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Seating charts...

Eliz77Eliz77 member
Third Anniversary 100 Comments
in July 2012 Weddings
Now it is my turn to gripe about doing seating...

We are having 100 guests but the tables will not be even. Oh, well...We are having 12 tables plus a head table which will sit us with our BM and MOH. In front of us will be 4 tables and then the dance floor. There will be an additional 4 tables on opposite sides of the dance floor (so that basically 3 sides have 4 tables each, with the 4th side sitting the band). My question is how do you decide who sits where?! Are you supposed to sit your BP in front of you, or parent/family tables? I feel like whoever we put in front of us should be like the VIP tables...I KNOW I am overthinking this but wondering if there is some sort of rule of thumb to follow...thanks!
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  • BmoreBride311BmoreBride311 member
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    I don't know if this is a "rule of thumb", but here is how I did it:

    -Sweetheart table in the middle
    -Two tables to left for Bride's parents (one "hosted" by my mom & step-dad, one "hosted by my dad and stepmom)
    -One table to the right for groom's parents

    Then I tried to mix up the rest of the tables to have equally Groom's vs. Bride's guests on both sides of the room, so it wouldn't feel too segregated lol. I spread the bridal party out across the room, b/c they are all from different social groups and I didn't want to force them to continue hanging out with each other more than necessary. I mean, they all get along fine, but I thought they'd have more fun being with their friends or families.
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  • littlemoments324littlemoments324 member
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    We have uneven tables...but we asked that the ones with 5 or 6 be set for 8 for those who decide to show up when they RSVP'd no....I have 1 table of 5 and three tables of 6
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  • Eliz77Eliz77 member
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    BMoreBride...since you are also a child of divorced parents...FI's parents are divorced and technically each have 15 guests, so there will be two tables each for them. However, FI's parents have NOT been in the same room in YEARS, so I am concerned about the awkwardness-not ex[ectng drma and nastiness, but you never know. I feel like I should put them on opposite ends of the room! LOL...FMIL is so sweet and everyone loves her, including FFIL's family. However, FFIL's wife, the reason the marriage broke up in the 1st place (affain resulting in pregnancy), is going to be very uncomfortable therefore FFIL will be miserable. 

    My side of the family will have two tables and the rest split up amongst my BP-I'm also not putting only WP people together, and instead having them inter-mingle with people they are friendly with. This is why figuring out seating chart is proving tough, not so much who will sit with who, but at which tables! 

    Hmmm...I think this post was more a sharing post than being productive!
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