So you are making your last minute seating chart for your wedding in Massachusetts. How do you decide where you should sit your parents who don’t exactly get along? When did you think it was a good idea to sit Uncle Patrick at the table with all of your old college friends? Should you even invite your college friends? It’s understandable that this can become more of a hectic task than you envisioned.
To help you out, we have come up with a few helpful tips for deciphering what to do in a situation like this, or simply how to avoid the wedding seating chart madness in the first place.
Have an open floor concept. Perhaps you are only having hors d’oeuvres at your wedding. If there is no actual sit-down dinner, have high top bar tables for your guests to utilize if they wish. Include some extra seating like couches, benches or chairs with your high top tables and your guests won’t feel the heat of an obligated scenario as they try to figure out where to sit.
Assign tables, but don’t assign the seats. Don’t over think everyone’s particular seat. Just provide each guest with a table number of about 8 to 10 seats. This will give your guests the chance to choose themselves. Another thing to remember is that your wedding guests won’t be sitting the entire time. They may want to get up and dance, grab a drink or mingle with old family members they haven’t seen in a long time. So the seats won’t be a permanent fixture for the reception.
When in doubt, let your guests decide. We just mentioned letting your guests decide the seats at their designated table. But what if you didn’t decide which table they sat at? Chaos wouldn’t erupt causing a giant melt down. If you truly can’t decide on where to sit people, you can always make them choose for themselves. That is one more thing that you can check off of your wedding to-do list.
Mix the outgoing with the shy. This may seem a bit unorthodox, but it is a good option to get the good times out of people. You know some particular family members or friends that are relatively shy. They don’t like to get out of their shell very often. It just so happens that on your partner’s side of the family is your extremely outgoing twin cousins. By sitting them together, it could allow for a conversation to arise and allow your guests to feel a little more comfortable.
Let the people who are most likely to start dancing to sit near the dance floor! Our DJs at Marx Entertainment are amazing at getting the hype going, but sometimes people don’t necessarily want to be the first one to jump the gun and start dancing. Get those people who will be first in line to dance the chance to jump out of their seats and onto the floor.
Keep the children together. Kids are going to have more fun if they are sitting together. Provide a children’s table that has crayon’s, crafts or other games for them to participate in.
Don’t forget to provide a seat for your vendors. People often forget that your vendors are going to be working the event for a few hours. Have some extra seating for them because they need to eat too! Vendors are going to be there to please and serve you, but as a kind gesture for what they are doing for your wedding, why not give them a seat to rest their feet for a few minutes?
The size of your wedding DOES matter. A key factor to remember when planning your wedding is the size! The amount of people at your wedding will determine the size of your venue. The size of your venue will determine how many tables you will need and what type. Will you need round or rectangular tables to fit everyone? Should your tables seat 6 or 10 people? Take your guest list into consideration when making these types of decisions.
When it comes down to your wedding seating chart, there are definitely a lot of things to consider. The most important part is not to over think it and make a decision that will be right for you and what will make the day less stressful. If that means having your guests choose the seats or for them having the comfort of knowing that your cousins who had a falling out years prior won’t be near each other, do do what is going to be most comfortable for you.
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