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We had several round tables in a long barn, so we sat in the middle with our one-each bridal party. It was nice being in the center since everywhere we looked, we were surrounded by guests. Plus our bridal party didn't bring dates, so it was just the four of us. Pretty cozy.
Oh, and we didn't spend much time in our seats anyway. I ate quickly and watched the Love Story with everyone else, but the rest of our time was spent on our feet!
I have never seen parents at a head table....we will have a sweetheart. FI's sister had her siblings and SO's....you ca really do it however you want....but parents are not the norm. They usually have their own table with siblings/grandparents etc.
I'm actually planning on having my parents as well as my FI's with us at our table. I have 5 bridesmaids and groomsmen, and they're also going to be up there with us. I know it sounds like a lot of people, but since we're having our reception at a hotel, they're offering a "second tier" head table for us at no additional charge. The top tier will be me and my FI and our parents. The bottom tier will be our bridesmaids and groomsmen. This way its not too long (rather than have everyone sit side by side), and our parents can also be with us too.
We are having our wedding and reception at a renovated mansion and the head table is in the dining room, the rest of the guests are in the ajoining sunroom and living room area. The head table will include us, the bridal party (four total) with spouses, and my parents (his parents are deceased). The total amount of people who are coming is around 40-45.
Hm, at Asian weddings (referring to the traditional banquet style), usually the bride's and groom's families sit with them at one or 2 round head tables. I think that's what we'll be doing. Our bridal party will most likely be sitting with the rest of our guests, which probably will be better since the bridal party and the family don't know each other very well!
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Lae that is SO cool!!! If my hall offered that set up I would so go for it!!!!!
the traditional asian weddings i've been to always had the head table as the family, and that's what i preferred, so that our BM/GM's dates wouldn't feel isolated.
of course, if i was having a reception, but that's another story.
im having a "me and him" sweetheart table only. then 1 table for the GMs with their dates, 1 table for the BMs with their dates, 1 table for his immediate family, and 1 table for my immediate family. i want to just spend at least a little time alone with my hubby at my own wedding, u know?
we did option 3 (our immediate families). basically, our tables could accomodate only 10 people and since our wedding party was larger, we thought this would be the best solution (and avoid squabbles!). i really like it that way, though i've most often seen the wedding party sit together (and parents elsewhere). hope that helps!
we're doing only us and our BM/MOH and siblings (who are also in the bridal party). but it's not a traditional head table in that we're in front facing everyone (i hate that -- i feel like i'm on display!). we're having two long tables with 5 squares in the middle. we'll be at one of the squares.
We're are doing Option 1, the wedding party head table. us and our bridesmaids/groomsmen. my parents will be sitting at a table with my grandparents and other immediate family members. His parents will be at another table with his grandparents/immediate family.
We're doing a sweetheart table - just seems easiest. No 'how come they get to sit with you and we don't.'
I just can't imagine my parents at a separate table; I am very close to them and it just seems natural that they will sit at our table. I honestly hadn't thought of it any other way.
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i'm having a chinese banquet and i have 3 head tables - one for his parents/elders of his family and i sit wit them, one with my parents/my elders of myfamily, and the other table will be filled with our siblings and significant others.
i don't like the sweetheart table thing because why only sit with just the two of you? why not sit with family?
i don't like the bridal party table because the significant others get placed at different table and can't enjoy the meal with their date. i went to a wedding where my fi was one of the groomsmen. i hardly knew anyone there and i was seated at a significant others table. booo.
do the spouses of the bridal party sit at the head table as well???
Our head table will include me, FI, my parents, his parents, our sisters and their dates for a total of eight people. When I tell people this, the usual response is "That's so nice of you to think of your wedding party and letting them sit with their dates." We're going to spend so much of the wedding weekend with our wedding party that I'd rather sit with my family.
At another wedding I went to, they had a super long table with both wedding parties, both parents and grandparents. It was kind of cool and the grandparents loved it.
We're doing a sweetheart. MoChoJo: I think a lot of people end up picking that because it's the only chance you have to be "alone" with your new husband/wife, without being constantly proded by guests. It's your "breather" time, and I've heard lots of people say that you spend a shockingly small amount of your wedding day with your new husband/wife, so this guarantees at least a few minutes of it.
my FH and i are chinese so if our parents were to sit in another table, it would most definately mean suicide for us.
as we only have ten seats at the main table, we have to be very selective about who sits where. both our parents will definately be sitting with us and of course our siblings and their spouses.
fortunately, we have a small family and is able to fit 10 including ourselves. our bridal party will be seated with the rest of the guest.
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Wow I never knew that it was so popular to have parents at the tables. I'm really glad I asked, I guess the fact that I've really only ever seen the bridal party at the head table could be a Mid-Western thing? Who knows.
