Seating chart & check in?

The hell? No. You tell your friend that you cannot accommodate the three extra people...even if it's "just for the ceremony." Do not do a check in list. Create the seating chart as planned.

I've never been to a wedding where people ignore the seating chart. It's not impossible but I think that's rude from your guests given there's a reason why you made a chart. Any adult should assume that it's to be followed

I would say no to adding guests

And once you learn that no is a complete sentence you won't need to do a "checkpoint" for the wedding. Extra and unnecessary work

I was just at a wedding that had a check in. It took forever and felt like a conference instead of a wedding. I enjoy looking at the seating charts early but this way I had no idea where I was sitting till I had to stand in line waiting to check in

I've never seen people ignore a seating chart. Maybe 2 people "trade" seats.

Why would 3 people that you don't know want to go to your ceremonY?

That's how I feel about the check in- this isn't a conference. I said no but the cousin keep texting him and not me. We are bumping heads now about this check in thing- which I'm not going to do..

I haven't been to a wedding where people ignore the seating chart, if they do it is incredibly rude!