Wedding Planning Etiquette – Part Deux
Today on Wedding Wednesday, we continue
with some more wedding etiquette Q&A.
Question #4
Do we need a
seating chart for the reception?
Why not let guest sit where they’d like?
Assigned seating
for your wedding reception, in my mind, is a wedding etiquette must. If you plan on serving plated meals with
entrée choices, then assigned tables are needed for the caterer. Yet, regardless of the formality of
your reception, having a seating chart ensures that couples that want to sit
together can, and it eliminates potential chaos of your guests racing for seats
at the “perfect table”. Case and
point: Recently, I was a guest at
a wedding that had free for all seating for the reception. It made sense, being that the dinner
was buffet style. Our crew of 8
people lagged a little bit too long after cocktail hour, so by the time we
entered the dinner reception there were no tables that could accommodate our
entire group. No worries! We made room. Quickly commandeering extra chairs and a few random place
settings (borrowed from neighboring tables), a gorgeous strategically decorated
10-top became a crowded sloppy looking table for 14. No big deal to some, but I was cringing on the inside!
Having
assigned tables is easier for guests.
People like to be guided in these situations. Assigned tables will eliminate drama, and you’ll find that
your guests will be seated quicker. After all, you don’t your sweet aunt
wandering around with a plate of food because a tipsy groomsman took her seat
while she was at the build your own taco station.
Think that
putting together a seating chart, will only add to your stress levels? Think again! There are some great websites and templates that make
putting together the seating chart a piece of cake.
Wedding Wire
Bride to Do
Google Weddings
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