Wedding Forum - Scrapping it ? advice please...

Me and my H2B were discussing last night our table plan and whether we really need one? I have never been to a wedding that hasn't had one but at the same time I don't really think it's relevant for our wedding. The tables at the venue are quite small and can fit about 6 max to a table as they are round, and I have a couple of people in my family, mainly my auntie and younger sister, who don't get on. I am having a hogroast so everyone will be getting up to get their food anyway and I would rather sit with who i wanted rather than to be told where to sit. I would still be keeping the top table as tradition, but if I got rid of the table plan what would I do for guests to know they can sit where they like? Advice please

When my friend got married, she didn't have a table plan. I don't remember anyone telling us to sit anywhere, we just did! She had a buffet so everyone was getting up and down and as the food was in a separate room, people got talking as they queued up and by the end of the night everyone was chatting and dancing with each other, which was nice.

We're going with a semi-table plan I think. I didn't really want the headache of trying to work out where to seat people and with who, so have decided that we'll split the tables 50-50, assign each side of the family with a colour or something and then each table place is given one colour or the other and then people can sit with who they want, but they still have to mingle with others. We're having a buffet too so people will be getting up and down to get their food, so didn't see the point in assigning people with a strict table plan.

we arent having place settings other than a top table (Which i will INSIST we do have) but i really dont think it necessary to tell people they can sit where they want.
When they enter the room if they dont see name cards or a table plan they will assume it is free seating. Thats what happened at the wedding i last went to