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A question that is often considered of little significance, is where to seat people at a ceremony. Big mistake. Don’t get this wrong. Here is the golden rule which applied to both civil and church wedding ceremonies. From the rear, the bride’s guests and family are seated to the right and the males to the front. Ok, so that’s the basic. Now, other things that you should consider concerning seating.
Venue, taking a good look before the day is key, get a good idea of how things will be set out and arranged, the seating capacity, then there’s layout, think about accessibility, do you have any guests that will need particular seating and what about view points, any small children that won’t be able to see at the back?
On the subject of children, they can get very bored during a wedding and it should be remembered that children have a very short attention span. Because of this it’s a good idea to ensure that children at your have something to keep them entertained. You could try to make sure you have some children’s party supplies such as games and colouring books to occupy them.
Then where to sit whom. Here’s the general low down, the front rows on either side should be reserved for the according parents and also accordingly, the best man and bridesmaid, in the case of a large amount of bridesmaid also reserve the second row on the brides side. The next row behind that should be the next closest of relatives, grandparents, aunts, uncles and best friends. Leave the back row spare for late comers and ushers. Also seat elderly in more accessible seat and as close to the front as possible, and the same for parents with young children the last thing you want is a hassle as the parents try to make a getaway mid temper tantrum.
And finally, know your guests; don’t put Johnny the milkman next to his ex-wife or her new boyfriend the postman. Think it through.
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