Bride & Groom table or bridal party table ?

We are doing just a sweetheart table for FH & I. Our bridal party is rather big too. Also, They will have guests as well (bf's &gf's) and i want them to be able to sit with them. So i am just reserving 2 tables for my party and their guests.

Looks like I'm the odd one out here but I really like the big head table with the whole bridal party, but I definitely think it is important to include your bridal party's dates so that they don't have to sit alone.

No bridal party table here, since some of our bridal party have SO who are not in the wedding party, they can go sit with their families...

We sat with our parents and his bro/sis-in law. It significantly cut down on people trying to talk to us while we scarfed down our first meal together, we were able to hide within them and eat in peace. I've always thought sweetheart tables were goofy looking (tiny and very little elbow room for the bride and groom dressed in formal attire=no Bueno) and waste of dance floor space. I think head tables are fine as long as you have places at the table for the wedding party's spouses or dates.

We're doing a captains table down the middle for us, our parents, and our wedding party and their SOs. Basically a giant banquet table to hold everyone we need it to, down the center of the other tables rather than on a stage. It was our venue coordinators compromise for wanting to seat our fairly large wedding party with their SOs, but still sit with them ourselves.

Sweetheart table, and the rest sit with other guests they know. I wouldn't want to jam 20 people onto one table (party + signifcant others)

We did a head table, we had a big bridal party too and had the bridesmaids and groomsmen at a long table in front of stage and then we had another long table on the stage with bride, groom, 2 best men and 2 maids of honors.

We asked beforehand what our bridal party wanted to do though. They all said head table.

Sweetheart Table for sure i did the long table for my sweet sixteen and as many people mentioned before some of the people in my wedding party are married and im sure would rather sit with their spouses than on a table front and center

We're doing a sweetheart table then the bridal party will be at tables with their families/friends. I went to a wedding that FH was a groomsman and he sat at the head table. I felt like I didn't see him half the night. Even sitting with friends, I was upset that FH and I had to sit separately. So that I was something I KNEW I didn't want at our reception.

I'm just going to sit at my family table and put the bridal party with the people they are comfortable with. No sweetheart table or anything.

I agree! Sweetheart table all the way. It makes it more fun for the bridal party when they can sit with their family members, friends, or significant others. Plus, the want to see you when you do the cute things during the reception. If they constantly have to turn around all of your pictures will have the back of people's heads.