Seating the Wedding Party?

I am doing a sweetheart table. I want our wedding party to be able to sit with their SOs and not feel awkward. I have sat at a head table at a wedding I felt very weird.

View Quoted Comment But is it really just dinner? There’s getting ready in the morning, the ceremony, the pictures after the ceremony and the introductions and then dinner. I really hate when people say it’s just dinner because it’s never just dinner.

View Quoted Comment You wouldn’t expect to be with your significant other during those times anyways which is why I don’t count them...

I am doing a head table, and I'm placing all SOs/dates at a table right next to the head table. I just can't have 16 people at a head table. Dinner will only be an hour or so, there will be the rest of the night.

We aren't doing a head table because we have 14 people in our bridal party and most will bring +1. We've seat aside tables closest to us for them. I don't think it matters where they all sit, they'll only really be sitting through dinner any way and you want them to be able to enjoy their time as well.