Bridal Shower Seating Chart

That's a lot of people! I've never heard of seating charts for showers. But I'd let the host take care of those details. 80 are invited (which is also a lot) to mine and maybe 30 will come.

I don't think a shower necessitates a seating chart... that's an awful lot of people. Let the host take care of it, as @Constance said.

That's far too many for a bridal shower. How many for the actual wedding? This number has me curious.

Getting back to the original point, I've never heard of a seating chart for a bridal shower. I would just let everyone sit where they want since it's not a formal event.

I guess it's a bit too late to remember that showers are supposed to be smaller gatherings of your nearest and dearest. Who decided on this massive guest list?

Given that there are so many people, I would do a seating plan.

Why are you handling this? You don't throw your own bridal showers and you aren't supposed to be handling the details.

Leave it to the host.

Also adding that that is an insane amount of people for a BS. Typically they're for your closest family and friends. It does come off as gift grabby on your part.

Are you the bride? Why are you handling RSVPs for your own shower?

Let the host handle all of that unless they ask you for help with seating because they don't know everyone.

What?! Why so many people??

Our wedding guest list is at 445. My father is from 15 and my mother is from 10. And my fiancé's mother is from 11 and his father is from 6. Majority of the guest list is aunts and cousins with very few friends. My soon to be MIL offered to do a separate bridal shower, but honestly I don't want to do separate parties. I figure we are going to be family and my family will need to at least know/meet my fiancé's family eventually. Also, my mother and MIL are the host and they were asking me if we should do a seating chart which is why I am asking here. I don't know what the proper etiquettes is when my fiancé and I come from very large families.

Yea, that's still an insane amount to me for a bridal shower. Do you talk to and see all of these 140 people regularly? If not, they probably shouldn't be have been invited.

The Question was still not answered. Why are you handling this?

ETA: I see your answer now.

OP. I'm in a similar boat. I live out of state from where the shower and wedding will be held. It would have been too much travel to go to each individual shower.

ETA: spelling

How formal is it? If bbq kind of thing no, if formal sit down yes.

Have the separate showers would have been a better idea. There is no way you are going to be able to spend time with and appreciate the gift from 140 ladies who are supposed to be close to you. You won't have time to try to get to know 70 new ILs when you've also got 70 of your own family members to catch up with.... I can't imagine. I'm stressing about how to handle hosting 75-100 people at my actual wedding... Good luck with that guest list...

Good lord, that shower is bigger than a good chunk of weddings here. 140 isn't nearest and dearest, which is what a shower should be. You don't have to invite every aunt and female cousin you have, just the ones you regularly talk to, but that ship has sailed.

Yes, you need a seating chart. It will be absolute chaos without it.

The last bridal shower I went to with this many guests had a seating chart. I think it ensures that others who might not know many people are sitting with a group that makes them feel comfortable. I would work with the host and make a chart

Holy crocheted toilet paper cover Batman; that is a lot of women. And a lot of wedding guests.

Do a seating chart.

I see everyone of these ladies including the in-laws every weekend. Again, the 140 are women that I talk to on a daily basis, see on a daily basis and is close to everyone on a different level. The shower is for 5 hours which I think is more than enough time to spend with each women. I am not having the gifts wrapped which also gives me time to hang out. I figure with the large number a seating chart will suffice.

You're not having the gifts wrapped? What do you mean by this?

Are you saying you're not opening gifts?

Wow! Yes, definitely do a seating chart for this, or else have a bunch of extra seats.

Table assignments, yes!

Opening gifts at the shower, no!

How blessed you are!!!

@ MTM9917 - I am not having the "gifts" wrapped. I believe it's called a display gift or something like that. Several of my in-laws did the same thing which is where I got the idea