The announcements are sent and the date of the wedding is approaching … You now need to reach a task that is both fun and laborious: the table plan. To avoid problems, here is what should not be done.
The announcements were sent, and the guests began to answer you. It is time to organize the table plan of your wedding that you can modify at any time, depending on the number of guests present. Besides the decor of your table plan, placing your guests well is not an easy task. To avoid stories and disappointments on your wedding day, here are the mistakes to avoid:
A table reserved for singles
It is not because you get married that all your friends must find a soul mate thanks to you. Is not Karine Le Marchand who wants … and no, the Hubert cousin of your husband will not be “very good” with your colleague Nathalie. Admittedly, it can happen that certain couples are formed during weddings, but there is nothing worse for your single friends to find themselves stuck at the table of people whose only common point is to be alone. Especially if the other singles are “loosers”. Be nice, avoid them to be bored or to be uncomfortable. Conversely, form tables by affinity, or by group of friends. Thus, everyone will have new knowledge and this is where you will help, perhaps, to form couples.
Mix people who do not love each other
It may seem obvious, and yet a dumpling has quickly arrived. Especially since there are often many family stories. To put it simply, ask someone from your family, a friend and a colleague to check your table plan. If you see a pout looming, it is because there is a bone in the pâté. Review your copy and find a way to accommodate everyone to avoid a conflict. Another error not to be made: place ex at the same table hoping for rabibocher!
Place the children in a separate room
Yes, as we know, you want to enjoy your evening without risking having too many children in your legs (they could dirty your dress, make too much noise and spoil the food) … but you will have to do with it. Unless you have hired a great nanny for all these little people, do not put children in a room far from that of their parents, at the risk of seeing adults get up constantly to check that everything is going well. They will indeed be tempted to verify that their children are wise, if they are not bored or if they are still alive! Children will turn into little monsters to attract attention and their parents will have a bad evening … Instead, set up a little corner for the little ones and try to strategically place the parents, so that they keep an eye on their offspring. Finally, be sure not to put teens at the “children” table, they could find it wrong and get bored.
Mix people who have nothing in common
In a marriage, everyone does not know each other. It sometimes even happens that the witnesses themselves are not friends. The important thing is to create harmonious tables, with guests which, if they do not know each other, will still have something to say. A taste for sport, vacation or a common passion? Make your neurons work! So be careful not to sit down Tata Huguette next to your neighbor Punkette, at the risk of creating a slightly heavy atmosphere …
Place stepmother at the back of the room
Your mother-in-law broke your feet so much during the organization of your wedding that you only have a desire when preparing your table plan: place it far, very far from you! But don’t forget that she remains the mother of your future husband, and that you have to put it a minimum in the spotlight. To avoid discomfort and take advantage of your reception, place a table with other guests between you.
Article proposed by Marion Auvray of the Zankyou Weddings site.
