Picnic blanket seating

mysticl · April 2014

Even in shorts and a tee shirt I hate sitting on the ground for a length of time. My back hurts without support, my feet fall asleep if I'm sitting cross legged or with them to the side, if I sit with them out I have to use my hands for support which makes my wrists hurt.

Edited because I accidentally bumped "save comment": So all that discomfort means that when I sit on the ground I am constantly moving around trying to find the most comfortable position. Trying to corral my son on top of that would extremely difficult. Especially in a situation were there is supposed to be a certain level of decorum present. At least at an actual cook out it wouldn't be disruptive for me to take off running while calling him back to me.

KeptInStitches · April 2014

Maggie0829 said:

Chairs!

If I were sitting on the blanket at the beach my ass better be in a bathing suit with a cold drink in my one hand and a good book in the other while I worked on my tan.

FFS, why do people think it is okay to not have enough chairs? How does that thought even occur to them as being appropriate? You invite 100 people to your wedding then you have 100 chairs regardless of your venue location or casual feel of your wedding. Period.

This. And I'd better look damn good doing it, too.

lyndausvi · April 2014

aurianna said:

Something else to consider... yes, you need a chair available for every butt, though if you want to have picnic blankets too, go for it, as long as no one will be forced to use one of those instead of the chairs.

I really suggest an usher or a coordinator in your case as well if you only have exactly 100 chairs for 100 guests. Because I know when I go to a wedding I tend to not squeeze myself right next to someone else if possible. I also always opt go for emptier rows in the back than filling in seats up front. I give myself some buffer. If everyone does that at your wedding, just leaving one chair free here and there, you're going to have parties that won't be able to find seats together.
So really, I'd have more than 100 seats for 100 guests. 120 maybe.
If that's not possible, while I don't really like the idea of telling guests exactly where they can sit in general, I think in this situation it would be better to have someone letting guests know about the picnic blanket option and then for those choosing chairs, gently asking them not to leave gaps in the rows, rather than having sets of guests come in and be separated from each other. But other knotties please speak up if my judgement is in error!

I had to rent my chairs. I was not going to rent a 20 extra chairs just because someone feels the need for a buffer. No. People will have to sit in one of your buffer seats. Sorry.

theartistformerlyknownas · April 2014

lyndausvi said:

aurianna said:

Something else to consider... yes, you need a chair available for every butt, though if you want to have picnic blankets too, go for it, as long as no one will be forced to use one of those instead of the chairs.

I really suggest an usher or a coordinator in your case as well if you only have exactly 100 chairs for 100 guests. Because I know when I go to a wedding I tend to not squeeze myself right next to someone else if possible. I also always opt go for emptier rows in the back than filling in seats up front. I give myself some buffer. If everyone does that at your wedding, just leaving one chair free here and there, you're going to have parties that won't be able to find seats together.
So really, I'd have more than 100 seats for 100 guests. 120 maybe.
If that's not possible, while I don't really like the idea of telling guests exactly where they can sit in general, I think in this situation it would be better to have someone letting guests know about the picnic blanket option and then for those choosing chairs, gently asking them not to leave gaps in the rows, rather than having sets of guests come in and be separated from each other. But other knotties please speak up if my judgement is in error!

I had to rent my chairs. I was not going to rent a 20 extra chairs just because someone feels the need for a buffer. No. People will have to sit in one of your buffer seats. Sorry.

Yup. You do "the nudge." Either the ushers initiate it or the officiant... "Some guests are arriving and having trouble finding a seat. Everyone please squeeze toward the center of your row to fill all the empty seats."

No way I would sit on the ground at a wedding, kids or not. Ditto everything about a sore back, shitty view, misbehaving kids (you think parents can't control them in chairs, but will be able to on the ground??), and showing off the goods in my dress. No way.

aurianna · April 2014

Lolo8383 said:

lyndausvi said:

aurianna said:

Something else to consider... yes, you need a chair available for every butt, though if you want to have picnic blankets too, go for it, as long as no one will be forced to use one of those instead of the chairs.

