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We are doing a sweetheart table. If all our guests RVSP yes, we'll have 10 tables of 10 people. If less, we will adjust to make sure it isn't awkward or that someone isn't sitting alone. I personally think the couple should sit outside of the guests and if there's an odd number of people at a table so be it.

Daughter & SIL sat at a sweetheart table. There were 99 guests at 13 tables. There were two 70" tables with 10 guests each (the 2 parent tables) and the other 11 tables were 60" and had between 6-8 guests (there was just one table of 6, a pair of parents and their 4 kids -- the only kids at the wedding -- daughter couldn't figure out anyone else to put with them so they just had their own table; the other tables were pretty well split between either 7 or 8 guests). It worked out well and daughter & SIL were very happy to have their own table. (There were 11 in their wedding party, who with their SOs were spread over at least 4 tables with some other friends mixed in. About 50 guests total were their friends, so it would have been awkward to sit with some friends and not others.)

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It's so hard with 61 people!

And it's not just that - it's the distribution of people, i.e., keeping families together, certain friend groups together, etc.

Would 7 people at a table be too few? I think they are 60" tables, maybe 70"

We’re doing a head table with our wedding party which mean all of us is 6. There will be between 7-10 people per table depending on family size, etc.

We did a sweetheart table only because we wouldn’t have known where to sit 😂 with including some of my bridesmaids’ SOs, we wouldn’t have been able to fit at a table with all of them. Plus, things like one of my bridesmaids was there with her boyfriend and her elderly father (who I’ve known my whole life and is like an uncle to me) and he lives out of town so I knew she’d want to sit with him. And my husband’s groomsmen had other friends at the wedding who they’d want to sit with (rather than sitting at a table with the bridal party). So a head table sounds nice in theory but for us it just wouldn’t have worked out well.

I have 50 guest me and my husband will have a "sweetheart table" of our own. Its something I personally always wanted. I should say we always wanted

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7 at a 60" table should be fine. Daughter's venue coordinator told us with chargers on the table she wouldn't put more than 8 at a 60" table or it would be MUCH too crowded. (I think 60" tables are pretty standard for most venues, but a quick phone call or email should confirm what your venue has.) Because of some weird dynamics between SIL's divorced parents, we asked for the 2 70" tables so we could put 10 at those tables, and keep his mom with FOB and me, and away from his dad and his friends.... 7 or 8 was completely comfortable at a 60" table. The one family of 6 might have been kind of a small grouping, but there was no one else who would have wanted to sit with the family's four kids under 10, so daughter just went with it! Good luck!

We're doing a sweetheart table with our daughters

We did a sweetheart table. While lost tables were 10 people we had a few 8’s, 9’s and at least one that had 11. We focused on outing people together and didn’t worry about each table being exactly 10.

Sweetheart Table. Our bridal party will be mixed into the guest tables.

View Quoted Comment I think I will have about 60 guest and I’m having 8 tables with 8 seats and a sweetheart table for me and Fh. I just figured if there is an empty seat or two at a few tables oh well. I only anticipate people sitting during dinner. After that most people mingle around, so I’m not worried about it.

We’re hoping to do a sweetheart table because we want to make sure we really enjoy our day together. We will be taking time to mingle with our guests though.
I actually just worked out the floor plan today after much trouble because my venue is narrow. To have a dance floor while not distancing my guests too far apart, I’m doing a sweetheart table for 2, two rounds for 8, two rounds for 4, and two rounds for 8. I know my venue has smaller rounds in their restaurant... so I’m hoping they don’t mind using them.

We Are Having A Sweetheart Table Just Me && My SO. We'll Have 6 Tables Of 10. If There Less Then 60 People We'll Do 6 Tables Of 8 Or 9 Depending. If There's Only 2-3 Open Seats We'll Have Them Reserved In Memory Of Those Relatives Who Have Passed Away, I.E. My Fiance's Father, My Grandparents.

View Quoted Comment Our space is narrow as well - we can’t even have the dance floor in the middle - it has to be up at the front of the room.

We are doing a sweetheart table I think because I want some time where it is just us. I would just leave one of the tables not full or do 7 at a table.

We did a sweetheart table for two reasons; we wanted our bridal party to be able to sit with their plus ones who were not in the wedding, and we wanted some alone time for us to just talk during the dinner. After the dinner, everyone was up and on the dance floor but I loved the time we had together while everyone was eating.