Head Table or Sweetheart Table??

Have a sweetheart table for just you two, and then let your party sit with their significant others at tables. If you decide to have a head table, allow significant others to sit with the bridal party. But I personally think a sweetheart table and then the bridal party at tables with their significant others is best.

ETA: If you do just a head table, it may not seem like very much longer to keep the bridal party and significant others separated, but it is. The bridal party has likely already spent all day away from their partners/plus ones, and then there are introductions, toasts, dances, etc. to get through before the bridal party members and significant others would get to be together again. For people that don't know anyone except his/her partner in the bridal party, it can be uncomfortable and a lot less enjoyable.

We did a sweetheart table so our BP could sit with their significant others.

Definitely let your bridal party sit with their significant others! I vote sweetheart table for the two of you and then let your bridal party sit with their dates.

Our bridal party and their SOs are all sitting with us, but it's being arranged like every other table rather than a traditional head table and our table is mixed in with all of the guest tables, rather than up front facing the guests.

I have a head table set up, but I question if we will really use it sinice it's more of a open house instead of a reception.

We'll be doing a sweetheart table for a few reasons. Our BP is rather large and there wasn't the space to do a head table with everyone, I personally feel uncomfortable at crowded rectangular tables, and we wanted some time just the two of us to talk and eat together as husband and wife.

We have 5 women and 5 men in our wedding party, and this would make it too large with spouses seated with them (some of the bridal party has not only a spouse but their children too) so we are going to just do a sweetheart table for FH and I only, so everyone else can sit with their SO's/families in comfort

We are doing King tables. One for me & FH along with the bridal party and their spouses. And a second one for all immediate family. Each table will have 20 people

We're doing a king's table with the bridal party and their dates.

Sweetheart table with just the two of us. Everyone in our bridal party is married with kids. We wanted them to be able to sit with their families.

I haven't seen anything BUT a sweetheart table with just the couple in ages. I like the idea of the BP being able to sit with their partners or dates (yes, the BP should all get guests) and it does give you a bit of time for yourselves...kinda.....lol....

Our bridal party will be siblings only, so we plan to be seated at family table with our parents, siblings, and their spouses and kids. Probably our pastor (officiant) and his wife too.

I've heard that if you sit alone at a sweetheart table, guests will be more inclined to bother you while you're eating. (That annoys me)

Whichever you decide, I personally think it's nice to seat your bridal party with their spouses.

Sweetheart table. I want my bridal party to sit with their significant others.

Thank you all for your responses!

My Wedding Party plus their SOs would be 18 people at the head table. We will either do the sweetheart table or just have the Best Man, MOH and their SOs at the table with us

FH and I would feel weird doing a sweetheart table, just the 2 of us up there. We're doing a head table with just the bridal party - not their spouses. All of our bridal party's spouses know other people who will be attending the wedding. We are also inviting the parents of all members in our bridal party.

FH is standing up in a wedding in May and I would personally feel weird being seated at the table with the bridal party so we're not doing that at ours.

We are doing a head table