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Arranging the Best Wedding Reception Seating Plan
How many seats do you have?
Creating a good wedding reception seating plan is crucial for the
comfort of your guests. Before you decide who sits where, you need
to know how many seats you actually have. Write down how many tables
there are, then how many chairs occupy each table. An average
reception will have a long table for the bridal party and smaller
tables for the guests. It may be helpful to make sketches to
illustrate where the tables are in relation to one another.
Take Help from parents
When creating your wedding reception seating plan, have both your
parents and the parents of your fiancé help you. Since they are most
likely going to know most of the guests on a personal level, they
can help you figure out who should be seated close to each other and
who should not.
'Match' guests
Always make sure you keep couples together, as well as children and
their parents. If for some reason you are seating people next to one
another who have never met, try to “match” them based on traits such
as age, personality or interests. They just might hit it off!
Place Cards
It's basic etiquette to use table place cards. These can be handmade
or purchased from the same stationery store as your wedding
invitations.
Traditional and Alternative Arrangements
The traditional wedding reception seating arrangement for the bridal
party involves the bride and groom in the center flanked by their
respective parents. But at times, special arrangements will have to
be made. One such example is if one of the sets of parents is
separated or divorced. In that case, alternative seating
arrangements may have to be made.
A little planning goes a long way
When it comes to your wedding reception seating plan, the most
important thing is comfort, especially yours. After all, it's your
wedding. The key to a successful wedding reception seating plan is
to do a little planning, make sure you and your guests are
comfortable, and lighten up -- seating arrangements should not cause
stress on your big day!
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