Sweetheart Table or Head Table

We are doing a head table. Everyone is a couple besides one and his SO will also be sitting at the table so we don't have to split them up. Honestly, I've never seen a sweetheart table here in my location. We asked our BP what they wanted and they all chose to sit with us and that's perfectly fine with us.

Sweetheart. Our coordinator gave us the advice so that our necks aren't constantly strained turning around when guests come up to talk to us during dinner!

Head tables are long banquet style tables, sometimes up on a raised platform, where the bride, groom and bridal party sit. It does pay tribute to your friends and family who have taken the time to finance and be a part of your bridal party. However, the trend now seems to be more sweetheart table settings so that just the bride and groom are the center of attention. They get a little bit of needed intimate time eating and are more of a King and Queen of the event. I think either way is fine and people enjoy both. We're having a smaller wedding and just a MOH and Best Man, so for us, a sweetheart table is best.

Sweetheart table for sure. No one wants to sit awkwardly next to the bride and groom, separated from their dates, having everyone stare at them during the toast. They stood up in your wedding, now let them relax and unwind at the reception! Also, this may be some of the only time you and your FH get to spend alone for the rest of the reception. Enjoy it!

Sweetheart because we want our BP to be able to sit with their SOs during the reception and for everyone to be comfortable.

We did a sweet heart table. And right off our table was our parents and immediate family. And right in front of them, our friends. Our bridal party didn't actually all sit together. We sat them with other guests that they knew, they were spread all around the venue.

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Sweetheart is what we did. We barely touched our food because we just sat there in awe of everything. He and I had that time alone, unbothered, to just sit and soak it all in. And to talk and really be in the moment. I am SO glad we did it.

Not doing a sweetheart table, haven't done the table arrangements yet but will try to seat our bridal party and their dates at our table. If not that, then we'll do parents at our table with us.

We are doing a head table. We thought about the "splitting up" part, but all of our friends are in the same circle, and after dinner, it won't even matter since people will be up moving and dancing. Our BP felt the same way.

I've never been to a wedding where the dates sat with the wedding party, only the headtable and its just the bridal party, maybe its geographical?

We are doing my mom and her guest, FH' mom and dad, and FH and myself.

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"I've never been to a wedding where the dates sat with the wedding party, only the headtable and its just the bridal party, maybe its geographical? "

It's not geographical. It's social circle and it's rude. Doesn't mean you should continue the cycle.

We're probably going to do a sweetheart table. I love the pictures and ideas from pinterest and it'll give us some time to ourselves

I will be doing a head table because it gives us more space and my bridal party members do not have a significant other and if they do they are in the bridal party so it works well for me.

We REALLY didn't want a sweetheart table. I wanted to sit with my bridesmaid, MOH, my husband, and his best man because those are the most important people we want beside us on our wedding day. It worked out really well because none of our bridal party had plus-ones and were all close with each other. Fast forward and my bridesmaid got a boyfriend and RSVP'd for him last minute after the deadline. I HATE splitting up couples, and I would NEVER split a couple, even if they said it was okay if I did. It doesn't feel right sitting there with only MOH and Best Man while she's out of the picture, even though I personally don't mind, and FH and I don't like this new boyfriend much at all, so we don't want him front and center at a head table with us.

Thus, sweetheart table for us! It's also super important to us to go around to our tables and say hello to everyone individually, so we figure we probably won't be at our table too long anyway.

Sweetheart table. We didn't want to insult anyone by not sitting at their table. I didn't have a wedding party.

We did a head table which included spouses/dates. They loved it!

Sweetheart

I've never been to a wedding where they seated the SOs with the bridal party. I've also never seen a sweetheart table. so to me being in a wedding is knowing and accepting you're with the bridal party until after dinner. Seems crazy to me to have so many people at the head table, like if you have 6 BM's and 6 GM's plus their dates and you that's 26 people at a table, that's nuts. most of our bridal party is single LOL and everyone said they only want to bring a date if they're serious about the person ( we are including plus 1 for everyone but most dont want it )