I really suggest an usher or a coordinator in your case as well if you only have exactly 100 chairs for 100 guests. Because I know when I go to a wedding I tend to not squeeze myself right next to someone else if possible. I also always opt go for emptier rows in the back than filling in seats up front. I give myself some buffer. If everyone does that at your wedding, just leaving one chair free here and there, you're going to have parties that won't be able to find seats together.
So really, I'd have more than 100 seats for 100 guests. 120 maybe.
If that's not possible, while I don't really like the idea of telling guests exactly where they can sit in general, I think in this situation it would be better to have someone letting guests know about the picnic blanket option and then for those choosing chairs, gently asking them not to leave gaps in the rows, rather than having sets of guests come in and be separated from each other. But other knotties please speak up if my judgement is in error!

I had to rent my chairs. I was not going to rent a 20 extra chairs just because someone feels the need for a buffer. No. People will have to sit in one of your buffer seats. Sorry.

Yup. You do "the nudge." Either the ushers initiate it or the officiant... "Some guests are arriving and having trouble finding a seat. Everyone please squeeze toward the center of your row to fill all the empty seats."

No way I would sit on the ground at a wedding, kids or not. Ditto everything about a sore back, shitty view, misbehaving kids (you think parents can't control them in chairs, but will be able to on the ground??), and showing off the goods in my dress. No way.

lyndausvi my point was just that if you don't have extra seats (one option) then you may need someone to tell people to fill in (the other option) because not everyone does it naturally; I was not insinuating that everyone is entitled to a buffer seat on your precious dime. I would just hate for the OP to have groups in bigger parties that are all separated or would feel awkward asking people they might not know to move.

We suggest to people all the time when they are having open seating at dinner to have more chairs or to alternatively have assigned seating. This doesn't seem so much different.

Lolo8383 gives good solutions. I just more wanted the OP to be aware of the issue if it isn't something she thought about so that it can be smoothly dealt with the day of.

huskypuppy14 · April 2014

acove2006 said:

ktjanesmom said:

As long as there is a chair for every guest, who would it hurt to have blankets available for ground sitting? That is all I am asking. She asked one simple question and the ranting and raving commenced. Not from everyone no, but certainly a ridiculous amount of it. I think she got the point after the first 2 or 3 opinions. Sometimes the ladies on here absolutely over react to things and I just wonder if they are that meticulous in their every day lives. Treat people as kindly as you can yes but gosh if the lady wants to put some blankets out why the hell not?

Do you think before you type? Because you just repeated what almost everyone else has stated- there needs to be enough chairs for every guest but blankets in addition to that is fine. So try to read before you make yourself look silly.

and secondly, you admitted you won't have enough seating at your own wedding (which is funny since you said the OP should provide a chair for every one). It's okay for you to be rude but no one else can? This thread was doing just fine and was drama free until you decided to be the hero (which failed).

@ktjanesmom never said any such thing, I think you have her confused with a different poster. She was just saying to have enough chairs but the OP could have blankets too if she wanted.

Maggie0829 · April 2014

aurianna said:

Lolo8383 said:

lyndausvi said:

aurianna said:

Something else to consider... yes, you need a chair available for every butt, though if you want to have picnic blankets too, go for it, as long as no one will be forced to use one of those instead of the chairs.

I really suggest an usher or a coordinator in your case as well if you only have exactly 100 chairs for 100 guests. Because I know when I go to a wedding I tend to not squeeze myself right next to someone else if possible. I also always opt go for emptier rows in the back than filling in seats up front. I give myself some buffer. If everyone does that at your wedding, just leaving one chair free here and there, you're going to have parties that won't be able to find seats together.
So really, I'd have more than 100 seats for 100 guests. 120 maybe.
If that's not possible, while I don't really like the idea of telling guests exactly where they can sit in general, I think in this situation it would be better to have someone letting guests know about the picnic blanket option and then for those choosing chairs, gently asking them not to leave gaps in the rows, rather than having sets of guests come in and be separated from each other. But other knotties please speak up if my judgement is in error!

