Wedding Seating Calculator
Organise your reception seating plan with ease. This tool helps you determine the number of tables required, ensuring all your guests have a place.
Seating Details
Your Seating Plan
Suggested Layout
A head table for 10 and 12 round tables with 8 seats each.
Planning Your Perfect Seating Arrangement
Creating the Guest List
The first step to any seating plan is finalising your guest list. This can be a delicate process. Our wedding guest list calculator can help you manage and prioritise your invites. Once you have a firm number, seating arrangements become much clearer.
Remember to account for plus-ones and children. It is always wise to have a \'B-list\' of guests in case your initial RSVPs come in lower than expected.
The Art of Table Grouping
Seating guests is like a puzzle. Group people who know each other, but also try to mix in new faces to encourage mingling. Consider personalities: place your more outgoing guests at tables with quieter individuals to help spark conversation.
Avoid creating a \'singles table\', which can feel awkward. Instead, integrate single friends into tables with friendly, welcoming couples or groups.
Catering Considerations
Your seating plan directly impacts your catering. You will need to provide the final headcount and table layout to your caterer so they can plan service accordingly. This is also crucial for managing dietary requirements.
Our wedding catering calculator can help you estimate food and drink quantities based on your guest count, ensuring you do not over or under order.
Venue and Layout
Work with your venue to get a floor plan. This will show you the dimensions of the room, the location of the dance floor, exits, and any obstructions. Use this to map out your tables, ensuring there is enough space for guests and staff to move around comfortably. A good rule of thumb is to allow at least 1.5 metres between tables.
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