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Insufficient Seating

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VPG, on November 24, 2017 at 6:52 PM

Our reception space can accommodate 120 people guests seated. We do not have a final count but it is possible we may have 150 guests. The reception venue suggested food stations instead of a buffet with no assigned seating. The venue is in a city art gallery so the vibe is definitely modern/somewhat formal. . Has anyone in a setting such as this gone with open seating.? What if more guests wish to sit then we have seating? How do we manage tablescape when we do not have seats for all?

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Super March 2018
Ariella · on November 25, 2017 at 10:43 AM
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Open seating is already a nightmare. Open seating without enough seats seems like a game of musical chairs I want no part in.
Definitely begin looking at alternate venues and/or cutting your list down.
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Master July 2017
A. L. · on November 25, 2017 at 10:44 AM
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Look, OP, if you ever come back and aren't a troll, your title says insufficient seating. You KNOW it's wrong.

Cut the guest list or find a new venue.
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Super October 2017
Emily · on November 25, 2017 at 4:05 PM
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A lot of what I would have to say you've already heard but for sure consider fire code and for story time... we are fairly young. I'm in my thirties, my husband in his early forties. We went to a friend's wedding in June this year for my friend who are also in their 30s. My husband had just had vascular surgery because of a congenital issue we did not know about that was causing him significant pain in his leg. Part of the wedding was an Indian ceremony where guests were to sit on the floor. There were chairs for the elderly who could not sit on the floor. No one would ever have known my husband couldn't sit on the floor or stand for a long time - he appears young and healthy. I had to ask that there was a chair for him during the ceremony as well as during any standing portions. They were extremely thoughtful, but were surprised and would not have ever thought he would need special accommodation.

Moral? You don't know what is happening for people. Do not assume that not having enough space for seating will be acceptable for all of your guests. I would guess you wouldn't want your guests to be harmed or uncomfortable.
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