Seating Chart

Are the best man and maid of honor your only attendants?


You can mix the singles in to any table group. Match up guests by who they know and get along with or have something in common with. A table of just singles is not fun.

View Quoted Comment We have total of 6 bridesmaids and groomsmen. We wanted to give them more ability to socialize with partners and family which is why I was thinking of just having maid of honor and best man at the table with us

I would advise against a singles only table.
Assuming all your single guests know other people, so seat them with the folks they know. Unless all or most of them ask you to do a single table, hoping they will find the love of their life at your wedding LOL.
I agree with your idea of seating groomsmen and bridesmaids with their family or friends. If the MOH and BM are not single, I would seat them with their love instead. I would only seat them with you and fiancé if both are single,but you should still ask them where they would like to seat. They may want to be with other guests even both are single. We decided to skip the wedding party, had we had one we would have put everyone at other tables because I think some attendants might feel uncomfortable being stared at as much as the couple is.

Could you please all the singles together at one table?

If you do a singles table, it will be super obvious to everyone there that they're "the singles table" and it will make them feel awkward. Mix them in with friends who are close to the same age, have something in common, or who might get along based on personality. For example, I have a friend coming who won't know anyone else, so I'm putting her with my college friends because they have similar careers and interests. Keep in mind you can have an odd number of people at a table if needed; don't be afraid to have a few groups of 7 or even 6 if that's how it works out.

We are going to mix both set of family members at tables. We are having our bridal party sit with the two of us. We don’t want a sweetheart table, because we don’t want that much attention on us. Instead it’s going to be the 2 of us, my MOH and Matron of honor and my future hubby and his best man on one level and then the rest of the bridal party on the second level

Thank you all for the insight and recommendations!

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If they are bringing SO's I would recommend allowing the SO's to be at the head table too. My friend did that and it was so nice being able to sit with my husband the whole night.

View Quoted Comment I agree with this. Also, your whole bridal party doesn't have to be at the same table. You can spread them around based on how you know them -- i.e. if you have one bridesmaid who was your college roomie, put her and her significant other at a table with your other college friends. We have 3 bridal party members (our sisters) so we're putting them each with cousins close to their age and my sister will stay with her husband.

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This! It's really respectful and considerate to seat people with their dates for dinner.

We are letting our bridesmaids and groomsmen sit with their families and then our Maid of Honor and Best Man who are married and our Best Friends will be sitting at the head table with us.

My wedding was very similar - adults only (except for immediate family), tables for 8, and a head table, except my husband and I each, had four attendants, so there were 10 of us total up there. The biggest thing that helped us with the seating chart was working to put as many people who knew each other together as possible. How many singles do you have coming? Did you at least give them the options for plus-ones, or have they already said they're not bringing anyone? If they're all coming solo, then I'd say the best you can do is put them all at the same table, unless they're friends or family members of one of the couples. Good luck!

I mixed in the singles with some other couples! I may stick 2 of them together at couples fables. Spread them out between others.
I also did a process of elimination. Start with most important first. People you KNOW NEED to sit together. I started with my hierarchy. Parents grandparents paternal/maternal siblings cousins then friends. Unless you're doing a bridal party who are VIP guests.


Also a tip: tables closest to the dance floor should be people you know that aren't going to leave early!