Head table seating- handling significant others

My SIL had all of the significant others at the head table. We sat on both sides of the table except for across from the bride and groom, those spots didn’t have chairs.

we didn’t have a head table.

We are in the same boat, so I wanted my wedding party to be able to sit with their own spouses/families during the reception. That's why we are not doing a head table. We'll have a sweetheart table for FH and me, and then our wedding party will be at guest tables with their families.

I never liked the idea of a head table anyway. It just feels like we're separating ourselves from our guests with some kind of barrier. This will be much better.

I agree that a sweetheart table is easiest and then and BM and GM can site with their spouse/ SO.

Definitely don’t split up couples, that’s very not-fun for them!

I think it's up to you. I was just in a wedding and sat at the head table. And my FH sat with my parents. And it wasnt weird for either of us. But I could see it being weird if some SO didn't know anyone else at the wedding

I would either go sweetheart table or king's table, where you and your bridal party + their dates would all sit at one large table. I personally wouldn't enjoy being split up and sitting at a different table than my fiance at a wedding.

I am doing a sweetheart table for my FH and our two girls. That way everyone can sit with their s/o and family. I was in a wedding where we sat separate. It was totally fine as my FH sat with my parents but I was kind of bummed I didn't get to be with my FH the whole reception. Plus i like the sweetheart table because you get some alone time with your FH. You guys spend so much time saying hello and entertaining guests it might be nice to eat your meal in peace

You could do a sweetheart table or kings table! For sweetheart have a table that is bridesmaids and dates and a table that is groomsmen and their dates. It sucks to be separated fro a SO at a wedding.

Why don't you do a sweetheart table instead? That way you get to have your head table and they can be with their SO or friends/family and no awkwardness! I'm doing a SH table and so far lot of people i know are too. Check Instagrams like Bdazzled_events for inspo because their designs honestly convinced me into picking a SH table over Head table haha

Keep them together with their spouse or date. There is nothing worse than having to sit at a table with a bunch of people that you do not even know.

I would do a sweetheart table. My husband was in his brother’s wedding and was seated at the head table. Meanwhile, I was seated at a guest table with no one that I knew. It was the most uncomfortable meal of my life.

At my dad's wedding they did a sweetheart table and had 2 tables on either side for wedding party and SOs. and then the guest tables were laid out like normal. It was a good way to keep the head table and SOs "together" IMO.

Most of our wedding party has significant others and children, so we decided to have a sweetheart table and seat the rest of the party with their families.

Yes, seat wedding party members with their SO. I was MOH years ago at a head table and it ducked gir me & my BF.

View Quoted Comment I 100% agree with you and will be doing the same thing at our wedding. I was in a friends wedding and the entire BP sat with the bride and groom, FH sat with a table of their friends and he was just fine. He actually had a good time!

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Exactly!

We are incorporating a King's Table as our head table. This table will be a long table in the center of the dining space with the guests seated at rounds around the room. FH and I will sit beside each other in the center of the Kings table with no one across from us. My MOH will be on my right and his BM on his right and our wedding party members will all be seated on the side of the table FH and I will be seated on. The guests of our wedding party members will be directly across from their date on the other side of the King table. This way they can sit with their date and FH and I can still sit with our wedding party. We have already figured out this is going to be a long table (32 feet) as we have a roughly 18 person wedding party already before dates but it will be so much fun to all sit together and the table will look amazing.

What we've done is sit all the SOs of the wedding party members at specific table that will be close to the head table. I figure that most people will circulate once dinner is done anyways, so max they'll be separated for like a half hour. Then, it's off to the dance floor!!

Team sweetheart table and if you want them close put your wedding aprty together at 2 tables with their significant others

We are doing a sweetheart table for the 2 of us and then our bridal party and their guests will be seated together.