Wedding table arrangements with divorced parents

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Wondering if anyone has any ideas or if I should just ditch the idea?

I wanted to name tables after the dates of important family weddings e.g. there would be a table called 1964 which would be after my grandparents wedding and a photo of them at their wedding would be part of the centrepiece. I thought this would be a nice way to remember relatives who are no longer with us and a little talking point.

But my partners parents are divorced and his dad has remarried. I’m not sure if I can go ahead with the idea without offending people. I either offend his mum/dad/step mum by not including them in the table names at all. Or offend them by having a reminder of a marriage they’re no longer in/an ex-wife/a new wife.

Any ideas?

I absolutely hate these arrangements as well. You end up feeling like you’re in the school canteen. When I planned my wedding I put a lot of thought into the table plan, so family and friendship groups could be seated together.

Gosh what a load of faff. Id leave the idea tbh

I think your hesitation to not do it is the right one. There are so many other ways you could do it that won’t cause offence. Go with one of those!

That has to be one of the worst table name ideas I've heard.

Just number them that's what classy people do