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@jieters: I've started mine. I have a floorplan of the space and tables set up with the number of guests at each and giving each table a "category" ex. College friends, immediate family, FI's aunts/uncles, etc. I have just started filling in a few names to get a general idea.
So I don't think it is too early. Becareful that you don't get too attached though. You don't want to be disappointed if you get some "no" RSVP and already planned a seat for them. Also, don't get too detailed because things will always change, and you don't want to make more work for yourself.
@jieters: I have my draft seating chart.... Of course, I will have to tweak it based on the RSVPs but that is easy to do...I mean, what harm can it do :) I say go for it!!!!
@jieters: I have my draft seating chart.... Of course, I will have to tweak it based on the RSVPs but that is easy to do...I mean, what harm can it do :) I say go for it!!!!
Same here, I did mine awhile ago! I completely understand that it will change 50 times between now and then and it is entirely dependent on RSVPs, but it can't hurt to get a head start and start coming up with ideas/solutions. Good luck!
I did my seating chart before I sent out invites. People received a different stamp on their invites based on their table assignment. It was much easier to have most of it already planned and then I just had to tweak it as the RSVPs came in.
People RSVPing at the last minute doesn't help but there's really nothing that can be done about that. I did have 3 "overflow" tables for any last minute attendees.
It doesn't seem like many people are using wedding wires tools but I am and LOVE them. I am managing my guest list with their GL manager and it allows you to drag and drop people onto tables that you have arranged in your correct floor plan. I fully plan on using it! And Who cares if it's early you can always rearrange! nothing wrong with getting a head start :)
Haha, I'm nowhere close to sending out invitations and I've already fooled around with seating charts.. websites the the knot and weddingwire have tools that make it really easy to change it around and make multiple charts. Espcially if you are worried about remembering to keep the right people apart, it could be really helpful to make a "baseline" chart, and you can change it as RSVPs come in, or just scrap it if it's not working for you.
if you are called crazy for wanting to do it... them i must be psycho... lol. invites just been ordered. but i have the seating chart if every member of every family comes to the reception...( i finished the prelimary seating chart three weeks ago) only have 2 familys tell me due to health reasons or international reasons why they wont attend..( they mailed it in their christmas cards to me)
I am about to do this same thing! I'm using Martha's wedding tools, the seating chart tool is grrrrreat! It also allows you to plan out the floorplan setup, which was very handy and I even set the size for each table/dancefloor/card table etc. :)
OMG I just discovered the weddingwire seating chart tool....I could stay up all night using this...
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I have heard and experienced (vicariously through helping my bff with her wedding) that seating charts can be an absolute nightmare.
I have no reason to believe that mine won't be either. My parents are divorced, my fiance and I have members of both our families that shouldn't be put near each other; etc etc. We also have 286 people on our guest list.
Call me crazy, but I would rather avoid the last minute arranging of the tables and who sits where.
My wedding is 7/7/12 and invites won't even go out for a few more months. And, I know that people will RSVP no and that I'll have a smaller number of people to arrange.
But...my gut feeling is to try to start my seating chart now. It's nagging me. People keep telling me it is WAY too early... but I would rather have a baseline of where people go, then remove them/rearrange them than wait until the last few weeks before the wedding. I also don't want to put in a bunch of effort now to throw it out the window in a few months.
Thoughts on this? Has anyone else started their seating charts "too early" ? Any ideas on how to conquer this task?
Thank you!!