Not excited by the idea of a Head Table?

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So…you’re planning your seating, and you assume you’ll do a Head Table. After all, the last six weddings you attended had a head table…so I guess you have to do this…right?

Wrong. If you sense there’s something not quite right about a Head Table, you’re not alone. Here are the negatives:

  • You’re on display. Everyone gets to watch you eat. Awkward.
  • Your closest friends are to your right and left. You can’t talk to them without leaning way back or way forward. Annoying.
  • Your Bridesmaids (and Groomsmen) can’t sit with their significant others. Boring (for them).

There are other (and we think better) choices. Here are three:

A Sweetheart table. This is a small table (mostly center-stage) for the newlyweds. You’re still on display…but it’s a bit more intimate…and seems more private. Put the groomsmen at a separate banquet table nearby with their significant others…same for the Bridesmaids. Everybody’s happy.


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A King’s Table. These are typically rectangular, with seating all around. They’re placed in the center of the room, or at the foot of the dance floor…decorated to the max. You’re in a fun social circle with your friends. Lots more interactive, and you can eat without feeling like a barbarian. You can size the King’s Table to include anyone you wish to sit there…the wedding party…their significant others…your Grandma…whomever you want!


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Or…have no special seating at all. Just sit…wherever you want to (but be prepared to explain to all your relatives why you’re not doing a Head Table).

It’s your wedding. Do what you want!