where does everyone sit ... is it family together, work collegues together, friends together, do you mix and match and how do you know how to mix and match .... i am at a total loss
do we sit my family together on their own table... his family together on their own tables etc etc
how do you work out whos on table 1, 2 and 3 etc do best friends who mean more to me than some family members are they placed higher or is that not the done thing ??
HELP
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CommentAuthorKaya
You could name the tables to avoid people feeling less important, that aren't on table 1! It's up to you how you sit people, I think we're going to try to group people togetehr x
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CommentAuthorJoey
I am hoping to give each table a name (dont know what though). I saw a great idea once where a girl put lyrics from a song on the table and when they heard it, they HAD to get up and dance to that song. Think i might do that, or just put it on the table. I am going to totally mix up my peeps. Guna keep certain people together but most will be mixed up. Put them on tables you know they will enjoy themselves. Plus dont worry about offending!! im sick of worrying about offending and am now just doing what I want!!! Hope that helps xxxx
CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
I think we're doing tables of my family and friends and then tables of his family and friends but will do it so it's not like one side of the room my lot the other side his lot, they'll all be mixed up. We're also naming our tables rather than number's, I don't think it's the done thing to place more important people on the better tables lol x
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CommentAuthortpinkb
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I had the same problem lol i chose how to have the tables so no one was at the back as i fell its rude to shuff the "less important "people at the back, we went to a wedding recently and the top table was obviously at the front but then it was only 2 table infront of them, then 2 behind that n so on n we sat right near the back which i know sounds selfish but we felt left out, it was so far bk u could hardly hear the speeches lol the way im doin it is having the head table at the side of the room and all 8 tables long ways in front of us. I thinks its best to try mingle people together a little as its good for both familys to chat but u also dont want people to feel akward where there sitting, what we done was write everyones names on abit of paper and cut them out (yes this took ages lol) and same with the tables then we laid it out n sat people where we thought but that way we could move people round n make sure that people who didnt get along wherent sat together lol then when ur happy sick it down :-D if ur table lay out is diffterent to that though then its tradition to have the closest family/frinds nearer to u, im having a french shabby chic style wedding so im naming my tables after the wine regions of france so people dont feel less/more important lol Hope that helps hun. xx
apart from the top table all my tables seat 8 people. What i am hoping to do (on the most part) is to sit 4 people from his and 4 from my side of the family at each table.This allows them to mix and get to know each other while still having someone else at the table they know.I am also trying to put them at tables with similar age/interests ie. his sister/ husband and two kids ( 13 and 8) with my aunt and uncle (all in their late 30's) and my aunts two kids (11 and 7) so they will hopefully all get on. i didnt like the thought of having a "his" and "mine" as then they do not really meet anyone else but stay to their comfort zone.
CommentAuthorCroc
our tables are named after french palaces.... and we have to have the 2-1-2-1-2 formation.... we have been told thats the only way to get the tables in the room... my family would all sit on one table howeever h2b family will take up 3 tables haha my family i really dont talk too only see at weddings and funerals!! this is gonna be a total ball ache i can tell i have 2 friends invited that hate each other and havent spoken since they were 18 they are now 30 but i like both so both shall be there...
i might either do the cutting out of paper or the white board approach and spend hours upon hours doing this
do you ever get it right or is there always someone who moans
and do you do boy girl boy girl where possible or can you sit 2 girls together??
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CommentAuthormcewan07
their usually is someone who moans, but if your lucky you will not hear them do it . As for boy/girl i am going to try to do it as far as possible, but it really all depends on your choice. If you would rather have girls next to each other you do it that way.
CommentAuthorUnknown
i wa going to do my family and his family but it doesnt work out for the numbes on tables. his sister has already said she wants to be sat with her family but it doenst work for numbers so we are going to mix the tables but havnt told h2b yet. not sure if he will like this idea but as someone else has already said they wont get to know each other otherwise.
i wanted to do boy girl but dont think it will work to be honest xx
CommentAuthorlala "mod" bunni
you know what .....i`m paying £85 pp for them to have a meal they can blooming well sit where i tell them
We are going to mix people up thought it would be the best way to get everyone talking, we are also having table names not numbers.
CommentAuthorKaya
lalabunni :-) x
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CommentAuthorCroc
lala were paying that too.... but there will be some moaning minnis no matter what we do i reckon....
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CommentAuthorsam73
they should be greatful that you have decided to invite them!
CommentAuthorMel D
We're sitting families & work colleagues together, and people who will have something in common. It's been quite difficult to work out, especially with some "boring" people that we've "had" to invite!
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CommentAuthormcewan07
mine only works out around £35 for a 4 course sit down meal, drinks and evening buffet per person at the hotel i have choosen, luckily i dont think their will be too many problems with my seating chart (i hope) even if their was its tough luck
CommentAuthorlala "mod" bunni
I dont care who isnt happy .....they are getting a meal they are not paying for ......a BBQ in the evening they are not paying for. they are all adults and for the duration of a meal they can just suck it
we have split all the family up keeping couples together tho. i have an aunt and uncle from both my mum and dads side of the family along with an aunt n uncle from h2b family (his family is bout 20 all in ppl and mine is 40 just aunts and uncles and only 4 of my cousins are going to full thing and few of our friends)
ive put my cousins and his cousins near for the age range but I have a table right in the middle with just the kids at it (nieces n nephews flower girls and 1 of my bmaids)
everyone keeps telling me im mental for puttin kids together but they will all be next to there parents (parents backs to kids table)
CommentAuthorsarahuttley2b-[keera
we arent doing a seating plan,we ll seat people at the top table but then just going to let people sit where they want and move around.x
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