Wedding Tables

[4getmenot]

just thinking ahead a bit and i was wondering would you prefer to be sat with family and friends or with people you dont know. wondering whether to mix it up a bit so my family can meet my new family

[mccfluff]

bit of both really, a table a few people that i know and get on with, but a few strangers as well to mix it up a bit.

how are the plans going?

[ummmm]

Same...mix it up.

[Eve]

Personally, with family or friends. I went to one where we were mixed although as it was abroad and there were only a few of us gone over we were spread thinly around the other tables. I can't say it was bad, it wasn't, nice to meet some of the other side of the family though it was a little daunting being sat on a table with a load of people who know each other very very well and I'm not that shy a person. I felt like a bit of a focus as I was the random "new" person.

I would have rather than be sat with family/friends. Plenty of chance to mix with other guests during the rest of the wedding.

[4getmenot]

i have booked venue and a disco fluff...thats all you need isnt it! lol. i think i will do a bit of both. the last wedding i went to had two long tables. the brides and then the grooms. fealt like us and them.

[4getmenot]

actually 1 before last before redcrx thinks im on about hers lol

[boxtops]

We had an e-shaped table setting at our wedding - with us and the VIP guests along the long side, then different groups of people along the legs. It meant that people could converse at right angles, too, which was nice. We did sit all the teenagers together irrespective of who they belonged to (there were about eight of them) and they seemed to enjoy that.

[4getmenot]

contemplating childrens table

[boxtops]

depends on the children, LOL.....

[anneasquith]

feed them, water them,(alcohol) mix them up, usually works, childrens table, depends on the age of the children ? :)

[4getmenot]

6 to 10. i find they behave more when treated as adults

[anneasquith]

6-10, yes they should be well behaved enough on their own, maybe some books and toys on the table to keep them entertained, and red could be in charge of the table :)

[LinziMissy]

There is nothing worse than the two families keeping themselves to themselves at weddings. As a guest I always feel quite awkward when I don't know who anybody is!? It's nice to be on a table with people you know but maybe a good idea would be to put the most important members of the family next to each other but on different tables? Also, table plan names might help people to get familiar with who's who

[meglet]

When we did it in March we put the two families together on tables of 10 as 6 of one and 4 of the other so they could meet. We mostly put friends together as I think it makes for a much better atmosphere as everyone gets drunk together and has a right laugh. We've been stuck with strangers for the past two weddings we've been to and, sorry, but it can be hard work with people you don't know! I'd rather everyone was relaxed (plus it makes for some excellent speech heckling).

[cazzz1975]

I say mix it up, I went to a birthday party a few years back and the two families were on opposing sides of the hall keeping themselves to themselves, it was weird.

[Connemmara]

I have been to loads of weddings in my day (too many!!!) and the best are the ones with people I know - it is very difficult to get to know (new people) in a few hours and perhaps you don't have anything in common.