Estate Table

Let your bridal party sit with their spouses.

I would hate to be separated from my DH just because he was in the wedding party and vice versa. I'd let them sit with their significant others. How large is your bridal party? Could you and FH sit at a round table with them? Or sit with a mix of your parents/siblings and his parents/siblings? Not sure what would be practical for you, those are just some quick options I can think of.

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We aren't doing a table for the bridal party for this reason. I just thought it was weird to have our bridal party not sit with their spouses.

Never heard of an estate table but it seems to be the same as a head table. Please don't do that. I guarantee your bridal party will want to sit with their plus one/other half (whatever). They will have spent all day with you guys, and dinner and toasts and such is at least another hour. And not all of their dates will know others I'm sure. I know you're saying you want to save space but sweetheart tables take up so little room.

See I think that's kinda weird too not having them sit with their significant others! I have 7 bridesmaids and he has 8 groomsmen

We are doing a Kings table, it means that the bridal party and their guests will all sit around this table with us. Please don't separate your bridal party from their SO's or guests.

Do you want to sit with your new husband at your wedding?

I could if none of the SO's knew other guests having them at the head table. But unless I needed someone to cut my food I can sit away from fh for an hour. Even if we didn't know other people we would be social at the table.

My vote would be for whatever works best for seating arrangements.

Let them sit with their families, SO's and/or other friends they know. There's absolutely no reason that any of your wedding party will need to be right by you, at the same table, or even super close to you during the meal or even the speeches. All of mine were at different tables with their SO's, children or their extension of the family and it didn't hinder anything at all...and we did a sweetheart table...they are generally small and don't take up much room...much less than a head table.

We did a head table because the space had an elevated stage for the table and it was the only way really to do it. Plus we have been to countless wedding where we didn't sit together because one of us was in the wedding part and never minded - this is the norm for where we are from. Were very social people though and always enjoyed getting to know the people at are table or visiting with them if we already knew them.

WW typically hates head tables (which is what I think you are talking about). I had one, and if I were to do my wedding again, I would have done a kings table instead. The head table was all I had ever seen before and DH and I had never been in a bridal party before to know how much it sucks to not get time with your SO, so that's what I went with. DH was in 2 weddings this summer. In wedding #1 I knew no one except the groom. The bride and groom sat with their parents, but still made the bridal party sit at a round table together separate from their SO's. It sucked so much. As soon as dinner was served he got his food and went and sat with me (as all the other BP members did too). At wedding #2 I knew everyone because it was a family member. I was sitting with my cousins who are my absolute best friends. And it still sucked to not get to sit with DH. Moral of the story-whether the SO's are sitting with people they don't know or with friends, it still sucks and you should find a way to have them sit with your BP.

Do whatever works in your space and will make for a pleasant evening for everyone. Personally, I've never understood the "it's SO awful to be separated from spouse for the whole evening" justification for avoiding head tables. What are you, joined at the hip? Are you not capable of functioning in a social situation without them? Because that seems unhealthy. If you're a grownup with moderate social skills, you should be able to introduce yourself and have a pleasant evening without your spouse within arm's length.

We will have a head table. Not every member of our BP has a SO to consider. My MOH is single, and is not bringing a guest. My FSIL (a BM) is single, and not bringing a guest. My two youngest children (ages 12 and 13) are a JR GM and JR BM - they obviously don't have SO or a plus one.

The BP members that do have a SO, I am seating their SO and children (if applicable) near the head table.

I agree with @Emilyg - all of my guests have adequate social skills to interact with guests other than their SO's.

We did a head table, with our BP and their SO's. Why isn't this an option?

We are doing a head table because it works for our group. Only 2 people in our BP have SOs to consider, and both are girlfriends who are really close friends with some of our other guests. I agree with @EmilyG, our guests can interact with others than their SO, especially since it's not a situation where they don't know anyone. Plus, dinner is an hour long- max!