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Wedding Party Table woes

CourtneyBrittain, on May 17, 2019 at 10:43 AM Posted in Wedding Reception 0 12

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So our venue has a 250 guest limit, which we will be right at or just under (no invites sent but I’d rather prepare for max than minimum) and there is really only one setup of tables that works for 250 people.
The issue is that we have 12 people total in the wedding party (not including flower girls and ring bearer) which the venue can set up for us, but I don’t see a way we can have
my husband and myself
Matron of Honor and her husband (GM, not an issue)
maid of honor and her plus one
Bridesmaid 1 and her boyfriend
bridesmaid 2 and her plus one (if she brings one)
bridesmaid 3 and her plus one (if she brings one)
bridesmaid 4 and her husband (GM, not an issue but their daughters are two of the flower girls and they will be 1 & 2 at that point in time)
Best Man and his girlfriend
Groomsman 1 and his girlfriend
groomsman 2 and his two daughters (the other flower girls, 3 & 4 at that time)
Groomswoman 3 and her girlfriend
groomsman 4 & 5 are married to bridesmaids.

Sorry if this was long long but I guess my overall question is this: is it necessary to have a wedding party table, or is it okay to do a sweethearts table and then have the wedding party elsewhere, even if it means splitting up a bit. Not couples, but not all 12 together.

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Latest activity by Nicole, on May 19, 2019 at 1:08 PM

Master June 2019
Danielle · on May 17, 2019 at 10:46 AM
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I personally think it's better to do a sweetheart table and let your bridal party sit with their spouses and children at other tables.
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Jessica · on May 17, 2019 at 10:52 AM
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We are doing a sweetheart table and then a wedding party table and a parents/ grandparents table and then everyone else will just be mixed in. Hopefully your guests will only really be sitting for dinner and be up dancing and mingling, so seating isint really too big of a deal ( even though we all super stress over it lol).
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Jen · on May 17, 2019 at 10:56 AM
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We did a sweetheart table and split our wedding party up (not splitting couples) so they were sitting at tables with other people they knew well.
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Katie · on May 17, 2019 at 11:52 AM
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I'm not doing a wedding party table at mine. We have 8 total in the wedding party and all will have a plus 1 as well as children under 2 years old. Plus I wanted our first meal to be special and not have to talk over everyone to have a conversation.
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D · on May 17, 2019 at 12:08 PM
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You can try a one table for the groomsmen and a separate table for the Bridesmaids. Maybe invite your parents and MOH and BM to sit at head table.
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Cristy · on May 17, 2019 at 12:13 PM
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We are having a sweetheart table and the bridal party will be at regular tables with their significant others/families. They won't all fit at one table though, so they'll be spread out. The important thing for me is that my MOH (sister) can sit with her husband and kids, and the same for the rest of the bridal party. We'll have 3BMs/3GMs, each of whom has a spouse/SO, and some have kids too. It just works better this way. Plus I've always preferred the look of this layout instead of a head table. A head table just separates all of us from our guests and families, so I wanted it to be more intimate and fun.
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CourtneyBrittain · on May 17, 2019 at 12:35 PM
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I totally agree! Plus, FH and I may have a bell that says Ring For A Kiss on our table or somewhere near it for people to ring and though it would be easier to find on a small table lol
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Jessica · on May 17, 2019 at 12:38 PM
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We did a sweetheart table and although I haven't tried it the other way, I still really think I much preferred it that way. I got those 10 minutes we sat there to spend with just my husband, and my bridal party got to be comfortable instead of having to still be the center of attention while we walked around and mingled.
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Mcskipper · on May 17, 2019 at 2:08 PM
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Everything is fair game ! Our wedding party was all split up and seated amongst their own friends or family. Worked out well for everyone. I’ll also
say im glad that we didn’t make a big deal about making sure people were seated with us— I doubt we even spent 10 minutes total seated at our sweetheart table. We were only there for exactly the amount of time it took to eat, and then we were off again in every direction doing a million things
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Jess · on May 17, 2019 at 2:52 PM
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A sweetheart table definitely sounds the easiest idea for your situation. I was in a wedding last year where the couple had a sweetheart table and the wedding party was split up among guest tables.
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Jennifer · on May 17, 2019 at 5:02 PM
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So you do a sweetheart table and then a little off to the side do a wedding party table or 2. We are for the 8( 4 on my side & 4 on FH) and their plus 1’s.
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Nicole · on May 19, 2019 at 1:08 PM
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Its perfectly fine to do a sweetheart table. I don't like when I get separated from FH because he's in the bridal party. so I would consider sweetheart or kings table.
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