Placecards or not

Night_Sprite · December 2009

So, we have started having the seating arrangement or not talk. FI doesn't want to, I'm still on the fence. They aren't typical in our area. The wedding is formal but not ridiculously formal. What do you think, ladies?

pandasquishy · December 2009

No place cards, do escort cards instead. Like a lot of people have said (and I agree) assigned tables are helpful, but assigned seats is going a little too far.

rugbybride2 · December 2009

I would do escort cards, adults still need assigned table.

sucrets4 · December 2009

Ditto mag. It's just easier for everyone.

I went to a friend's wedding recently and barely knew anyone. I would have appreciate being placed with some younger people instead of the minister that wound up sitting with us.

Oh, and there also weren't a lot of extra seats.

Night_Sprite · December 2009

Okay, so how do you decide where people get placed?

RachNRich · December 2009

I want my own table.

ggmae · December 2009

I'd do escort/table cards. Place cards aren't that necessary.

pandasquishy · December 2009

Immediate family sits closest you to, then you can pretty much seat anyone else wherever they fit. Seat people with people they know, place the elderly away from speakers, etc.

ggmae · December 2009

Night - It was like one huge puzzle and it took a while to do, along with some rearranging. I grouped people by family and friend groups, or if there were people that didn't know many other people then I put them with people their own age.

Night_Sprite · December 2009

Are you actually planning to come, Rach?

So, go out based upon familial closeness?

sarahmk5 · December 2009

I agree. Table assignments are the way to go.

sucrets4 · December 2009

We did:

family, work friends, theater friends, other friends.

I only had one non perfect situation where I put 2 groups together because having them separate would have been 6 people at a table for 12.

rugbybride2 · December 2009

Yeah, my bad, I meant tables. This is the first time I've knotted since the beginning of the semester, I'm a lil rusty.

Night_Sprite · December 2009

Question 2: Did you do cards per person or by the couple?

ggmae · December 2009

I had a situation where our GM and his wife would have had to sit with a) MIL and her family, or b) my college friends that they didn't know. There were tables with 1 spot, but only those two tables had 2 spots open. We put them with the college friends and it turned out they had a really crappy time. My college friends apparently didn't say a word to them the entire time, so they got up and moved around a lot. I felt bad, but explained the him that my friends are usually more outgoing and I am surprised that they weren't at the wedding.

BecW2be · December 2009

I want to sit beside Rach! Hell, if there's not room she can sit on my lap and we'll share a plate.

RachNRich · December 2009

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_placecards-not?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:025f1112-c2e2-44c4-97ba-9188fe6779c0Post:24342d10-e81a-48c4-b512-4927fda28cb4">Re: Placecards or not</a>:
[QUOTE]I want to sit beside Rach! Hell, if there's not room she can sit on my lap and we'll share a plate.
Posted by BecW2be[/QUOTE]

I'm <strong>for sure</strong> coming now!!!!

Night_Sprite · December 2009

Okay, just make sure you RSVP: Awesome. Get rid of Rich and bring Bec instead. I approve the substitution.

mwhitson14 · December 2009

Well to be honest, I'm not doing assigned anything. I've never been to a wedding with assigned anything, and I can guarantee you it would be way more confusion to assign stuff than to just let people sit where they want.

I'm also scared for the RSVPs, those are pretty uncommon around here too. Gah. redneckville.

squirrly · December 2009

Escort cards. I'm doing one per person, because it tells the server which meal to serve them. If you don't need that, then one per couple should be sufficient.

I really, really prefer some sort of seating assignment to just open seating. That's stressful to me.

Night_Sprite · December 2009

Crap! Did I ask a redundant question like a newb?

sucrets4 · December 2009

We did 1 card per couple/family. They're all sitting together, it would be silly to give them each their own one.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown · December 2009

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_placecards-not?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:025f1112-c2e2-44c4-97ba-9188fe6779c0Post:4ebff663-4b7d-4fcc-bfbd-49b458893879">Re: Placecards or not</a>:
[QUOTE] I really, really prefer some sort of seating assignment to just open seating. That's stressful to me.
Posted by squirrly[/QUOTE]

<div>I also have problems flying Southwest Airlines for this reason.</div><div>
</div><div>But the thought of table assignments at my wedding is already stressing me out. My dad can't sit at the same table from my mom, and even some of my friends from college don't know each other.</div>

buttaflai · December 2009

PLEASE don't do place cards. Escort cards are good. I'm one of those people who likes to arrive early and choose a good seat at the table. I went to a wedding where they placed us behind a gigantic pole.
I could not see anything.

squirrly · December 2009

I love the gizmo on WeddingWire where you can layout your room and do your seating assignments. It's awesome. We took a pass at our table assignments a while back just to see how bad it's going to be. Suprisingly, should be very manageable.

lilgina64 · December 2009

Well I just finished the table assignments for my brother's wedding this weekend. We actually went to staples and had a large board printed.

Basically we did like Table 1: mom, dad, grandma, grandpa etc
Table 2: BM, gf, cousin, friend, friend
Table 3: MIL, cousin, etc

So when people walk in, they consult the board and escort themselves to their table to put down their stuff and then go mingle. It was honestly easier and a lot cheaper than making individual cards. It came out pretty. We dressed it up with some fancy ribbon and a pretty font.

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