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A Typical Plan for Most Wedding Reception Venues
The specific layout of the room for your wedding breakfast will obviously depend on your wedding reception venues dimensions, but a large popular plan these days consists of a long top table for the main wedding party, accommodated by a series of round tables for the remaining guests . The round table is a effective choice when trying to make the most of a wedding reception spaces capacity. Aesthetically pleasing, they create the impression of space and, most importantly, a round table allows for a friendly inconvenience between your guests. However easy the tables themselves may be to arrange, the seating plan can be one of the most complex tasks on your to do list.
The Top Table
Typical wedding tradition suggests that the top table consists of bride and groom, both sets of biological parents, the best man and chief bridesmaid. A conventional arrangement would be: groom to the right of the bride, with the bride's mother to his right, followed by the groom's father and the chief bridesmaid. To the left of the bride would be her father, followed by the groom's mother and finally, the best man. However, convention is not always an option for families of separation and divorce. If relations are amicable, then this may not be a problem. Depending on your wedding reception venues dimensions, you may even wish to have an extended top table inclusive of partners and stepparents. If this is not the case, it's typically a good idea to keep new relatives as close to the top table as possible to avoid any hurt feelings. It is also not uncommon these days for the groom to have two best men. If this is the case, consider appointing two bridesmaids for the top table to keep the male to female ratio even.
Seating the Remaining Guests
Once your top table is decided upon, you can arrange your remaining guests in the best way possible. Members of your immediate family not in the wedding party should be located near the top table, as should your closest friends. For wedding reception venues with round tables, couples are usually separated side by side. If long tables are in use, couples are usually closed opposite each other. It is also customary to continue to alternate male and female guests, as with the top table. Try and group guests according to common interests and avoid the temptation to group together any single friends. You want your guests to relax and enjoy themselves, so try and provide something to facilitate good conversation. If your seating plan really is too much of a struggle, many wedding reception venues will have an expert on hand to help you decide on the best arrangement for your big day.
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Source by Kelly Elmore
