Table Assignment Dilemma

Are the shot glasses going to be filled or empty? If they're going to be filled could you give the younger guests shots of a non-alcoholic drink?

You could do some kind of keychain? If they're filled you can put juice in it.

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They won't be filled they'll be hanging on a board like pictured here. Maybe I didn't make the questions stand out. The kids aren't getting a shot glass cuz they are kids. I just don't know how I should put their names on the board to include them in the seating chart. I am presuming parents might not understand the kids go to the table with them. The shot glass doubles as a favor. The kids don't need one.

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Hi Meghan see my response below to Kelly! I just need aid on how to include children in the seating chart as they won't be getting the shot glass!

If you really want individual things keychains for the kids. Doesn't have to be anything fancy even just their names on a piece of metal or wood would be fine.
I would hope they would know the kids are seated with them but people will surprise you. You could likely do "The Smith Family" for families/couple's and that would likely suffice. And probably save you a few pennies.

View Quoted Comment Ahhh I didn’t even think of including the smith family. That could totally work! Thanks!

We are also doing shot glasses as our seating assignment (and favor!). We are not having them filled with anything they are just there as the decoration and favor so we are having each guest regardless of age (we have a couple under 21) have their own shot glass. As long as the glass is not going to be filled with anything it is fine to give them to those under 21 as well.

Should I put their name "& children" next to the name? Yes, that seems like a good clear approach.

What about for a guest who is the age of 20? Should I just add her in with her mom's name? Yes, since she is under legal drinking age, it'd be okay to add her to her mom's name.

Should I just give her her own? Absolutely not. Regardless if you care if she drinks or not, their are all kinds of things that can go wrong with this scenario. If something happens, you will be held liable.

Another option, is to have a "21 & up" seating board that has shot glasses, and have an "Under 21" seating board next to it that has something else.

View Quoted Comment Good point! Okay thank you for the help!

I would just do a shot of orange juice or something non alcoholic! Doing this at my destination wedding

I would just do shot glasses for everyone. They’re not going to be filled, and common sense says that you’re not giving approval to children to drink alcohol because you used shot glasses for seating assignments. I remember being a kid, before knowing what a shot glass actually was, and thinking how cool it was to drink from tiny cups. Besides that, I can’t imagine it’s going to really change your budget much if you go with the shot glasses vs something else. And your pictures are going to look much nicer. Your bartenders should be responsible for serving alcohol and checking IDs, and clearly wouldn’t serve someone based on them bringing up a shot glass used as part of the wedding decor.

View Quoted Comment Very cool! I like the idea!

View Quoted Comment It is part of their favor. Only reason why I wasn’t going to do the kids is because they’ll still get the candy favor and photo booth. But yes I agree the shot glasses are only for the activity/table assignment the bartenders won’t be serving shots throughout the evening!