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Seatng Chart help? ?? Template

Hi,
I am getting married in 64 days...wow. I work a ton so I order everything. I am trying to do a few things on my own to make it special.
I was thinking that making a seating chart would be a fun and unique idea. I will have about 310 people coming to the wedding.
Does anyone know of where I can find a good seating chart template? And with this many people, do you reccommend 1 or 2 charts?

Posted On: Oct 30, 2009 at 3:19 PM | Vendors are allowed to participate

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shachick

Wedding: 01/02/2010

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vallynn1983

Happy Tears Weddings

Posted On: Oct 30, 2009 at 3:43 PM \| Flag As Inappropriate
I would reccommend 2 or 3 that you can set up in different locations to prevent clusters. Putting together a seating chart is not easy though and can get frustrating. You have to know how many tables you will have exactly & how many people at each table. Have fun with it though. Name your tables to match your theme instead of simply numbering. Come up with a unique way to display your chart, versus an easel with a chart. Use mirrors or fabric covered canvas that matches your colors.

CierraLyn

Simply Stunning Events by Cierra

Posted On: Oct 31, 2009 at 5:43 PM \| Flag As Inappropriate
You will want to base your chart on the amount of tables, and how many each table will seat, and most templates aren't that interactive. I would recommend using the Martha Stewart Weddings seating tools, it is much easier to use than other most others. This tool will make seating people at the best tables for them MUCH easier because it is more visual, once you know where you want people to sit I would suggest making the layout for your seating chart on you own or hiring a vendor to do it for you, then you just combine the information laid out in your initial seating plan with your chart. Don't get intimidated! Seating charts are easy once you have your plan done. If you do use more than one chart, I would recommend 2 or 3. And I would not organize it by table because you have so many guests and that makes it hard for them, it's simpler to use last names, for example: S Lisa Scott - Table 4 Mark Stevens - Table 2 Mary Sullivan - Table 12 or another alternative is to use place cards!

kate@panachedesign

Panache Design LLC

Posted On: Nov 02, 2009 at 3:59 PM \| Flag As Inappropriate
Try going to the perfect wedding guide website. They have free tools for you to utilize and I believe there is a table seating chart as well. If you would like some help on this please let us know and we would be more than happy to assist you with this. Your friends at Panache Design katie and heidi

studio-g-occasions

studio G occasions

Posted On: Nov 02, 2009 at 6:01 PM \| Flag As Inappropriate
I think Martha Stewart Weddings had a seating planning tool which might be worth checking out. I use a computer program that imports guest list data from Excel. It may be worth it to use a local planner who offers this services, rather than buying a program for one use & spending all that time learning how to use it. At least give a call and see what the charge would be - it may be worth a few bucks more to give that job to someone else!

WeddingWire Persephone

Wedding: 11/17/2020

Posted On: Nov 03, 2009 at 11:12 AM \| Flag As Inappropriate
Hi there! WeddingWire has a seating chart available to you where you can create your seating arrangements directly from your guest list. Take a look at our Seating Chart Tutorial to see how: http://support.weddingwire.com/questions/578/Seating Chart Tutorial For any more questions, please feel free to contact us at support@weddingwire.com!

Perfect Moments

Perfect Moments Event & Wedding Planning

Posted On: Nov 04, 2009 at 8:01 PM \| Flag As Inappropriate
You can either google "Free Seating Arrangement Software" or I found one that has worked for me planning my weddings...www.seatingarrangements.com but there were a few others on google that i liked!

mandi

Wedding: 03/26/2010

Posted On: Nov 09, 2009 at 11:06 AM \| Flag As Inappropriate
Definitely organize the names alphabetically- it makes it easier for people to find their names and cuts the congestion. And just use as many sheets as you need to fit everyone.

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