It's so neat to hear and learn about other traditions and ways of doing things! Thanks for sharing everyone!!!
We are doing a sweetheart table. The bridal party will get to sit amongst the guests with their husband/date. I just want it to be "us"!
BA: well fi and i are very family-oriented people. we had both sides of our family there when he asked me to marry him. at the same time, although you may not spend a lot of alone time with each other on the actual day, i don't even think it's such a big deal. i'll have the rest of my life to spend with him. the day of our wedding is a chance for family, friends, fi and i to celebrate this joyous occasion. i don't think it'll be as much fun if it's a sweet heart table. then again, i'm having a chinese banquet - family style - so a sweet heart table wouldn't work anyway.
We're trying to decide between a sweetheart table and a head table with the wedding party. I've never seen a sweetheart table done before - but I like that it would give DF and I a moment to unwind from a busy day, and our WP could sit with their friends/family/dates
We are just sitting at a normal table (not a head table where people only sit on one side). I always found the 1-sided head table to be very difficult for conversation. I also really don't like it when the bridal party sits with the newlyweds while the bridal partys' spouses/dates have to sit someplace else. I think it is rude and awkward to split up couples at a wedding - so if you haven't made a decision, I'd consider letting your bridesmaids/groomsmen sit with their dates. We are doing long, long, tables, - and I will have my sister sitting next to me, and my bridesmaid across from me with her spouse, etc.
we didn't have a head table either... we sat at a table in the center of the room and both sets of parents as well as my grandparents (his are deceased) sat at the table with us. Our wedding party was free to sit wherever they liked - they all had spouses/dates and I didn't want to have to make them sit separately.
I'm going to have one long table with FI, Bms and GMs. We're only going to be sitting down during dinner and toast. After that we'll be out on the floor dancing
Most of the weddings I've been to that's how it's been and nobody really has a hard time (if their dates are part of the bridal party) sitting with people they don't know for about a half hour or so. I did it and I think I'm one of the shyest person on earth! It was only for about an hour and I got over it. Ha ha
We're sitting at a regular round table (like the rest of the guests) not a traditional head table. We're having ourselves (obviously) and our 5 bridesmaids and groosman. Then we are sitting all of our bridal party dates at another table, and both of our parents and grandparents at another table.
Do whatever works for you... there are so many option!
I would like to do a King's table, but my parents are divorced, so I don't know how they'd feel about sitting next to each other.
We'll probably just go with a sweeatheart table.
ok not tryng to offend anyone here, but i think head tables are a little outdated...
we're having a sweetheart table and "allowing" our BP to sit with their own families - i hated having to sit and eat by myself stuck at a table with all the other wives or girlfriends of the GMs painfully trying to make small talk when i was a BM and i hated sitting at the head table when my BF was sitting by himself stuck at a table of all the hubbies and BFs... boring!
for us it just makes more sense for our BP to sit with their families/ SO/wife/husband
My fiance and I will be sitting with our parents at our head table. It's our way of honoring them and thanking them for everything they've done throughout our lives. This is a big day for them too, I am the youngest and their only daughter. As for my fiance, he is the first to get married in his family (he has two brothers, one older and one younger). Also, everyone in our bridal party has a bf, gf, husband, or wife, and kids so we want them to be able to sit with their families.
I didn't know that a "head table" included the bride and groom. I thought it was just the parents and any other "honorary" guests?
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We are probably going to have a sweetheart table. I'd like to include the wedding party and their dates, but we have such a huge group, that it would be at least a fourth of the guests! Not to mention, that half of my girls have kids as well that would need to sit with them. I have one maid of honor and five bridesmaids and he has eight best men, so just having honor attendants with dates is out of the question too.
I am using the same exact arrangement as danabel. All of our bridal party is traveling to our wedding with their guests, and I wanted to let them sit together.
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I am using the same exact arrangement as danabel. All of our bridal party is traveling to our wedding with their guests, and I wanted to let them sit together. I also want some alone time with my FH to enjoy the day!
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We were also like danibel-- sweetheart table for us (which we actually had on the dance floor during dinner so everyone could see us), 1 table for bridesmaids and their dates, 1 table for groomsmen and their dates. Each set of parents (his parents, my mom, my dad) had their own table and they could choose who they wanted to sit with them.
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Are you doing the:
1. "traditional" head table with your BM's and GM?
2. A sweetheart table of just you and your hubby?
3. Or will you do another tradition of you, your Best Man and Maid of Honor and your respective parents up there?
The reason I ask is because I was just talking to FMIL about the table situation we're having and I mentioned the head table and she was literally shocked that I had no intention of haveing the moms and dads up there, and that the wedding party will be sitting with us.
So am I doing the "norm" or is what I'm doing odd to any you?
THANKS! :-)