Creative Head Table Ideas

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It is using the wedding wire seating app! If you haven't messed around with it yet you should totally give it a try. I am going to use the whole things for setting up my tables, prints you out food reports, table reports, so many different things. After people mail in their rsvp (for the ones we are sending traditional rsvp cards to) I will manually enter them in WW system and it shows all the info!

Can I just ask, what is the reasoning for people hating sweetheart tables? Is it because the couple feels like they are on display? I'm genuinely curious because personally, I don't see a downside to a sweetheart table so I'm not sure why folks would be against them? Would love insight if you are someone who doesn't like them!

Wow, I'm in my 50's and I love the idea of a sweetheart table. Maybe because I've been the spouse of a GM that had to sit alone on more than one occasion at a table of people I didn't know. I've also been MOH in a couple weddings and you simply cannot really talk to anyone not directly next to you in a long head table. Personally I think head tables are outdated, and yet my middle daughter is doing a 2-tiered table with her big 22 person wedding party, while my youngest is doing a sweetheart table and letting her wedding party sit with their SO's.

I’m also not a fan of sweetheart tables and having a problem with this, and we also would need to fit about 16 people.
We’re considering a few options. My MOH found this (I’ll attach photo under) where the wedding party is directly next to a sweetheart table on either side.
Another idea is to just have two tables to fit everyone without the awkward long length. And the third is for us to have a head table with just our MOH and BM and their dates, then put the rest of they wedding party at a regular tables close to us.

All I have to say is please sit your wedding party with their significant others.

I recently went to a wedding where my FH was a groomsman, and the only other people at the wedding I knew were the bride & groom, and 3 groomsman.... before the ceremony, during the ceremony and the entire cocktail hour I was by myself. Its awkward. I was glad I got to sit next to him for dinner.

View Quoted Comment That’s part of it, but for us we just want to have the opportunity to have dinner with our wedding party. I’m excited for the group of us to share some time together!

Here’s a photo of what I was talking about. I’m not crazy about this particular one, but it’s the right idea.

I prefer this setup actually

View Quoted Comment Thanks! I did not know this!!

I'm having 14 people and I think, if I can, we're going to go the 2-level route.

I don't know if my venue has like a stage we can set up, but that's one thing I need to do- call the venue and ask!

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Did you see the picture I posted earlier. That sounds like what you mentioned in your third option. For both of our bridal party tables we are going to dress them up with special table cloths and decorations just like our table that is on risers. It is a way to still show them off a bit but have them be comfortable.

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I really do not like sweetheart tables just because I think it looks so anti social and like loners. Totally personal preference though and I see why others like them! Just not my style. For me I had to decide to sit with the 6 of us on risers and be seen everywhere in the room (my mom preferred that as she said people like to see the bride and groom) and give up getting to be in the middle of a giant 36 person bridal party table. In the end it seemed best to put the 6 of us on risers, have to big bridal party tables, and it was kind of a win all around.

I was always against have SO sit at the bridal party table. To me growing up and even the last weddings I have been to I saw it as an honor. I am a super social person and have no problem being separated from my FH. It wasn't until the last two weddings I was in and he had to sit separate that i sympathized. Although we both had a great time separate and wouldn't mind doing it again, it is an un needed inconvenience for your bridal party friends who may not be as social!

View Quoted Comment I don't agree. When you agree to be a guest of the wedding party you knowyour date will be busy and you will be alone at times. You need to suck it up or don't go.

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I agree with this. I definitely understand why other people don't want to be separated from their dates. But I think it's worth mentioning that personally, I'd survive and don't see it as a huge deal.

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Ooh, yes I like that! Thanks!

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How did you seat people before they RSVP?

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You can still seat them even if they haven't rsvp'd yet. They still show up in your list to the right when you are on the screen. We were just messing around to test it all out.

I'm all for the sweetheart or head table! However, I think that the two tier would be a great option for you!

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Where did you get this software and where can I get it?

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Do you have your guest list in WW? If you do you can start right away. If you don't and have it in an excel sheet you can upload it into the guest list area. From there guests can rsvp themselves (if you want) or you can manually input as you get your cards. We are doing half and half.

Either way once your list is imported you can get started. Go to Planning Tools in the top left of the tool bar. Drop down the the section on the left of the drop down menu that says seating chart. I think flash has to be enabled. From there you can input your venue size. I added my cocktail and reception room into one document just to play around with cocktail tables too. They have all the tools to add a dance floor, card box table, memory table, seating tables, etc. You can customize how many people at each table and everything. From there you can drag and drop all the people to their seats. You can name tables if you want! I plan to label my tables by which group of people are sitting there (FH family, Bride family, head table, festival friends, ski team, etc whatever you want) plus I will add (low centerpiece, tall centerpiece, etc).

I obviously haven't gotten this far but then you can print it out, export custom lists like how many of each food, table seating charts so you can label place cards. So many options!

Good Luck! It is honestly the one thing that drew me to wedding wire over other sites!