Oval table seating chart
A rounded-end table, part round and part long. Guests sit down both long sides with a seat at each rounded end, a middle ground between a round and a banquet table.
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How many guests fit at a oval tables
about 6 to 8 guests
about 8 to 10 guests
At about 8 per table, 100 guests is roughly 13 of these tables. Divide your headcount by the seats per table and round up. Ask your venue what size they rent, since that sets the seats per table.
An oval seats down both long sides like a banquet table, but the rounded ends add a seat or two and soften the look. It fits a room that is too narrow for a big round yet wants more grace than a straight rectangle. Number it, seat down each side in order, and add the end seats if there is room.
How Seatwright seats a oval tables
Number each oval on your list and paste it. Seatwright groups the place cards table by table, prints a tent number for each oval, and builds one chart for the entrance. It does not draw the room, so you place the tables and Seatwright lays out the cards in seating 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.
Do not forget the two end seats. An oval seats a couple more than a straight table of the same length, so count the ends before you decide how many ovals you need.
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
How many guests per table
Before you can seat anyone, you need to know how many chairs go around each table. Here are the standard sizes and what they hold.
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.
Questions
How many people fit at an oval table?
About 6 to 8 at a 6-foot oval and about 8 to 10 at an 8-foot oval, seated down both sides with a seat at each rounded end. Confirm the size with your venue, since that sets your seats per table.
What is the difference between an oval and a round table?
A round is a full circle where everyone faces the center. An oval is longer, with two straight sides and rounded ends, so it seats more people and suits a narrower room. Seatwright seats either one the same way, by the label you give it.
How do I make place cards for oval tables?
Paste your list with a table number beside each name, or let Seatwright fill tables in order, and it lays out the place cards grouped by table, eight to a sheet with cut and fold lines. Preview free.
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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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