Seating Guests at a "Bad Table"

I would seat friends at the bad tables… they'll forgive you faster than your family will

Soon to be Mrs. B.....I was thinking the same thing!!! And they will take it better...believe me!

Ladies are right! Especially if you can make the "bad" tables also "the most fun"tables. Also, have you recieved all your RSVPs back? In other words, if your final guest count confirmed?

Maybe some of your older guests will appreciate being away from all the noise. My hubby wears hearing aids and being in a loud restaurant is miserable for him.

Do you have to do a seat chart? or can you hope that the ones that will cause drama sits away from other drama makers?

I agree with the first poster. Great Aunt Mildred will complain for the rest of her life that she couldn't hear or see anything -- but college roommate, or whoever is at the "bad" table will eat, grab a drink, and get up and be proactive about being involved and seeing dances/cake cutting, etc.

Definitely friends at the "bad" table.

Definitely friends at the "bad" table.

I'd also say friends at the bad table. Tell them that up front... and sell it. It's closer to the bar, they can have fun and not be subject to alot of the boring stuff... You knew they would get rowdy and wanted to protect the rest of your guests from them- haha.

Thanks guys! We are def not seating any family at that table. They are friends, we are mostly wondering what we can do or say to them to make them understand that they are special too. It's not really sellable, they are far away farthest away from the bar, everything...We are thinking of asking that table to be allowed to eat first, it's a buffet...

I would also seat friends there. Family will be talking about it forever.

Recently I was at a wedding where I was sat at the "bad table" theren't werent' walls between, but some large columns separating us and it was in the corner. it was all coworkers of the groom sitting there, so I didn't mind. As a coworker(well, technically a coworkers wife) I dont expect the cream of the crop table. and we were a bit rowdy...

However, when the first course came out (full 5 course dinner!), they brought us our food first. I dont know if it was planned, but it was a very nice touch and a pleasant surprise.

So, letting them eat first (after the Bridal party and possible the parent's table) would be a great idea.

Friends. They'll be on the dancefloor and carrying on all night. While I do like the logic of seating your family farther away, they'll probably be miffed at it.

On the other hand, no one may notice this as much as you do....I mean the immediat family is always closest, but after that, it's kinda up for grabs....

" Now, everyone at my wedding is important. "

I thought that said NOT everyone at my wedding is important, i about died laughing, and then REALLY saw what it said...lol....

yea send the friends that way....

I agree- send friends there and then- like Blue daisy said how she was served first- see if the venue can be sure that they are served first. :-)

Definatly serve them first. Also it might help to talk to some of your friends. Explain to them the situation (try to stay on the positive parts) and see if they volunteer to sit there. You might say something like "We have two tables that are a little away from everything. The two tables are positioned in this beautiful sun room. They're also one of the tables that will get served first. Our goal is to sit some of our friends there that we know would get along and have fun no matter what. We were wondering if you wanted to sit at one of those two tables."

And if they ask what 'away from everything' means, just be honest and say "There's an oddly positioned wall, that blocks the view of part of the room"

Our venue has three tables that are positioned beehind a wall also, but luckily we were able to shave off three tables of people. I would put your most understanding guests at the bad tables.

One option is to seat your vendors at one of the 'bad' tables. They won't care where they're seated since they won't really be seated very long anyways. Use the other table as either a kids table or for your friends/co-workers. They won't care or be offended that they can't see you but his/your family might be.

That's the same thing that happened to me bluedaisy! we were behind a half-wall like structure at my friends wedding, and i had a great time. we were joking and laughing all night, esp at dinner; some of the tables around us actually "shushed" us during certain parts of the wedding because we were so rowdy

in sum, sit your fun, crazy friends in the back, they should love that!