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Brittany
Devoted August 2017

Head Table or Sweetheart Table??

Brittany, on March 21, 2017 at 1:11 AM Posted in Wedding Attire 0 37

First, i just want to say hi to all out there! Smiley smile okay, so I'm still about 5 months out till the wedding but I'm having a hard time deciding to have a head table or a sweetheart table. I have a small bridal party of 8 total. I think my biggest worry is I don't know what it would look like to have a head table with everyone, if it would look too crowded or not. What has everyone else decided to do or have done thats worked for them?

37 Comments

Latest activity by ModernDayBride, on March 21, 2017 at 2:02 PM
  • Jessica
    Expert June 2017
    Jessica ·
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    FH and I are having a sweetheart table. Wedding party are going to be at guest tables so they can be with their spouses.

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  • Mariah
    VIP April 2017
    Mariah ·
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    A sweetheart table is just the wedding couple. If you have a head table with the bridal party then their spouses should be seated with them. Otherwise if you think that would be too many at one table then do the sweetheart table with your SO, and let your bridal party sit elsewhere with their spouse.

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  • Erika.
    Devoted May 2018
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    My fiancé and I are doing a sweetheart table. But just the two of us. No for for ALL the spouses to be up there.

    You can do a head table, but a sweetheart with just the two feels and looks more intimate imo

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  • Emily
    Master May 2014
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    What do you mean a "sweetheart table with everyone"? A sweetheart table is just the bride and groom.

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  • Seale
    Master November 2017
    Seale ·
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    The way we're planning everyone will technically be at the same table. We're combining three or four rectangular tables to make the seats for family and friends and then putting a smaller table at the head so that it makes the shape of a T. It gives us a small amount of space that we'll want while still allowing us to sit at the same table setting as family and friends.

    However, we discussed it over if we did a different seating format and we would be doing the sweet heart table-- a table of just the two of us.

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  • Brittany
    Devoted August 2017
    Brittany ·
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    Oops, meant to be "have a sweetheart table OR a table with everyone if it would look too crowded."

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  • Mariah
    VIP April 2017
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    We are doing a sweetheart table so our bridal party can sit with other friends/family and their spouses without everyone being stuck at one huge table.

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  • s
    Expert July 2017
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    We are just doing a sweetheart table too so our bridal party can be with their partners.

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  • E.V.
    VIP November 2017
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    I recommend a sweetheart table so that you can take a few minutes to enjoy the wedding with just your husband.

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  • Jacks
    Champion November 2054
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    It's more polite to have your WP members sitting with their dates for dinner. That's why a sweetheart table is popular. Another option is a kings table, with the whole WP and their dates.

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  • A. L.
    Master July 2017
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    We're doing a head table because our venue is shaped in such a way that we couldn't really get a way with a sweetheart table, and I don't think we really wanted to do that, anyway.

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  • StuckOnYou
    Expert March 2017
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    I like the idea of just a sweetheart table and then letting the bridal party and spouses mingle. People will come up to the sweetheart table a lot to congratulate you guys and take photos, so I think it just works out better to separate the bride and groom a little from the other guests.

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  • Alexa
    Devoted July 2017
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    We are having a sweetheart table and next to it will have the bridal party and their significant others.

    I went to a wedding as a guest of a groomsmen and they had a head table so I sat alone at a table with no one I knew. It was an absolutely terrible experience. I'm not a super social person and everyone at the table knew each other so it was very uncomfortable.

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  • TeamGrz
    Expert May 2018
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    We are opting for a Sweetheart table with a VIP table for bridal party and their guests.

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  • Kathryn_V
    VIP March 2017
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    We did a sweetheart table, it was nice to share our first meal as husband and wife by ourselves.

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  • MoweryMe
    VIP April 2017
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    FH and I are having a Sweetheart table. The other wedding party members will be at the reserved for family tables.

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  • janz
    Devoted September 2017
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    We are doing a head table because we have a small BP and the spouses are all in it so we will sit together.

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  • Mrs. Knolle
    Master July 2016
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    Sweetheart.

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  • mrsmack
    VIP April 2017
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    We're doing a sweetheart table because we could not fit all of our BP and their SOs together at one table. BP is split up at a couple of tables.

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  • TamraTexas
    Expert July 2017
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    I'm doing a sweetheart table mainly because one BM is also bringing her kids and I know she want to sit with them and her husband.

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