How to seat divorced parents at a wedding
The most common seating question I get asked, and the one people are most embarrassed to ask. Here is what actually works.
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Etiquette · 5 min
Planning · 4 min
Planning · 5 min
Troubleshooting · 4 min
The part everyone leaves until last
Seating is the job people put off, then do twice. These are the questions I get asked most — answered properly, with the numbers where numbers help.
Top table etiquette: who sits where, and when to ignore it
The traditional order, why it exists, and the four situations where following it will cause you more trouble than breaking it.
Read the guide →How many guests fit at a round table?
Straight numbers for 5ft, 5ft6 and 6ft rounds — plus the spacing mistake that makes a room feel packed when the maths said it was fine.
Read the guide →When should you do your wedding seating chart?
Everyone leaves it too late, then does it twice. Here is the timeline that avoids both.
Read the guide →Guests dropped out a week before. What now?
Four cancellations, six days to go, and a table that now seats four. What actually needs fixing and what does not.
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