I went to a wedding last night where there were no seating cards to tell you which table you were at. There were two people standing at the door to the reception room who asked for each guest's name and directed them to their table. It caused a traffic jam at the door, which made some people grumpy! Just wanted to let all of the brides know, in case this was something you were considering. I'm sure it would work much better if there were more people to direct the guests.
Val R.
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JennRenee
Funny I missed this & just posted about what a great idea I thought it was after my trip to Eastwind today!!! So.... about how many guests were there? I guess that would make a difference..... we are having about 140 guests (the bridal party & their spouses all know they are sitting up front with us & know where their seats are!!) so I hope this isn't a problem!!! I do have the option if I want them, BUT it was a little bonus timesaver for me not to do have to do them!!
Sonicstef
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My reception site will do the same thing but most brides have seating cards too - so you're covered both ways.
LisaT
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We did this at our wedding (without seating cards). JennRenee is right, it does cause a bit of a back-up, but nobody seemed to mind. People lingered in the cocktail room as the line died down. It was done very elegantly adn was a nice personal touch.
I've also been to weddings where this was done, and I didn't mind waiting to enter the ballroom.
We had 220 guests!
Niecey
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I went to a wedding at East Wind that did this and it wasn't too bad. I think they handled it well. I personally prefer the seating cards though.
My mom works in a catering hall that doesn't normally do this but will at the client's request. Well one day, I worked for my mom at a wedding that did this and it was bad. The line was so backed up and people we getting grumpy and rude! I felt bad but there was nothing I could to. It takes a couple seconds per guest to skim the list but those seconds add up fast. Then since you are the point person, so to speak, the guests start asking you questions, like where is that table, where is the restroom, where is the bar, which made things worse. You have to be polite but at the same time you have to be quick. It was tough. The wedding was under 150 people too.
To make it worse, the bride gave the list the day of the wedding and didn't even alphabetize the list and had names misspelled.
The poor guests were waiting on a line for what seemed like forever!
I recommend if you do this make sure you give an accurate and organized list to the person who will be seating the guests!
Val R.
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I definately spent tthe extra time to organize & alphabetize & spell correctly all the names.... and this was before I even knew this was done there, so that should ease it a bit.... plus the smaller amout of people should help!! I like it because at my funeral home, we don't use those big signs, we have people at the door to direct you everywhere.. & that is one of the biggest compliments we get from people.... that it's more personal.... so I definately like the idea!~
JennRenee
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There were about 150 guests at the wedding I attended, and only 2 people to direct them. I don't think it would be any waiting problems if there were more 'seaters'. The guests were all grumbling that they had to wait on line to be seated, and while it was a bit of a wait, I didn't mind, but obviously others did. Maybe you could request to have a few extra people stationed at the door to move things along.
