Table Plans for my wedding next Saturday !!!

[wickedstepmother]

Am trying to do all the boring wedding admin but keep getting distracted by MN. My 'jobs' tonight are....

1. Table Planner
2. Summary of guest menu choices for caterer
3. Getting all registrar related paperwork out and ready for our appt on Mon morning

So far I have half finished 1 & 2, am nowhere near 3....

wickedstepmother, why not let people sit where they want. The best weddings I've been to (ie where people enjoyed themselves the most) were ones where it was open seating. Apart from saving all that time on planning the seating, you don't end up insulting everyone by seating them next to the "wrong" person or at the "wrong" table.

The seating plan is for the 'wedding breakfast' and there needs to be some structure as each person has pre-ordered their food. The evening reception is an open affair with a buffet. Pretty sure I've cracked the seating now though !

If you've cracked the seating that is good but the best tip I was given was to draw a big plan of the tables, write each guest's name on a post it note and then swap them around constantly until you got a plan that worked. Much easier than writing them on the tables themselves and having a million crossings out - and also no risk of duplicating/leaving anyone out.

I thought it was a nightmare job as each time I thought I'd done it my dh would come in and say "no, you can't put my sister next to aunt jane, they loathe each other!" and it would all start again...

very nice of you to give your guests menu choices. Mine had to swear blind they were vegetarian before I relented and let them have anything different!

Bron - We've done our best to make it as much fun for the kids as possible and have arranged to have our PS2 set up in a different room for them (kids are between 9 and 11 years old). The others are babies (7 & 11 months) so theres not a lot that can be done for them, except bringing their own small toys should they get a little restless.

PPH - We wanted our guests to have a varied choice of food (4 starter options, 5 main course and 3 desert options) as I've been to many a wedding where you 'get what you're given' and quite often the food has really not been to my taste !