I had to rent my chairs. I was not going to rent a 20 extra chairs just because someone feels the need for a buffer. No. People will have to sit in one of your buffer seats. Sorry.

Yup. You do "the nudge." Either the ushers initiate it or the officiant... "Some guests are arriving and having trouble finding a seat. Everyone please squeeze toward the center of your row to fill all the empty seats."

No way I would sit on the ground at a wedding, kids or not. Ditto everything about a sore back, shitty view, misbehaving kids (you think parents can't control them in chairs, but will be able to on the ground??), and showing off the goods in my dress. No way.

lyndausvi my point was just that if you don't have extra seats (one option) then you may need someone to tell people to fill in (the other option) because not everyone does it naturally; I was not insinuating that everyone is entitled to a buffer seat on your precious dime. I would just hate for the OP to have groups in bigger parties that are all separated or would feel awkward asking people they might not know to move.

We suggest to people all the time when they are having open seating at dinner to have more chairs or to alternatively have assigned seating. This doesn't seem so much different.

Lolo8383 gives good solutions. I just more wanted the OP to be aware of the issue if it isn't something she thought about so that it can be smoothly dealt with the day of.

I am sure at some point in their lives (like going to a sold out movie) large groups/families either had to split up or ask people to move into the empty seats so they could sit down. For crying out loud, these people are adults and should be capable of opening their mouths and saying "Excuse me but do you mine scooting down?" If they aren't capable of that then they have some problems.

theartistformerlyknownas · April 2014

But @Maggie0829, clearly people have cooties!

crunchymamaof2 · April 2014

laurynm84 said:

acove2006 said:

ktjanesmom said:

As long as there is a chair for every guest, who would it hurt to have blankets available for ground sitting? That is all I am asking. She asked one simple question and the ranting and raving commenced. Not from everyone no, but certainly a ridiculous amount of it. I think she got the point after the first 2 or 3 opinions. Sometimes the ladies on here absolutely over react to things and I just wonder if they are that meticulous in their every day lives. Treat people as kindly as you can yes but gosh if the lady wants to put some blankets out why the hell not?

Do you think before you type? Because you just repeated what almost everyone else has stated- there needs to be enough chairs for every guest but blankets in addition to that is fine. So try to read before you make yourself look silly.

and secondly, you admitted you won't have enough seating at your own wedding (which is funny since you said the OP should provide a chair for every one). It's okay for you to be rude but no one else can? This thread was doing just fine and was drama free until you decided to be the hero (which failed).

@ktjanesmom never said any such thing, I think you have her confused with a different poster. She was just saying to have enough chairs but the OP could have blankets too if she wanted.

You are right! @ktjanesmom I'm sorry for getting you confused!

aurianna · April 2014

Maggie0829 said:

aurianna said:

Lolo8383 said:

lyndausvi said:

aurianna said:

Something else to consider... yes, you need a chair available for every butt, though if you want to have picnic blankets too, go for it, as long as no one will be forced to use one of those instead of the chairs.

I really suggest an usher or a coordinator in your case as well if you only have exactly 100 chairs for 100 guests. Because I know when I go to a wedding I tend to not squeeze myself right next to someone else if possible. I also always opt go for emptier rows in the back than filling in seats up front. I give myself some buffer. If everyone does that at your wedding, just leaving one chair free here and there, you're going to have parties that won't be able to find seats together.
So really, I'd have more than 100 seats for 100 guests. 120 maybe.
If that's not possible, while I don't really like the idea of telling guests exactly where they can sit in general, I think in this situation it would be better to have someone letting guests know about the picnic blanket option and then for those choosing chairs, gently asking them not to leave gaps in the rows, rather than having sets of guests come in and be separated from each other. But other knotties please speak up if my judgement is in error!

