Sweetheart Table or Not?

Head tables are very uncommon. If you are an introvert, a sweetheart table is the way to go because guests will leave you alone. Ignore the naysayers

I've actually heard the opposite that head tables are uncommon. We had a sweetheart table for our wedding and I'm so glad we did. It gave us time as a couple. It also allowed our wedding party to sit with their significant others rather than separating couples. I don't think it really changed how much attention we received.

Definitely haven't heard that sweetheart tables are tacky or outdated! My fiancé and I are also both introverts and don't like a ton of attention on us, but our venue pointed out that we'll really only be at the table for a short time and it'll be nice to spend some solo time together during such a busy day!

Sweetheart tables are definitely the norm these days. We loved having a sweetheart table because it gave us a moment to ourselves and that way we didn't have to worry about seating the whole wedding party together

I'm in the same boat, but I think we're going to have a head table even though it will be really big. Almost all of the weddings I've been to recently have had a sweetheart table though. But I feel like I don't want to just sit alone with my FH - we're alone together everyday! I think I'd feel left out at my own wedding with a sweetheart table. I want to be able to talk to all of my friends during dinner. I don't think its that big of a deal to have the wedding party's plus ones sitting at a different table (granted everyone knows each other in our wedding party, so I think their plus ones will be fine without them for a little while). Besides, its just during dinner - they have the whole weekend and the rest of the night with their plus 1. It's your day, do what you want!

Sweetheart tables are definitely not tacky or uncommon

We are doing a sweetheart table up on this little stage and right below us is the head table with the bridal party and their spouses

My Husband and I had a sweetheart table it was nice.

We're having a sweetheart table! Having the bridal party sit together seems like a hassle IMO

Sweeheart tables are great! Far less tacky than head tables where it's bridal party only and their guests/SO's/families have to sit somewhere else. I love PP's suggestion of having a small sweetheart table mixed in with the rest and not up front and center.

Of all the weddings I've attended over the last five years or so, I saw exclusively sweetheart tables. I think they are popular for all of the reasons people have cited - you and your new spouse get a little alone time together, bridal party members aren't separated from their partners, you can seat bridal party members at tables with other people they know and get along with. I know with my bridal party, about half of them are part of a tight-knit group and the other half are complete strangers to each other, so I'd prefer that they be able to sit with people they know. It's also just logistically easier to place a sweetheart table since it's just for 2. I don't think head tables are tacky, but I do think they're not the trend right now so it wouldn't be at all unusual for you to skip it.