Seating the Wedding Party?

I would only do a head table if you can seat their significant others at the head table as well.

We are not doing a head table with the entire bridal party. However they were all given a plus one and will be seated in the best group to enjoy their time !!!!!b

I've never seen a head table. We're very pro head table in my area. We will be continuing on with the tradition.

I've never seen a sweetheart* table.

Your bridal party would prefer to sit with their dates.

I sat with my bridal and grooms parties along with their dates. I didn’t wanna splurge on a sweetheart table since that was an added cost for me

Sweetheart table for sure. Sweeter for the two of you (and awesome pics) and the wedding party wants to sit with their S.O.s for sure.

Im reserving the head time for my whole wedding party and those guest who are VIP.

Everyone wants to sit with their dates. Head tables are awkward because you can only talk to the people to the left or right of you

I prefer a sweetheart table, it’s all about the bride and groom so I like the attention to be more on them. And like others said, you would want the bridal party to be able to sit with their S.O.

We're doing a head table. To me, this day is about you and your husband but you just spent all of this money to celebrate with loved ones. I think it's kind of odd to go sit at a table alone and not socialize with anyone. Everyone knows who the bride and groom is... you don't need to put yourself on display. That being said, I also would make sure that you're able to seat the SO's at the head table as well. It's rude to make them sit with strangers while their date is at a different table.

I think we will stick with the sweetheart table. We have 12 total attendants so the head table would be massive if we add everyone’s SO!

We are doing a sweetheart table and then two bridal party tables and we're seating there plus ones with them.

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I think that's what I will end up doing, too.

We're doing a sweet heart table, but our two daughters will also be sitting with us as well! The bridal party will be seated at other tables.

I prefer sweetheart tables. The wedding party wants to sit with their significant other, kids, family, friends over the wedding party.

I asked my bridal party what they preferred and all of them said they were fine with a head table.

Depends on what will allow your guests to have the best time. Do you have single people in the bridal party that will be uncomfortable seated amongst all couples? If there are couples, will the plus ones be seated with other guests that they know/like? If so, probably head table.


If you have guests that may feel isolated or uncomfortable with the head table, then do a sweetheart.
I was going to do a head table because my MOH sister (who is going through a messy divorce) wouldn't feel comfortable at a table of all couples. When I found out a BM would be coming by herself, I decided to do a sweetheart table, and separate tables for the bridal party/spouses. My sister and the single BM will be sitting together, so no one should feel isolated.

I haven’t seen a sweet heart table in my area. I’ve been seated at a head table and would have preferred general seating so I could be with my partner. But, I didn’t think it was a big deal either way.

My FH has been in multiple weddings with a head table and I had to sit separately, but I was always at a table with the others SO's of the wedding party and I knew at least a few of them. It wasn't great but I dealt with it. We are going with a head table and are going to group the SO's at one of the tables closest to the head table. Honestly, they will only be separated for dinner, then everyone is free to mingle and hang out with SO's and the rest of the guests so it's not a huge amount of time in the scheme of the day.