I had to rent my chairs. I was not going to rent a 20 extra chairs just because someone feels the need for a buffer. No. People will have to sit in one of your buffer seats. Sorry.

Yup. You do "the nudge." Either the ushers initiate it or the officiant... "Some guests are arriving and having trouble finding a seat. Everyone please squeeze toward the center of your row to fill all the empty seats."

No way I would sit on the ground at a wedding, kids or not. Ditto everything about a sore back, shitty view, misbehaving kids (you think parents can't control them in chairs, but will be able to on the ground??), and showing off the goods in my dress. No way.

lyndausvi my point was just that if you don't have extra seats (one option) then you may need someone to tell people to fill in (the other option) because not everyone does it naturally; I was not insinuating that everyone is entitled to a buffer seat on your precious dime. I would just hate for the OP to have groups in bigger parties that are all separated or would feel awkward asking people they might not know to move.

We suggest to people all the time when they are having open seating at dinner to have more chairs or to alternatively have assigned seating. This doesn't seem so much different.

Lolo8383 gives good solutions. I just more wanted the OP to be aware of the issue if it isn't something she thought about so that it can be smoothly dealt with the day of.

I am sure at some point in their lives (like going to a sold out movie) large groups/families either had to split up or ask people to move into the empty seats so they could sit down. For crying out loud, these people are adults and should be capable of opening their mouths and saying "Excuse me but do you mine scooting down?" If they aren't capable of that then they have some problems.

Maggie0829
But why should they have to be split up (and if it were a family with kids, this might not even be plausible)? Why should they be put in a situation where they need to awkwardly ask people to move? Why should several guests who are already settled be asked to get up and move themselves? And as this will only happen with the later guests, do you really need your guests all playing musical chairs 90 seconds before you're supposed to walk down the aisle? Why should any of that go on if it doesn't need to?

Yes people can make it work. And I'm not saying anyone that only had exact the number of chairs was a horrible hostess. I'm just saying that if there is a way to make the seating process smoother and more comfortable for the guests, why not at least think on it (which is why I mentioned it to begin with).

(And yes. People have cooties. And some people like sitting on the aisle so they can see better. The seats aren't going to all fill in perfect uniformity on their own unless there is an usher helping guide it)

PrettyGirlLost · April 2014

aurianna said:

Lolo8383 said:

lyndausvi said:

aurianna said:

Something else to consider... yes, you need a chair available for every butt, though if you want to have picnic blankets too, go for it, as long as no one will be forced to use one of those instead of the chairs.

I really suggest an usher or a coordinator in your case as well if you only have exactly 100 chairs for 100 guests. Because I know when I go to a wedding I tend to not squeeze myself right next to someone else if possible. I also always opt go for emptier rows in the back than filling in seats up front. I give myself some buffer. If everyone does that at your wedding, just leaving one chair free here and there, you're going to have parties that won't be able to find seats together.
So really, I'd have more than 100 seats for 100 guests. 120 maybe.
If that's not possible, while I don't really like the idea of telling guests exactly where they can sit in general, I think in this situation it would be better to have someone letting guests know about the picnic blanket option and then for those choosing chairs, gently asking them not to leave gaps in the rows, rather than having sets of guests come in and be separated from each other. But other knotties please speak up if my judgement is in error!

I had to rent my chairs. I was not going to rent a 20 extra chairs just because someone feels the need for a buffer. No. People will have to sit in one of your buffer seats. Sorry.

Yup. You do "the nudge." Either the ushers initiate it or the officiant... "Some guests are arriving and having trouble finding a seat. Everyone please squeeze toward the center of your row to fill all the empty seats."

No way I would sit on the ground at a wedding, kids or not. Ditto everything about a sore back, shitty view, misbehaving kids (you think parents can't control them in chairs, but will be able to on the ground??), and showing off the goods in my dress. No way.

lyndausvi my point was just that if you don't have extra seats (one option) then you may need someone to tell people to fill in (the other option) because not everyone does it naturally; I was not insinuating that everyone is entitled to a buffer seat on your precious dime. I would just hate for the OP to have groups in bigger parties that are all separated or would feel awkward asking people they might not know to move.

