to sit on one side because it's the brides, or another side because it's the grooms. We want to mesh everyone together, whilst having a center isle for me to walk down.
Has anyone ever been to a wedding where this was done? How did they do it?
2007-12-31 10:48:17 · 8 answers · asked by Sharon 5 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
How do you initiate this? I don't think we are going to have any ushers, though there will be 40 - 80 attendees. We aren't going to have any groomsmen or bridesmaids so how do you let the guests know to just sit anywhere. Should the wedding planner just let people know as they come in?
2007-12-31 11:12:27 · update #1
Hi. Yes, that is a nice idea.
When my son got married, the first thing the priest did at the rehearsal was to instruct the ushers just to seat people on both sides....not to ask "bride or groom"? I guess that's the way he (the priest) wanted it. And I do too!
However, I see that you will NOT be having ushers, which is OK, as you have a wedding planner. Yes, make sure the wedding planner is there to instruct guests to sit where they want.
2007-12-31 12:51:47 · answer #1 · answered by iloveweddings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have the planner let the guests know that they are able to sit anywhere as the couple would like everyone to mingle. This way no one is offended and guests will be more comfortable with this type of arrangement.
2008-01-01 17:55:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would need to have some kind of host or ushers to specifically direct people to fill in where there is space. Yes, I have seen it done, but there were ushers. It worked fine and made a lot of sense.
2007-12-31 22:43:33 · answer #3 · answered by eldots53 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's an easy one. You choose a close friend or two to stand at the entrances and hand guests programs as they enter the building/church and they should say "please have a seat anywhere you'd like."
My wedding was like this as well. The groom didn't have nearly as many people coming as my side and he felt self-conscious thinking his side might look bare while my side was full to the brim. I admit that would've looked weird! So, we had ushers and made sure they sat people randomly....not on any specific side. Everything turned out wonderfully.
2007-12-31 21:02:25 · answer #4 · answered by bestadvicechick 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think if no one is there to tell your guests where to sit, people will just seat themselves wherever. At my wedding, the groomsmen were supposed to direct people where to sit, but it turned out that people wanted to mingle and chit chat before the ceremony, which was outdoors. So, as people came in, they just sort of found a seat anywhere, regardless of whether it was technically the bride's or groom's side.
2007-12-31 19:53:37 · answer #5 · answered by theMrs. 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We did that at our wedding. We called it "open seating." It was in my hometown so there we many more of "my" people so it didn't seem to make sense to have sides. I didn't hear any compliants about it.
2007-12-31 19:11:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
mine was like that. where people sat where they wanted. my husband and groomsmen all mingled with people before our wedding and told them they could sit anywhere they wanted. I've had no complaints and people looked happy so I think it worked out:-)
Maybe you could have someone ( not an usher, but someone to be in that capacity ) stand at the door to greet people and to let them know where to sit. Or something kinda cheesy but works is if you haven't done your invites yet, put a little message from you and your fiance at the bottom. Something like "in honor of our union, we would like for everyone to feel like their all family"...or something like that and explain the seating then. Okay. I liked my first idea better lol
2007-12-31 18:58:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
have your ushers just seat people. if the guests ask questions, just have them explain the couple requested open seated to "blend" the families together.
2007-12-31 18:58:16 · answer #8 · answered by Amy 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