Custom Wedding Seating Charts
If you are interested in a custom Seating Chart, visit our Custom Invitations page and then contact us to schedule a free invitation design consultation.
About Seating Charts
A seating chart shows each guest which table they are seated at. Whether you prefer a seating chart or escort cards is a matter of personal preference. Seating charts are easier to display. They can also be signed by your guests and framed to make a nice memento of the occasion. The seating chart can either list guests by table or alphabetically by name. Listing by table is more common in the UK and shows who else is on the same table. Listing by guest name is more common in the USA and makes it a little easier to find your table, especially at a large event.
Reasons to have a seating chart
Unassigned seating sounds great in theory and it is certainly one less chore for the organizer. Unfortunately it rarely works out so well in practice.
- There may be an unseemly rush for the ‘good’ seats.
- the perils of unassigned seatingIt will take a lot longer to get guests seated. They may still be milling around while the food is being served.
- Your beautiful decor will be spoilt by people leaving their coats on chairs to reserve them.
- The last few guests end up walking around looking for seats, a bit like the unpopular kid at school lunch.
- Couples can get split up. It is not unknown for guests to end up eating outside the venue because they couldn’t get a seat together at a table.
- Elderly relatives may end up seated where they can’t see or hear anything.
- If people turn up uninvited (common in some cultures) they may take seats intended for your invited guests.