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Outdoor ceremony seating

We need to set-up chairs for our outdoor ceremony and am trying to think of the best way to organize them without it looking funny.  Is it true that typically just the parents sit in the front row, correct?  Or would grandparents and/or godparents sit there as well?  If it's just parents, then we'd just set up 2 chairs in the front row on either side and then do equal # of chairs for the remaining rows?  We only ordered enough chairs based on the # of guests we have coming.  How many chairs is too many do you think to have across each side (bridal versus groom's)?

Would love to hear your advice!  Thanks!

Re: Outdoor ceremony seating

  • edited December 2011
    We had our parents and grandparents in the front row, and the other seats were empty. You could have godparents if you wanted. It's really all up to you. If you're having a flower girl or ring bearer, you could put their families in the front row. 

    For the number of chairs on each side, I'd say just make the sides even. We had 10 chairs in each row and about 10 rows. I have a huge family, so the numbers were uneven for my side vs DH's. It wasn't a huge deal. Some of my guests ended up sitting on the right and some of his sat on the left. I don't think very many people really care which side they sit on. 
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