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Just Said Yes November 2019

Seating Charts

Heather, on October 16, 2019 at 7:36 PM Posted in Wedding Reception 1 5

Hi all!


My FH and I are getting married in just a couple of weeks and wanted some feedback on our reception seating chart. Background: The ceremony & reception take place in the same room. Guests will be seated (or standing if they prefer) at their assigned tables during the ceremony.

Our seating chart is a shelf with seed packets & 2" pots labeled with the guest name & table #. We aren't doing assigned seating, just tables, because it's buffet style and that's easier for us and our guests!

The wedding party is made up of 9 people; 3 children. We want them seated with their families during dinner so they are split into two tables next to our sweetheart table, totaling 13 people. The SOs who are not in the party will be arriving early to the venue to help set up center pieces and the seating chart and all of that.

Do we include them on the seating chart shelf? Or should we just put their 'seed assignments' on the tables themselves since they know where they will be sitting?

I know this seems trivial, but we're trying to find the best way to organize the shelves since each shelf holds a different number of 2" pots.


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Latest activity by Sinéad, on October 18, 2019 at 11:51 AM
  • Cyndy
    Master May 2019
    Cyndy ·
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    I think everyone attending should be on the seating chart/seed pots even if they know where they are sitting.
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    Heather ·
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    Absolutely agree! We're trying to decide where to place their 'seed assignments' - at their table or on the shelf with the others. Not sure what's more practical since they won't really have a reason to walk over to the shelf besides to get them.

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  • Sinéad
    WeddingWire Administrator January 2025
    Sinéad ·
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    Hi Heather! I love the idea of seed packets, it's so sweet!

    I think that you should place all of the seed packets on the shelves for your guests to retrieve, even if they already know where they will be sitting. I think it will create consistency in your decor.

    Will everyone be getting seeds for different flowers/plants or the same?

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    Heather ·
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    Thanks for the feedback!

    My FH loves to cook and I love to garden so we chose four practical herbs that you can make tea or cook with - lavender, sage, purple basil, and thyme. Each guest is getting a packet with one of the four herbs. Since we have a lot of families of four many will get to take all four home!

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  • Sinéad
    WeddingWire Administrator January 2025
    Sinéad ·
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    Oh I love that idea so much!! It's a thoughtful and practical gift!!

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