Seating for guests at the wedding

For a holiday like a wedding to please all the guests, they need to be seated correctly. How to do it, what rules to observe when seating guests at the wedding, and what scheme to choose, now we will talk.

How to arrange the guests at the wedding?

That the guests at the wedding feel comfortable should observe the following rules.

1. The most prominent place is given to newlyweds and witnesses.
2. Next are the parents and the most welcome guests. What a visitor is more expensive for a newly-married couple, the closer to them he should be.
3. It is better to arrange the guests' stay at the wedding in pairs - the man to the left of the woman. If among the invited there are lonely, then you need to sit beside an idle interlocutor.
4. If among the guests there will be a divorced couple, then it is better not to settle them together - let them be far apart from each other. And of course they need to be warned that they are both invited.
5. Colleague's work should be planted longer from each other, otherwise there is a risk that they will only communicate with each other, not paying attention to other guests.
6. Guests from the groom and the bride should be placed in a mixed place, so that they could get acquainted.
7. People who have the status of the "soul of the company" should not be put together, it is better to arrange them at different ends of the table, so that the fun does not focus only on one side.
8. It is worth to divide the tables into age groups, it is not necessary to seat more adult guests together with the youth.
9. Strangers previously guests must necessarily be introduced to each other.
10. Pay attention to the fact that sitting next to the guests had something to talk about. You know about their hobbies and can assume who will be interested together.

Arrangement of guests seating at the wedding

There are several options for arranging seating for guests: with the tables arranged with the letters "T", "Sh" and "P," the European and American schemes.

• European scheme of seating suggests the installation of a table of newlyweds in the center. Several small tables for guests, for 6-8 people, are placed around the young. In Italy, a young table is put on a raised platform, and guests' tables are designed for 4 people. On the one hand, this method is good because it is possible to clearly distinguish between different groups of guests by interests. On the other hand, the opportunity to get to know and communicate with other guests is reduced;
• American plan for seating guests for a wedding implies the location of several long tables with refreshments. This option is more like a buffet, as the guests have the opportunity to come and choose a favorite dish. This option is attractive to the freedom of choice of dishes, but it is not very common at our weddings, because at the celebration self-service is not wanted by anyone;
• a seating arrangement with the letter "T". Used when the number of guests is not very large 20-25 people or a small-sized banquet hall;
• Arrangement scheme of the letter "P" is recommended for the number of guests from 30 to 50 people;
• the seating plan for the guests with the letter "Ш" is used when the guests are more than 60 people.

Wedding seating cards

To make it convenient for guests to find their place, it is worthwhile to set up wedding seats for cards with the names of guests. In addition, it is desirable to arrange a seating plan for guests and hang it at the entrance to the hall. It would be nice to instruct the guests to find their places for a special person, you can ask your friend or friend to take on this important mission.

If you use the European version of seating arrangements, it will be convenient to assign numbers to the seats, and guests should be given cards at the entrance indicating the number of their seats. The invitation to the wedding will also need to specify the number of the table or the place intended for the guest. In terms of planting, this should also be indicated.