Seating arrangement: What do I have to watch out for?
To the wedding you want to invite all your loved ones: friends, relatives, colleagues, neighbors ... but the big question that arises before the celebration is: how do we place the people? Should the family sit together? And the clique at a table? Or should one mix rather colorful, so that the wedding community gets to know each other better? Not infrequently, the bridal couple spends hours and hours putting together the right seating arrangements for the wedding.
Seating for the wedding? Preparation is everything
Even if everything seems so far away? start in time (a few months before the wedding)to create the table plan for your celebration. If you are the preliminary guest list finished, can you already plan roughly? Once all the feedback from the guests has arrived, you determine the final seating arrangement. Do not panic if someone still quits at short notice? everything can be moved back and forth.
How many people come to a table?
That is not set in stone. 6 to 8 people are however ideal. So it is not frolics, but not boring. Whether you take round or square tables, it depends on the location and your preference. Round tables are mostly communicative, if they are not too big.
Should I set up place cards?
You can definitely give each wedding guest a place? but you do not have to. Then you just write 8 names on the table and everyone chooses a chair for themselves. Of course it is not forbidden to let the wedding guests choose freely. however, this variant often causes insecurity and chaos.
Where is the bridal couple sitting?
At the bridal tablewhich should be located as centrally as possible. Finally, the wedding couple should be the focus. Who is sitting at the bridal table? The close family circlesuch as parents and grandparents and also often the witnesses.
Who do I sit next to whom?
Now it's up to the exact seating for the wedding. The guest list is ready? Then the tinkering can start. It is obvious what you have to consider when planning a table: Disputed family members you better not sit down at a table. To hope that this would settle a year-long Zoff, is usually utopian and your own wedding is certainly not the right setting for it.
Much better is to place guests at a table that similar hobbies, interests or jobs to have. This easily leads to conversations and nobody feels uncomfortable. Often, certain guests already know each other well, such as the clique or the circle of colleagues. Of course, it makes sense to choose a common table for you.
Should I put singles around a table?
Phew, sensitive topic. Who puts all singles at one table, runs the risk of sending a wrong message. The single people could feel like "leftovers", which must necessarily be verkuppelt. Elegant is a table arrangement in which every two to four singles sit at a table and otherwise mixed.
Where do I put elderly guests?
Also guests with special requirements should think when creating the seating arrangement. It is best to place elderly guests who are not so mobile anymore, so that they can not far to the buffet and the toilet to have. It is ideal if someone is sitting at the table, who helps with running or provides a lookup while eating.
What do I have to think about in the seating plan as well?
It's best to stand a seating plan at the entrance of the banqueting hall on ? so that the guests do not stray disoriented. And: Always plan the bridal table first and then the other tables around it. After all, the bride and groom are the main characters!
Seating plan ready for the wedding? Excellent!
You have finished the table plan so far? Great, then go back to our reminder list for the wedding or wedding party: checklist wedding, this makes your wedding planning much easier!
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