Head table seating chart
One long table for the couple and the wedding party, usually facing the room. It is the table every photo includes, so the order matters.
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the couple plus the wedding party, usually 6 to 20 in all
A head table faces the guests, with the couple in the center and the wedding party fanning out to either side. Partners of the wedding party may sit at the table or with the other guests, which is your call. Because it is on display, the order the cards come out in is the order people sit.
How Seatwright seats a head table
On your list, label this table Head Table instead of a number. Seatwright reads a name as a table label just as happily as a number, so the head table prints its own place cards and shows up on the chart. List the couple first, then the wedding party outward, and the cards come out in that order.
Seatwright prints the cards, the table numbers, and the chart from your list. It does not draw a floor plan, so you decide the room layout and Seatwright handles the paper.
Order matters at a head table. List the couple first, then alternate the wedding party outward, so the place cards print in the order they sit and setup is a straight left-to-right stack.
What you can print
Escort cards
Escort cards tell each guest which table to find. Seatwright sorts your whole list A to Z and lays it out as tent cards, so the entrance table stays easy to scan.
Place cards
Place cards sit at the seat itself. Seatwright groups your guests by table and prints one card each, with the meal choice underneath the name if you added one.
Table numbers
A table needs a number a guest can read from the door. Seatwright prints one foldable tent sign per table, large and centered, straight from the tables on your list.
Seating chart
One poster by the door lets everyone find their seat at a glance. Seatwright lays out your whole list alphabetically with each guest's table beside the name.
Plan the seating
Sweetheart table vs head table
Where the two of you sit sets the tone for the whole room. The choice comes down to a sweetheart table for just the couple or a head table with the wedding party, and each one changes the rest of your seating.
Wedding seating chart etiquette
There is no seating police, but a few common conventions make the room flow. Treat these as starting points, not rules you have to follow.
How to word place cards
A place card only has room for a little, so the wording matters. The goal is simple: every guest finds their name fast and no one feels slighted.
Questions
Who sits at the head table?
Traditionally the couple in the center with the wedding party to either side, often facing the room. Partners of the wedding party may join or sit with other guests. There is no rule you must follow, so seat it the way that suits your group.
How do I label a head table in Seatwright?
Type Head Table as the table label beside each of those names. Seatwright treats a name as a table label the same as a number, so it prints the head table cards and lists it on the chart.
Head table or sweetheart table?
A head table seats the couple with the wedding party. A sweetheart table seats just the two of you and lets the wedding party sit with their own guests. Both are traditional, so pick what fits your room.
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Other table shapes
Paste your list, see it laid out
Whatever shape your tables are, your guest list becomes the whole day-of paper set in one pass.
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