If you haven’t yet been on the receiving end of one of these awkward moments, you may experience any combination of the following conversations.

• A guest decides they need to bring extra people to your wedding
• Or you have an awkward conversation with a friend, who was not on the guest list
• Or, you have a conversation with mom about how she was at party and verbally invited “so and so” to the wedding who happily accepted the invitation (hand to the forehead)

Take a D-E-E-P breath and know that it’ll all turn out great and everyone will have a good time in the end.  You may just have to put in a little extra work to figure out where everyone will be seated. 

Don’t fret. Since you are ahead of the game, this will be a cinch.

Before you begin assigning seats:

• We suggest that you initially go through the guest list with your parents to ensure accuracy 
• If there are guests that have still not responded, you or your parents should call them and ask if they are planning on attending
• Using your excel spreadsheet, add a column so you can categorize your guests to simplify things. 
  • Family
  • Co-workers
  • Bride’s parents’ friends 
  • Groom’s parents’ friends
  • Y’all’s friends 
  • Etc.
• Have a current copy of the room layout for reference with table numbers marked
• Begin assigning tables. Start with close family placed towards the center of the room and work your way outward. 
• Once finished, you can either create this into a board, make escort cards, or showcase in a variety of other creative ways to inform guests on event day.
• We recommend having large visible guest list for am event with over 50 guests.