We suggest to people all the time when they are having open seating at dinner to have more chairs or to alternatively have assigned seating. This doesn't seem so much different.

Lolo8383 gives good solutions. I just more wanted the OP to be aware of the issue if it isn't something she thought about so that it can be smoothly dealt with the day of.

Why? It's pretty easy to say to someone, "Excuse me. . . " or "Excuse me, can you please slide over."

I'm a commuter on public transportation. . . I ask people to move their asses over so I can sit down all of the time!

PrettyGirlLost · April 2014

aurianna said:

Maggie0829 said:

aurianna said:

Lolo8383 said:

lyndausvi said:

aurianna said:

Something else to consider... yes, you need a chair available for every butt, though if you want to have picnic blankets too, go for it, as long as no one will be forced to use one of those instead of the chairs.

I really suggest an usher or a coordinator in your case as well if you only have exactly 100 chairs for 100 guests. Because I know when I go to a wedding I tend to not squeeze myself right next to someone else if possible. I also always opt go for emptier rows in the back than filling in seats up front. I give myself some buffer. If everyone does that at your wedding, just leaving one chair free here and there, you're going to have parties that won't be able to find seats together.
So really, I'd have more than 100 seats for 100 guests. 120 maybe.
If that's not possible, while I don't really like the idea of telling guests exactly where they can sit in general, I think in this situation it would be better to have someone letting guests know about the picnic blanket option and then for those choosing chairs, gently asking them not to leave gaps in the rows, rather than having sets of guests come in and be separated from each other. But other knotties please speak up if my judgement is in error!

I had to rent my chairs. I was not going to rent a 20 extra chairs just because someone feels the need for a buffer. No. People will have to sit in one of your buffer seats. Sorry.

Yup. You do "the nudge." Either the ushers initiate it or the officiant... "Some guests are arriving and having trouble finding a seat. Everyone please squeeze toward the center of your row to fill all the empty seats."

No way I would sit on the ground at a wedding, kids or not. Ditto everything about a sore back, shitty view, misbehaving kids (you think parents can't control them in chairs, but will be able to on the ground??), and showing off the goods in my dress. No way.

lyndausvi my point was just that if you don't have extra seats (one option) then you may need someone to tell people to fill in (the other option) because not everyone does it naturally; I was not insinuating that everyone is entitled to a buffer seat on your precious dime. I would just hate for the OP to have groups in bigger parties that are all separated or would feel awkward asking people they might not know to move.

We suggest to people all the time when they are having open seating at dinner to have more chairs or to alternatively have assigned seating. This doesn't seem so much different.

Lolo8383 gives good solutions. I just more wanted the OP to be aware of the issue if it isn't something she thought about so that it can be smoothly dealt with the day of.

I am sure at some point in their lives (like going to a sold out movie) large groups/families either had to split up or ask people to move into the empty seats so they could sit down. For crying out loud, these people are adults and should be capable of opening their mouths and saying "Excuse me but do you mine scooting down?" If they aren't capable of that then they have some problems.

Maggie0829
But why should they have to be split up (and if it were a family with kids, this might not even be plausible)? Why should they be put in a situation where they need to awkwardly ask people to move? Because you want to sit down and someone is being obtuse and is taking up too much damn space. As adults if you want or need something, you have to open your mouth. Why should several guests who are already settled be asked to get up and move themselves? Because they are taking up too much space and other people need a seat. Again, I ask people on the bus all of the time to move over if they are taking up multiple seats just for the sake of not having a bag or coat on their lap. Why should I stand just so their purse can have a seat? And as this will only happen with the later guests, do you really need your guests all playing musical chairs 90 seconds before you're supposed to walk down the aisle? Yep, they just might have to be playing musical chairs if they didn't have the foresight or social awareness to scoot over for other guests. Why should any of that go on if it doesn't need to?

