Wedding Reception Seating Chart

A wedding reception seating chart lets each guest know where he/she will sit at your wedding reception. Usually each table is numbered to make it easier for the guests and for the servers.

As the guests enter the reception area, there should be a chart with the name of each guest, along with the table number they will be sitting at. Some brides and grooms let couples sit together to make them feel comfortable.

Others like to mix it up so no couples are sitting together. This makes for a more interesting conversation during dinner. You can either sit in icy silence or talk to the people at your table. You get to meet new people, which can be fun for some and uncomfortable for others, depending on your level of shyness and adventure.

At my reception, we allowed families to sit together. I think it is easier on people to sit with at least one familiar person. I hate to have to meet everyone at my table. It is okay to meet some new people, but familiar can be fun, too, especially at a happy occasion. (I like it when I get to sit with my husband, which is not often since he spends most of each year in the Middle East now.)

Getting back to the wedding reception seating chart, this can be hung on a wall as a poster. It can be hung on an easel near the entrance. It can also be displayed on an entry table. It is wise to have a friend or relative man the display and help people find their seating assignment, especially if there is a large number of guests.

This can be made easily with pretty colored poster board and stick-on papers with the name of each guest. The papers can also be glued on. Use different colored gel inks or paint pens to write in the names of the guests and their seating assignments.

Use coordinating colors that go with the wedding colors. In the center of each table, display the number of that table so the guests can easily find their seats.

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