{"id":1594,"date":"2016-08-30T22:14:27","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T02:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/?p=1594"},"modified":"2016-08-30T22:14:27","modified_gmt":"2016-08-31T02:14:27","slug":"five-tips-for-arranging-your-wedding-seating-chart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/five-tips-for-arranging-your-wedding-seating-chart\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Tips for Arranging Your Wedding Seating Chart"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Wedding<\/a><\/p>\n

Sitting. Many of us spend a lot of our workday doing it, but we rarely put much thought into it. Likely, most of you are just sitting in the seat you\u2019re in because it was vacated by your predecessor, and there wasn\u2019t a need to think about it at all. That\u2019s a nice and easy decision.<\/p>\n

And then there\u2019s sitting at weddings.<\/p>\n

Deciding where to sit all of your various guests for your big day can seem like a task that\u2019s anything but \u201cnice and easy\u201d when you get started on it. Friends, family and co-workers don\u2019t always mix so well in close proximity, and it\u2019s doubtful your guest list conveniently contains just the right number of guests from each circle of your life to sit them all together without sliding in someone they don\u2019t know. At least one table is going to end up with at least some people who don\u2019t know each other well \u2013 or at all.<\/p>\n

Further, some of your guests might be outright hostile toward each other. Did your twin uncles get in a fight over a $1 bet 20 years ago and are still sour about it? Well, mine did. Yep, that actually happened. Even if your situation isn\u2019t quite that (ridiculously) dire, though, your guest list is guaranteed to be filled with some individuals or couples you just can\u2019t seem to pair up at the right table. So what do you do?<\/p>\n

Create a Formal Plan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Like with most projects, this one has a better chance of ending well if you organize a plan before you just start doing. When it comes to wedding seating specifically, not having a plan is a recipe for disaster. If you want your guests to come crashing through your reception hall like (possibly intoxicated) bulls in a china shop, then by all means, don\u2019t go with a plan. But if you\u2019d rather avoid a scene of friends and family running and scrambling toward \u201cgood\u201d seats and inevitably leaving some with seats they completely despise, make a seating chart beforehand.<\/p>\n

A seating chart will eliminate guests\u2019 anxiety of picking a seat and will ensure that at least most people are seated with at least a few people they know and like. The only way your wedding can probably get away with not having a plan is if it\u2019s going to be a small one with less than 50 people.<\/p>\n

Keeping It in the Family<\/strong><\/p>\n

One popular approach is to have the parents of both couples sit together along with either grandparents and\/or very close friends, but you don\u2019t have to go that route. You could put each set of parents at their own tables with their closest friends and\/or family members sitting. If one or either set of parents are divorced, then just give them their own respective tables.<\/p>\n

Mix\u2026But Also Match<\/strong><\/p>\n

And then there\u2019s everyone else. You should absolutely sit some guests with those they\u2019re most familiar with and\/or closely related to. You might also want to try mixing in a few new faces to tightknit groups here and there, but don\u2019t go crazy with it. Be smart when you do this; try to find people whom you think would get along with one another if they only got the chance. And don\u2019t leave anyone completely<\/em> stranded if you can avoid it. Give everyone at least someone they know to talk to at their table.<\/p>\n

Singles and Couples<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trying to set up a couple of your acquaintances with one another? OK, you can probably get away with sitting them together, as long as you play coy about it and don\u2019t get crazy pushy trying to make something happen. Also, don\u2019t even think about a \u201cSingles Table.\u201d This is a mistake that will single out (no pun intended) your single friends. You want to be careful with not going crazy the other way either, though. Don\u2019t put someone who just got divorced with a pile of newlyweds.<\/p>\n

Take Your Seats<\/strong><\/p>\n

So once you\u2019ve got the whole thing figured out, how do you inform your guests of the arrangements? You have several options: place tented cards out near the reception hall entrance in alphabetical order; use escort cards with guest names on the outside and their table numbers on the inside; or put up a nice framed version of the chart right by the entrance. And keep in mind that your cards don\u2019t have to be \u201ccards,\u201d per se. For example, you can attach notes with names and numbers to seashells or starfish if you\u2019re having a beach wedding.<\/p>\n

Cubic Zirconia Jewelry<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well before anyone sits, someone has to kneel, and when he\/she does, you\u2019re going to want to see a beautiful engagement ring. Thanks to Russian Formula cubic zirconia jewelry<\/a>, you can get one that looks just like the \u201creal\u201d thing without the very real, very prohibitive cost of diamonds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sitting. Many of us spend a lot of our workday doing it, but we rarely put much thought into it. Likely, most of you are just sitting in the seat you\u2019re in because it was vacated by your predecessor, and there wasn\u2019t a need to think about it at all. That\u2019s a nice and easy decision. And then there\u2019s sitting at weddings. Deciding where to sit all of your various…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1595,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nFive Tips for Arranging Your Wedding Seating Chart | Cubic Zirconia Jewelry<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Can't decide how to arrange the seating for you wedding? 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