Seating charts

Re: Seating charts

• Maggie0829 member

  

  August 2012

  No, seating charts are not bad.  I have never been to a wedding that didn't have one and if I ever did go to one that was open seating I would be confused as hell and feel very awkward about where and who to sit with.

  
  

  Report0 Reply
• QueerFemme member

  

  August 2012

  We are doing open seating, but our reception is going to have a very casual/park feeling to it.  AND, we are providing way more seating than we need. The problem with not having a seating chart is, if you have exactly the number of seats you need, you will end up splitting up couples/families.  Because they will get there and there will be tables that only have one or two chairs left.
  
  If you don't have a seating chart, then you should make sure you have plenty of extra seats.

  

  Websites/blogs where our wedding has been featured:

  http://www.dapperq.com/2013/11/a-very-dapper-wedding/
  

  http://www.onabicyclebuiltfortwo.com/2013/10/wedding-christina-g.html
  

  http://4realequalityweddings.com/2014/05/16/g-christina/
  

  Report0 Reply
• aerinpegadrak member

  

  August 2012

  It seems to be a regional/circle thing.  Most weddings I've been to have had at least assigned tables.  We had a cocktail reception with more of a house party format, so we didn't even really have any seating to assign.

  
  

  Some people will argue that a seating chart is a courtesy, because it ensures that families do stay together and that people are seated with others whose company they'd enjoy.  If you're going to skip the charts, ditto CMG that you'll need to provide extra seating, because you're going to end up with a lot of tables with an empty seat or two.

  This is a neglected planning bio.
  This is a belated married bio, with no reviews yet because I'm lazy.
  
  
  Sometimes I feel like people think that brides are delicate little flower princesses who get all dressed up and pretty for one special moment of their dreams, when really they're just normal people who just happen to be getting married. Things shouldn't have to be sugar-coated for grown-ass women. -mstar284

  Report0 Reply
• Lisa50 member

  

  August 2012

  We had assigned seating (by table) posted on a seating chart.  It worked very well.

  Report0 Reply
• bordomkiller member

  

  August 2012

  My sister had a seating chart and I had open seating. Pros and cons to both, of course. 

  
  

  Con of the open seating at my reception: some guests felt awkward approaching tables and asking for seats.

  
  

  Cons of seating plan at my sisters: She had a lot of stress making the arrangements. A few guests were no-shows which left one couple all alone at a table that seated 8. She felt so embarrassed because of this.

  Report0 Reply
• banana468 member

  

  August 2012

  I prefer at least assigned tables.
  
  The issue I have seen with assigned seats is that people will edit them.   The last wedding I attended was a family wedding and MIL rearranged the seating assignments temporariliy so she would be sitting next to BIL and BIL was NOT seated next to his wife who was 6 mo pregnant.
  
  That went over SO well.

  Report0 Reply