Floor Plan

Have you discussed this with the venue at all? They might have layouts that they use an know work, or if they don’t they’ll likely have views on which of your options will work best for food service.

I think Option 4 would result in you constantly having wait staff coming either side of your sweetheart table, which I do think will be particularly pleasant for you. It also looks a bit cramped around tables. 6, 8, and 10. Options 3 and 5 could also have similar issues with funnelling wait staff through a narrow gap - it depends how much space there would actually be in the real layout.

I like Option 2 for it’s simplicity, but would want to make sure it allowed enough space for wait staff to get round the outside edges ( and for guests to get past if they need to when other guests are seated). And if you really want a Sweetheart table, then I like Option 1.

View Quoted Comment Typically weddings have single tables at our venue on the two sides and the dance floor in the center. But they allow you to do whatever you want.


I didn’t think about the waitstaff coming by like you mentioned. That’s a good point and crosses that option off the list lol. As far as being cramped, I have seen the angles I used in photos and I actually removed chairs others had to allow enough room.

I should have mentioned it is a tent so there aren’t really walls to worry about squeezing around.

I like option number one the best. It’s open and you still get that sweetheart table

Option 2 looks like a board meeting and with option 4 you would have a lot of people's backs facing you. I know at least in our state, tables have to be 6 feet apart from others with family groups together so I don't know if your venue has restrictions regarding this.

Whatever plan you go with, just remember that not everyone is going to be comfortable with sitting really close to each other yet. When we get our final count, I am planning on spacing people out as much as we can. Then, people can mingle and interact as much as they feel comfortable.

View Quoted Comment Luckily we aren’t until December so there is a lot of time still. Plus everyone on our guest list is vaccinated (or will be by then).

View Quoted Comment Lol oh goodness I definitely don’t want to feel like a board meeting! I thought maybe it would feel like a big family dinner.


Our venue is outside and our state is pretty relaxed (unfortunately) so there aren’t restrictions. Also our guests will all be vaccinated by December.