Wedding Talk: Seating Guests

Dream Design Weddings offers advice on how to seat your guests

So, you’ve chosen the venue, finalized your floorplan, and received all of your RSVPs. There's only one major to-do for you: decide how you're going to seat everyone. 

The seating plan is the last major hurdle in the wedding planning process, and don’t let it get you down! You’ve survived the majority of your wedding planning and this is the last to-do before you say "I do."

You may think you don't need a seating plan but you definitely do.

Yes, it can get tricky, but a seating plan allows guests to easily navigate their way to tables. You don't need to assign specific seats just allocate tables. Don't be afraid to mix it up a little with your seating plan and don’t worry about your guests being surprised! Simply group family and friends and then split a table--the easiest way to tackle a seating plan. 

The biggest piece of advice we can give is give yourself time to do it. Traditionally, RSVPs can be mailed in two weeks prior to the wedding, however, we tell our brides to have a cut-off at one month prior. It gives you a week to call any stragglers and then allows you to get to work on your seating plan. 

At the end of the day, your wedding guests will be delighted to be part of your wedding, so if they’re not sitting next to their BFFs or stuck with Uncle Doug, they’ll just make the most of the occasion because after all it's your big day and they're there to celebrate.

Seating your guests doesn’t seem quite so daunting now-or at least we hope not!  

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