subject: A Wedding Table Plan For Those In Danger Of Offending Their Guests [print this page] One of the biggest problems a growing number of people are finding when it comes to creating a working wedding table plan is that there often seems no alternative but to offend some people and make many of the rest distinctly uncomfortable.
For example, along with the Bride and Groom sitting resplendent on the top table is the Best Man, the mother and father of the Bride, the mother and father of the Groom, the Maid of Honour and the Bridesmaids.
But what about the fact that the Groom's mother and father are no longer married? The fact they are both divorced, and now have partners of their own makes it more difficult. Do you seat them together, or separately?
To make things easier and in order to try not to offend anyone with your wedding table plan you decide to position the father of the Groom and his new wife, next to the mother of the Groom and her new husband in such a way that his parents are not sitting directly next to each other.
But then there's the fact that the Bride's parents are in the same position. So with four sets of parents, half a dozen bridesmaids, the Maid of Honour, Best Man and the happy couple you so far have a top table seating 18.
But then you realise that the Maid of Honour, who happens to be married with children, is sitting next to her daughter, who is a bridesmaid. It seems unfair that the Best Man, who is divorced but has a son, shouldn't be given the same privilege. And so you seat his son next to him, along with his sister-in-law for fairness.
So your top table is now creaking with the weight of 20 five course meals. Assuming each person requires 2 feet of elbow room, your table is now 40 feet long, which is a shame as your reception room is only 30 feet long.
So you try creating a horseshoe arrangement, but that only ends up making it feel like some sort of boardroom with the remaining guests sitting in the middle of the circle feeling somewhat enclosed and watched over.
At this point you would be forgiven for tearing the whole wedding table plan up, along with your guest list. However, there is a solution, and it's a remarkably simple one that has helped countless couples overcome this precise difficulty. The answer is this - forget the idea of a top table.
After all, there is no set rule anywhere that says you have to have a top table. It's very easy to create a wedding table plan without one. A possible alternative would be to have a romantic table for two for the Bride and Groom, and all those who would be on the gigantic top table on small tables scattered around them, with other guests scattered on tables around them. By abandoning the idea of a top table you stand much less chance of offending someone or making people feel uncomfortable.
by: Adam Leyton
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