2007-12-07 08:23:10 · 23 answers · asked by Imdatchick 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
Honestly... no matter what you do, not everyone will think you made the right choice!!
I think they're way too much of a pain and people are too often upset with where you placed them. You're inviting grown self-sufficient adults and they will be able to get along just fine without assigned seating.
But, I do know people that think it's inconsiderate to make your guests find their own seats.
2007-12-07 09:56:41 · answer #1 · answered by iheartbayley 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You have to assign people a table. Not everyone knows people and might feel awkward walking over and asking if they can sit with someone. It's like the middle school cafeteria all over again. Most receptions have tables with the groom's family and tables for the bride's side. Also, people who are closer to you are normally seated at a table closer to the action. It would be strange if some next door neighbor of your future in-laws got a better seat than your aunt or best friend. Assign tables. It's not that big of a deal.
2007-12-07 11:33:47 · answer #2 · answered by Luv2Answer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Required, to put your guests at ease. I went to a wedding that had no seating assignment and it was chaos. No one knew where to sit, one side of the family couldn't sit together because tables were already taken- it was awful. Do the seating arrangement, it's worth the effort.
2007-12-07 09:47:44 · answer #3 · answered by sarah jane 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think seating assignment's make brides go nuts and most the people wont sit in them any ways after dinner!
As a bride who also has been to many weddings and seen many brides in tears over seating assignment's I WILL NOT be sitting any one but parents, grandparents, and my bridal party!
We are also having a choice of chicken and steak. How am I not seating any one you ask?
Well I am smarter then most caters ......My coordinator is stealing my idea and using as well...he said he wishes he thought of it.......Every one will have a place card they will pick up as they sign in our guest book......For those who chose steak the name card will be blue.......names in white..............for those with chicken will have white name cards name in blue....... So when the server goes to the table and ask what they like to drink they will notice 6 white card 4 blue card table 3 and bring the dish out accordingly!
Just my thoughts and past experiences not worth the time and effort! One more thing to stress about!
Best wishes and good luck to you!!
2007-12-07 08:51:00 · answer #4 · answered by typicalcagirl 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i think if you are having a sit-down dinner then you should have seating assignments.
i'm having a relatively small wedding at 125 people and having a buffet style dinner so i'm not doing a seating assignments. plus i don't really like the whole you need to sit where i tell you attitude.
2007-12-07 08:51:37 · answer #5 · answered by ynra BTB 4-18-09 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm doing it after being at a wedding where there wasn't one. My fiancee was the Best Man, so of course he sat at the head table. However, I didn't know anyone- these where his friends. If it wasn't for the fact that his sister and BIL where also invited, I would have had no one to sit with or talk to! As it was, we were the only 3 people at a table. If they had done a seating chart they also wouldn't have had to rent so many tables and flatware. They were easily 2 tables at 8 people each over.
2007-12-07 08:31:24 · answer #6 · answered by kimandryan2008 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They make your caterer's life much easier. They are a fat pain the rear for you. I've been to plenty of weddings without a seating plan. You should definitely have a seating plan if you want a sit down dinner.
2007-12-07 14:09:00 · answer #7 · answered by maigen_obx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to take the time to seat people at a certain table. It will be chaos if you don't. You know who knows each other and who is friendly with one another. Seat them together. There were some friends of mine who I knew would know no one so I sat them with people I thought they would like. Plus, you don't have to seat the bridal party together. You can have a sweetheart table and then place the bridal party with people they know. That's what we did.
2007-12-07 10:44:57 · answer #8 · answered by JM 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think they are a big headache. We just reserved two tables for our parents and on for the dates of the wedding party near the head table. It's easier to let people sit where they want. No one will remember whether you had assigned seats or not.
2007-12-07 08:41:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I like the idea of having very general seating assignments. Like "Immediate family" at one table, "Husband's Family" on some tables, "Bride's Family" on some tables, and "Friends" at tables. This way, you won't have your friends sitting at the same place as your relatives, separated from other people their age.
2007-12-07 14:39:50 · answer #10 · answered by ennie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