Know how to seat your guests at your wedding reception.

It’s one of those head scratching things you need to do when planning your wedding. Here’s a few tips and ideas in order to make your seating arrangements a breeze.

* Don’t wait until the last minute

There are couples that have been staring at their seating chart for hours, days, weeks or even months. Still trying for all the guests to be happy, even discussing seating arrangements the evening before the wedding. Don’t let this be you, you honestly have more important tasks

to focus on so close to your wedding day. Off course there’s always last minute changes, but try to get your chart done at least a week or two before your big day.

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*Make it easy

Categorize all your invitees according to relationship: Your family, your friends, your partner’s friends, your partner’s family, your partner’s family friends, your family friends, co-workers of each and so on. This way it will be easier for you to break it down into table assortments that works for you.

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*Placing your parents

Years ago it was tradition for your and your partner’s parents to sit at the same table, along with grandparents and the officiant and their spouse if they are joining your reception. But if your parents and your partners parents aren’t coming along or if your or your partner’s parents are divorced then it’s better to place them at different tables. You can place them at the same table where your close family or friends will sit. Each couple’s situation is different. Set it up in a way that best suits everybody. If you are not sure on where to place your or your spouses parents, don’t hesitate to talk to them before you make a final decision.

*When guests don’t get along

You might get situations in which family members don’t get along or haven’t spoken in years. Surely, you want to keep them as far away from each other as possible. These are some situations you should think about BEFORE starting your seating chart.

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*A small reunion

Weddings are like having a small reunion. Those high school and college friends you kept in touch with will be psyched to see you, and each other. Let them sit together at one table. It’s a great opportunity for catching up with each other.

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