Creative Wedding Ideas

You’ve heard the horror stories about your cousin’s wedding in which she spent two months planning the perfect seating arrangement. You were at the wedding and saw how despite all her efforts Uncle Bill threw a dinner roll at first cousin Margaret and started a massive food fight.

Don’t be afraid to look at alternate seating methods. Instead of segregating the tables by grooms friends, grooms family, brides friends, brides family… try mixing it up! Make the tables half from each partner’s life. Not only will it save you some of the trouble of having to place Uncle Bill with Cousin Margaret, but it will also give the two groups a chance to get to know each other better.

When planning tables, think of overlap of hobbies, interests, etc. If your childhood friends were wild about the Rolling Stones and your fiance’s college buddy happened to grow up in Mick Jagger’s hometown, put them together! There will be something they have in common and can make for easy conversation above and beyond, “So, how do you know the bride?”