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Kelsey
Dedicated August 2019

Bridal table

Kelsey, on June 3, 2019 at 6:58 PM Posted in Wedding Reception 0 16
Who gets seated at the bridal table? I know the bridal party and the parents are at the table, but what about spouses of the bridal party? Also my dad’s been with his girlfriend for 3-4 years, would she be at the table as well?

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Latest activity by Danielle, on June 4, 2019 at 4:43 PM
  • M
    Legend June 2019
    Melle ·
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    I wanted a sweetheart table initially but decided against it. I'm actually having us sit with our wedding party and their plus ones. I kind of wanted to turn up with my friends ahahah and not feel like I'm being chaperoned by my and his parents
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  • Carol
    Devoted October 2019
    Carol ·
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    I've never seen parents at the bridal table. Bridal party and their dates/SO, yes. In the end, it's completely up to you where you seat people.
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  • Kelly
    Champion October 2018
    Kelly ·
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    I’ve never seen parents at a head table. We did a sweetheart table because I didn’t want to split people up from their significant others.
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  • Kelsey
    Dedicated August 2019
    Kelsey ·
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    Interesting, I wasn’t aware of that! We’re a little tight on space so I think our parents will be sitting with us. Just wasn’t sure about my dads gf and the best mans wife
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  • Kelsey
    Dedicated August 2019
    Kelsey ·
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    I’d love to do a sweetheart table but we just don’t have the space
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  • Christina
    Dedicated July 2019
    Christina ·
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    Only FH and I, groomsmen and bridesmaids will be at our head table. SO’s will sit with friends/family that they know well. Only two SO’s don’t know anyone so they will sit up by the head table but not at the head table.
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  • K
    Beginner November 2019
    Kristen ·
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    Search Kings Table. It is a style that allows the Bridal party and spouses. We are doing a separate table for parents.

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  • Marieke
    Expert June 2019
    Marieke ·
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    Our bridal party will sit with us. Then the SOs will sit at their own table (it’ll be 8 total). We’re all friends so everyone will know each other. I think only one person isn’t bringing a date, so maybe 7 people at that table. But still I’m not worried, they all get along. Our parents will be sitting at their own tables.
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    Savvy September 2019
    Deb ·
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    We are just having the wedding part at the table with us. The spouses/significant others of everyone in the wedding party all know each other and half of them work together so we are seating them together. We are hoping a majority of the night people are dancing and there won't be too much sitting at a table.
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  • Hillary
    Expert October 2021
    Hillary ·
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    We are doing a sweetheart table. One reason being that we want the bridal party to sit with their SO. But if you are having a head table, SOs should most definitely be included. I actually find it kind of rude to separate couples.
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  • CDickman
    VIP September 2019
    CDickman ·
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    We are doing a sweetheart table cause I do t want to sit my Bridal party away from the husbands or BF and family. (Our grooms women is all upset she wants to sit with us.) you can do a kings table that BM GM and spouses sit at same table,
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  • Vanessa
    Expert September 2019
    Vanessa ·
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    To avoid all of this it will just be me and my groom at our table and the bridal party will be sitting with family at their assigned table. That’s all. I like the center of attention... my fiance can take it or leave it 😂
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  • Nykole
    Expert October 2019
    Nykole ·
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    There are so many options on this! We are doing a head table, but it’s just gonna be me, FH, MOH and her boyfriend, and BM and his wife. The rest of the wedding party and their SO’s will be at Table 1 and 2. Seating parents and grandparents at Table 3. Those three tables will be the closest to the head table, so they’re all still close by. 😊
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    Master July 2019
    Hannah ·
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    We originally were going to do a table with our bridal party and parents, but I didn't want to separate significant others, and the idea of a 20 person table just seemed to overwhelming to me. We are going to do a sweetheart table instead. I doubt we'll be sitting at it that often though!
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    Master October 2019
    Jolie ·
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    Parents have never been at the head table for any of the weddings I have been to. Also, you can do the bridal party's SO's or not. You can sit all the SO's together at a separate table. This is essentially what I would do, if we chose a head table. We didn't like separating couples nor didn't want the SO's to gain spotlight when they aren't truly our bridal party, so we ultimately chose a sweetheart table.

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  • Danielle
    Master June 2019
    Danielle ·
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    IMO, the easiest and most considerate way is to do a sweet heart table (just you and FH) and let everyone else sit with their spouses / children. If you can't do that, then do a kings table that includes bridal party and all of their spouses / children.

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