Where do I sit Bridal Party dates?

My FH bestman is his Dad. We didn't want a head table that included his parents & not mine. So we decided to have a head table that is just us and both sets of parents. Everyone else in the bridal party will sit with thier dates or family.

My bridal party dates will NOT be sitting at the head table. The head table is fir the bridal party. I will either be having a sweetheart table and allowing the bp to sit with their date or the dates will sit with others they know. Even though I have a large bridal party most of them are well connected and their dates were probably already invited.

My FH was recently in a wedding and I didnt sit with him. I was fine with it. After dinner, we danced and mingled It was fine.

Our wedding party is small. His 2 brothers and my sister & daughter. Both his brothers are married so their wives will sit at the family table. And I plan to put my sister's BF at the table with my parents. So that makes it easy.

I would suggest a sweat heart table as well.

For us this will work out since My MOH and her boyfriend (possibly hubby at the time of wedding) is my FI's groomsman. So, They will get to sit together. My Bridesmaids, one is married and the other is in a serious relationship, (could be married at time as well), and the other guys have girlfriends. I think there S/O's would feel very uncomfortable sitting with people they don't know.

@ arlala, I think that's very weird too to place dates at the head table. I have never seen this before.

We're having two of the nearby tables for the dates and families of our attendants, (except FG is sitting with her parents), and they'll all be seated together, with the exception of one of the gm's girlfriends, who is really good friends with one of my friends, so i will be seating them together.

@Jamie - I think most of our wedding party had dates who didn't know anyone else. Our wedding party came from all walks of life (childhood, high school, college, grad school, work, etc) and since neither of us lived in the same place our whole life there was no way these people would have met each other.

Alot of my bridal party dates know each other so they will most likely be sitting with each other. but we are also inviting all the parents of the bridal party so they can have the option of sitting with them if they would rather.

its only for dinner, your not at the table for long so the dates should be able to make it an hour or so being away from their partner.

I like the idea of having a get together for the BP and their SOs. That way everyone can get to know each other. But I am just going to put the dates at other tables near the head table. Like others have said they are there for my day, and it is only one day.

We will be having a head table as well and I planned on having the spouses/dates sit at the same table right next to our head table. I want the head table to be just the BP so I will have the table right next to us be the spouses/dates. Then a table for family next to that. Actually the way our room is set up the head table will kinda be like a roayal table with everyone looking towards us. I know I just babbled that answer but there it is. LOL

We're doing a table with us (bride/groom) along with moh and her date and best man and his date. Then we have two tables set up on either side of our table for the other bridesmaids and their dates/groomsmen and their dates.

I was recently at a wedding where I was forced to sit apart from my FH (he was the GM) and we both totally hated it.

I know if I try to pull this on my BP they'll all be really upset and I understand them. I think its cute when the dates are sitting at the head table. I actually like it best. I don't see a problem for me at least with dates being there.

PS: I am not trying to offend anyone. Just stating my opinion!

I've thought a lot about this, if I do a head table instead of a sweatheart table dates won't be seated at the head table....honestly dinner is an hour, maybe an hour and a half maximum...really shouldn't be a big deal.....

Sweetheart table!