When you usually attend the wedding of a family member ie: cousin, non-immediate member where do you sit? I know typically the parents of the bride and groom sit at the very first seats and the next row is for family of the bride/groom. I was looking over my pictures lastnight and realized my dh dad's side of the family : aunt, her husband, daughter and friends of his aunt sat behind my mom. I did create reserved seating signs but left them at home but it kind of peed me off because I wanted my family to sit the next pew behind my mom and after that, the seating was open to everyone. I noticed several family members sitting far back and they arrived early enough to be seated at those seats.
I know my dh's mom side sat behind his parents but I just think it was a bit rude for his dad side to take the pew behind my mom. I would've have loved for my family to have a nice view too! I know my cousin's wife mentioned weeks ago about not being able to see us jump the broom because of the view and I know why now. When I attend a wedding, I typically sit a few rows back if this person is not immediate family member. I will get over this but I wanted to know is this common for non-immediate family memeber to sit wherever? BTW...we had plenty of seating, so they could've sat the next pew back instead of that pew.