Sweetheart table seating chart
A sweetheart table is a small table for the couple alone. It gives you a few minutes to eat and it photographs better than a long head table, but it also raises a question: where do the parents and the wedding party sit?
The usual answer is to put them at the tables closest to yours, facing you. That keeps the room reading as one group without a twelve-metre head table.
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What this layout gives you
- Head table of two, placed where the room can see it.
- Round tables around it for family and the wedding party.
- The couple's table shows its own guest count in the print view.
- Easy to move if the venue changes the floor plan.
Questions
Is a sweetheart table rude to the wedding party?
Not if the party sits close by. The problem is isolation, not the table itself.
Where should the sweetheart table go?
Central, with the room in front and the kitchen behind you if possible, so staff do not cross the dance floor.
Do we need a separate table for gifts?
No, but leave space near the entrance. It is not part of the seating plan.