Yes people can make it work. And I'm not saying anyone that only had exact the number of chairs was a horrible hostess. I'm just saying that if there is a way to make the seating process smoother and more comfortable for the guests, why not at least think on it (which is why I mentioned it to begin with). Because usually renting more chairs = spending more money, and I think most people expect their adult guests to be able to figure out how to all find a seat. . . or to stand if they are uncomfortable asking someone to scoot over.

(And yes. People have cooties. And some people like sitting on the aisle so they can see better. The seats aren't going to all fill in perfect uniformity on their own unless there is an usher helping guide it) Many weddings I have been to did not have an usher and there were no seating disasters at all. Everyone was able to find a seat with the person they came to the wedding with, and people figured out that they needed to scoot their asses over and not take up an entire pew/camp out in the middle of a row of chairs if they were only two people.

I know you mean well and are just offering up a helpful suggestion, but I just think it's silly to worry about adults not being able to seat themselves to the point that renting extra chairs would be necessary.

pinkshorts27 · April 2014

PrettyGirlLost said:

aurianna said:

Maggie0829 said:

aurianna said:

Lolo8383 said:

lyndausvi said:

aurianna said:

Something else to consider... yes, you need a chair available for every butt, though if you want to have picnic blankets too, go for it, as long as no one will be forced to use one of those instead of the chairs.

I really suggest an usher or a coordinator in your case as well if you only have exactly 100 chairs for 100 guests. Because I know when I go to a wedding I tend to not squeeze myself right next to someone else if possible. I also always opt go for emptier rows in the back than filling in seats up front. I give myself some buffer. If everyone does that at your wedding, just leaving one chair free here and there, you're going to have parties that won't be able to find seats together.
So really, I'd have more than 100 seats for 100 guests. 120 maybe.
If that's not possible, while I don't really like the idea of telling guests exactly where they can sit in general, I think in this situation it would be better to have someone letting guests know about the picnic blanket option and then for those choosing chairs, gently asking them not to leave gaps in the rows, rather than having sets of guests come in and be separated from each other. But other knotties please speak up if my judgement is in error!

I had to rent my chairs. I was not going to rent a 20 extra chairs just because someone feels the need for a buffer. No. People will have to sit in one of your buffer seats. Sorry.

Yup. You do "the nudge." Either the ushers initiate it or the officiant... "Some guests are arriving and having trouble finding a seat. Everyone please squeeze toward the center of your row to fill all the empty seats."

No way I would sit on the ground at a wedding, kids or not. Ditto everything about a sore back, shitty view, misbehaving kids (you think parents can't control them in chairs, but will be able to on the ground??), and showing off the goods in my dress. No way.

lyndausvi my point was just that if you don't have extra seats (one option) then you may need someone to tell people to fill in (the other option) because not everyone does it naturally; I was not insinuating that everyone is entitled to a buffer seat on your precious dime. I would just hate for the OP to have groups in bigger parties that are all separated or would feel awkward asking people they might not know to move.

We suggest to people all the time when they are having open seating at dinner to have more chairs or to alternatively have assigned seating. This doesn't seem so much different.

Lolo8383 gives good solutions. I just more wanted the OP to be aware of the issue if it isn't something she thought about so that it can be smoothly dealt with the day of.

I am sure at some point in their lives (like going to a sold out movie) large groups/families either had to split up or ask people to move into the empty seats so they could sit down. For crying out loud, these people are adults and should be capable of opening their mouths and saying "Excuse me but do you mine scooting down?" If they aren't capable of that then they have some problems.

