For anyone trying to create a wedding table plan it can be a somewhat daunting experience. What starts out looking like being a fairly straightforward task can quickly become a hugely complex and very time consuming process. Even when it comes to the big day itself there can be problems, and that’s not really the best time to be trying to sort out issues to do with seating. So if you’re starting to think about your wedding table plan, here is a quick guide to some of the things that are often overlooked, and which can result in real problems further down the line.

1. Check the room thoroughly. Obviously before creating a wedding table plan you’ll visit the venue itself. When you do, make sure you take a camera so that you can take photographs. This helps a great deal because it can be a real menace to have created what you feel is a perfect plan only to discover you forgot about the staff door in the corner, or got the toilet door on the wrong side.

It might not sound like a major problem, but do you really want to be sorting problems like that out right before exchanging your vows? Probably not. If you want to be really prepared, take a tape measure, a pen and some paper and sketch out the room using rough dimensions. This will save you a lot of worry and stress later on, believe me!

2. Check the venue’s tables. So you’ve visited the venue, and seen a few tables already out. They’re all rectangular and can seat two people to each side, so you go away and base your entire wedding table plan on that assumption.

It’s only later you discover that they only have half a dozen rectangular tables like that, and all the rest are circular. Rather than having to tear up your table plan on your wedding day, check the number of tables, the size of tables, the shape of tables, and whether you will have access to as many of each type as you like on the day.

3. Don’t number your tables. This might seem like a very unimportant aspect of creating a wedding table plan, and many people have numbered their tables in the past without disaster occurring. Although numbering your tables isn’t likely to result in a disaster, it can actually impair the enjoyment of the occasion for some people.

The reason for this is that numbers imply a hierarchy. Clearly those guests who are seated on tables 2 and 3 will be delighted, but pity your friends who thought they were really valued members of your social circle yet find themselves relegated to table 23. Naming tables is a much better solution, takes no more time, but can help alleviate tension or mild resentment.

4. Send the venue a copy of your plan. Forewarned is forearmed as they say, and sending a wedding table plan to the venue well in advance of your big day can help to provide them with the opportunity to draw your attention to any problems. This gives you, and them the chance to make changes before the wedding day itself.

These four tips are not an exhaustive list of do’s and don’ts, but they may well help to make the process of creating a wedding table plan a little easier, and the result a little more likely to work when it comes to the wedding itself. Creating a table plan is a great idea, and most guests prefer this to a stampede for the best seats. As long as you follow these tips and plan well in advance, your wedding table plan is sure to be a great success.

Author Bio: Toptableplanner is an online tool that can help you arrange your wedding table plan in no time. Just add your guests and your tables and then re-arrange them as many times as you like until you’ve created the perfect plan. There’s even a list of ideas for table names if you decide you don’t want to number your tables.

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