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Are you thinking you’d like to do something different for your wedding reception to make it special and unique? I just heard the most wonderful idea for a seating arrangement and I had to share!!
Typically when you set up a seating arrangement for your reception, you put a lot of time and effort into putting guests where they will be most comfortable. You try to find the perfect balance between seating people that they know together as well as giving them the opportunity to make new connections. Then there’s the head table, where the bride and groom sit side by side, surrounded by their parents, maid of honor, best man, and sometimes other family.
Although there’s nothing wrong with this, it doesn’t give much opportunity for the guests to chat with the newlyweds – the two people that they are there for! Well here’s a creative idea that will definitely leave an impression on your guests and make the whole reception even more fun for everyone!!
When you set up all of your tables, leave two empty seats at every single one. Then you, the bride and groom, have a timer and set an equal amount of time, say 6-8 minutes per table (you will have to change this to suit the number of tables you have, of course) and each time the timer beeps, you grab your plate and move to the next table!
If you have a really large reception, this might not work as well – you simply won’t have time to visit with everyone. But for small and medium sized receptions, this is SUCH a fun idea! Your guests will love the opportunity to get to spend a few minutes connecting with you! It makes the whole event that much more personal and gives you the chance to really involve everyone!!
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