Maggie0829
But why should they have to be split up (and if it were a family with kids, this might not even be plausible)? Why should they be put in a situation where they need to awkwardly ask people to move? Because you want to sit down and someone is being obtuse and is taking up too much damn space. As adults if you want or need something, you have to open your mouth. Why should several guests who are already settled be asked to get up and move themselves? Because they are taking up too much space and other people need a seat. Again, I ask people on the bus all of the time to move over if they are taking up multiple seats just for the sake of not having a bag or coat on their lap. Why should I stand just so their purse can have a seat? And as this will only happen with the later guests, do you really need your guests all playing musical chairs 90 seconds before you're supposed to walk down the aisle? Yep, they just might have to be playing musical chairs if they didn't have the foresight or social awareness to scoot over for other guests. Why should any of that go on if it doesn't need to?

Yes people can make it work. And I'm not saying anyone that only had exact the number of chairs was a horrible hostess. I'm just saying that if there is a way to make the seating process smoother and more comfortable for the guests, why not at least think on it (which is why I mentioned it to begin with). Because usually renting more chairs = spending more money, and I think most people expect their adult guests to be able to figure out how to all find a seat. . . or to stand if they are uncomfortable asking someone to scoot over.

(And yes. People have cooties. And some people like sitting on the aisle so they can see better. The seats aren't going to all fill in perfect uniformity on their own unless there is an usher helping guide it) Many weddings I have been to did not have an usher and there were no seating disasters at all. Everyone was able to find a seat with the person they came to the wedding with, and people figured out that they needed to scoot their asses over and not take up an entire pew/camp out in the middle of a row of chairs if they were only two people.

I know you mean well and are just offering up a helpful suggestion, but I just think it's silly to worry about adults not being able to seat themselves to the point that renting extra chairs would be necessary.

Right, but for people like me who don't have to pay per chair (we get as many chairs as we want up until 500 chairs) it might be a good idea to think about. We might add an extra row after hearing about thinking about this. It isn't a terrible idea. Granted, it isn't required, but why not do it?

PrettyGirlLost · April 2014

blueeyes90 said:

PrettyGirlLost said:

I know you mean well and are just offering up a helpful suggestion, but I just think it's silly to worry about adults not being able to seat themselves to the point that renting extra chairs would be necessary.

Right, but for people like me who don't have to pay per chair (we get as many chairs as we want up until 500 chairs) it might be a good idea to think about. We might add an extra row after hearing about thinking about this. It isn't a terrible idea. Granted, it isn't required, but why not do it?

If it's free then go for it if you want.

mysticl · April 2014

Maybe something for people to keep in mind is to build in that "buffer zone" so that people aren't as inclined to leave empty seats. I know I've been to weddings where the chairs are set up so close together that unless you are super model thin you are touching the person next to you. That's fine if it's the person you came with but not so much if it is a complete stranger. I was at wedding were a guest wouldn't even let her husband sit in the chair next to her because she was pregnant and she was way to hot with him right up against her. So having the people who set up the chairs leave a little more of a gap between them could be helpful.

Knottie34713143 · August 2014

You know what? I love it! I'm actually doing it for my wedding. The ceremony will be chairs but the reception is " picnic under the stars". Everyone will grab a picnic basket. All my guests are younger, I'll have a few tables to accommodate those who need it, everyone will be told to dress casual. It's unique and creative and great for smaller budgets. After all it's my wedding

AddieCake · August 2014

Knottie34713143 said:

You know what? I love it! I'm actually doing it for my wedding. The ceremony will be chairs but the reception is " picnic under the stars". Everyone will grab a picnic basket. All my guests are younger, I'll have a few tables to accommodate those who need it, everyone will be told to dress casual. It's unique and creative and great for smaller budgets. After all it's my wedding

Sigh.

beethery · August 2014

Knottie34713143 said:
You know what? I love it! I'm actually doing it for my wedding. The ceremony will be chairs but the reception is " picnic under the stars". Everyone will grab a picnic basket. All my guests are younger, I'll have a few tables to accommodate those who need it, everyone will be told to dress casual. It's unique and creative and great for smaller budgets. After all it's my wedding

God dammit.

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