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Expert October 2021

Seating Chart Help!

Rabreena, on October 4, 2021 at 11:44 AM Posted in Wedding Reception 0 7

I am in the land of confusion and trying to finalize my seating chart to send off to the woman we met through our florist who will be making the seating chart mirror for us.

My issue and that I am stuck trying to figure out and need opinions on is, for any guests that are bringing their child(ren) should we include their name(s) on the seating chart with their parents, (i.e. John & Joan Blank with Jim & James)? I asked the woman who is making it whether I should add the child/children on the chart and if so how, and she responded "yes with their names". What are you thoughts and opinions?

Also there are guest(s) that are bringing a plus one and with not knowing who it is I also asked her about how to have them labeled on the chart in which she said "I would do the Name and then Guest’s Plus 1", I don't know how I feel about putting it on the chart like that. Is there a better way to go about it, please give any suggestions.

Thanks!

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Latest activity by Michelle, on October 5, 2021 at 12:20 AM
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    Master July 2019
    Hannah ·
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    I would reach out to the guests with the +1 and find out the person's name. Everyone who needs a seat should be listed on the seating chart. If the whole family is at the same table, you can have "The Smith Family" or something rather than listing everyone, but you should have everyone listed.
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  • Candace
    Super March 2022
    Candace ·
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    I think if children are attending, you should name them so that every seat has a name: John Blank, Jane Blank, Jim Blank, James Blank.
    But I agree with the above that if a family is taking up a whole table, you can just put the Blank family.
    For the plus 1s, it would be best to find out the name. If they don't know who they're bringing yet, you can put Emily Blank's Guest? That sounds more polite than plus 1, imo.
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  • Rabreena
    Expert October 2021
    Rabreena ·
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    I greatly appreciate your helpful suggestions, but I do think I have a slight issue which is now if I were to have families listed as " The _____ Family" I don't know how I would make it not seem weird I guess. Because I am inviting my first step-dad to the wedding as well as my brother and his family, in which they both have the same last name. So it would be "The H___ Family" and then D. H____ listed under them because of being seated at the same table. Would that be acceptable to do, having my brother listed as "The H___ Family", because my niece is coming, and then my first step-dad by first and last name even with their last name being the same?

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  • Rabreena
    Expert October 2021
    Rabreena ·
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    We're keeping it to assigned seating and not assigned seats for the chart, basically so people know what table to sit at. Plus a couple of the families coming have 5 kids each, which I don't think the woman is fully understanding.

    I really like that idea better with listing the plus one as "Emily Blank's Guest" instead, I don't like they way it looks listing as whomever's plus one.

    Thank you!

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    Master July 2019
    Hannah ·
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    Oh yeah, I see the problem. I think "The H____ Family" would be fine.
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  • Rabreena
    Expert October 2021
    Rabreena ·
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    Thanks!
    I think as long as I separate their names, with other guest names between theirs, it'll look fine.
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  • Michelle
    Rockstar December 2022
    Michelle ·
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    I agree with your vendor. Every guest except newborns should have their own table assignment with their names
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