We are discussing our ceremony and I would quite like to stick with the tradition for brides guests on left and grooms on right. I have been to weddings where this hasn't happened and just wondered what everyone else was doing? xx
Forum Poll
Seating
Are you having brides guests on left and groom on right or letting people sit where they want?
Poll Results
Total Votes:
33
Brides guests left/grooms right
48%
Sit anywhere
52%
CommentAuthorGlitterfairy
I've voted sit anywhere as this is what we done for our wedding.
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CommentAuthorTatty
We are having sides for the first few rows and then sit everywhere for everyone else x
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CommentAuthorkimi1987
were having the traditional brides on the left grooms on the right
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CommentAuthorDonda
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We're having traditional brides on the grooms on the right, but only on the top table, theres only 18 of us so only having 2 tables, the other table I have set place names for but only so we can make sure our family members are sat at the top it and the other guests are sitting next to who we think they best get on with :)
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for the ceronmy think were having family on the set sides but then friends can sit where they want :) as majoirty of the friends that are going are both of ours :) xx
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CommentAuthorEleanorR
We have a lot of people who we know equally. We've got people we've met since being together and people from work (we work in the same place), so I don't see how sides would work. If your guests can be split into sides and are roughly equal I think it's quite sweet to do though.
CommentAuthorJillianL47
We're having the traditional seating arrangement.
CommentAuthorAmyP7
I don't think we will be having sides, people can just sit anywhere x x
CommentAuthorAmyK
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It's up to you, but it may be worth reserving seats for selected people though, incase gran only gets a seat at the back due to the scrum to get the best picture taking seats...
CommentAuthorCamillaB
my family consists on my mum, 2 brothers, grandmother n grand father, my side would look rather empty compared to my OH's side lol so im going for the sit anywhere...
although the front rows are reserved for immediate family
CommentAuthorLauraJo87
We are reserving the first couple of rows,mbut then everyone else can sit where they like...
I have so fewer guests than h2b xx
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CommentAuthorbarbie86
About 2/3 of our guests are technically 'mine', which would make things very uneven; so, we're going to have plenty of seating (more than we need) and reserve the first couple of rows for the bridesmaids/immediate family, and then allow people to sit where they want.
CommentAuthorlizzylou
We are having sit any where, simply because I have hardly any family and so it'll look obvious that there are more people on one side. x
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CommentAuthorTori
I would like traditional seating but have to have that discussion with H2B yet as the aisle only goes down the right..
CommentAuthormadhen
Hadn't even thought about it, just asked h2b and he said the traditional way so that's how I voted! ;)
CommentAuthorMrsLowe
were reserving the first row on each side for bridesmaids and best man fob etc then were writing on a chalk board this "As to families become one, we ask you to choose seats not sides" so informal seating for the rest pf the church x
CommentAuthorLulu1388
I put for sitting anywhere because especially with friends, they are mutual and not specific to one side or the other, we will no doubt end up having the traditional first couple of rows but everyone else, informal! x
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CommentAuthorMrsGtobe
I'm having a civil ceremony in the hotel....do I still need seats for the bm, ushers etc? I thought they stood next to us? xx
CommentAuthorSarahR582
MrsGtobe - I would think it's up to you how you want to do it but when I was a bridesmaid a few months ago us and the ushers had the first 2 rows along with parents and best man. This is probably how we'll do it too, I haven't really given the seating during the ceremony much thought! Xx
CommentAuthorMrsWright290912
We had my family one side, his the other then our friends sat where they wanted (we have a lot of mutual friends and those who are friends of one or the other just sat on the appropriate side).
Jez sat on my side to start with while he was waiting for me!!
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CommentAuthorJoanna
I think we'll just let guests sit anywhere as we have a lot of mutual friends so itll be much easier. We'll have the first couple of rows reserved for bridesmaids and family though xxx
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CommentAuthorElle23
As we don't have equal amounts of guests we are going for the sit anywhere approach Although I think we will reserve first couple/few rows for parents, grandparents etc
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CommentAuthorFuture Brookes :)
We're having two seperate sides. However because my family is a lot bigger than my hubbys (to be) my tables will go over the back so it is evened out! x x
