the most sense for us. My own family is large (I have eight siblings) so they were already spread over three tables. My two sisters and my sister-in-law were in my WP along with my nephew and four neices. Understandably, they all wanted to be with their families. And that doesn't even touch my H's side of the bridal party! Yeah, sweetheart table was simple and easy, although as another person said, you really aren't sitting that long!

erinlin25 · December 2012

we are doing sweetheart table in between two tables that will have our wedding party with their SO. We didn't want SO's sitting at a "head table" and so figured this was the best route since all of the WP have their own spouses it just makes it easier. I went to a wedding with my FI when we first started dating; he was in the wedding party and I obviously was not, and it was awkward because I didn't know a lot of people so it was weird that I couldn't sit with him and was at a table with people I did not know well. Granted I made friends, and after dinner we were together and all, but it definitely was odd to begin with. I would have never thought otherwise (all other weddings I were in always had a head table with bride groom and wedding party). I think it all depends on the dynamic of the WP; if majority are single and not bringing a guest, i'm sure they'd love the head table idea; but if majotity are married or having a SO their that is not in the wedding party, I think its a nice gesture that they can sit with their guests

Magdala9 · December 2012

We sat at a round table with three members of the bridal party and their spouses. I didn't want to be on display at a sweetheart table. Our bridal party had spouses and children in attendance. Our total would have been 29 which is just too big for a head table.

SCD1126 · December 2012

At my first wedding we had a long head table. Girls to my right, guys to his left.

This time I'm opting for the sweetheart table. It just seems "right" to me. I feel too old (35) to have a head table for some reason LOL

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