How many on your top table?

We arent having bridesmaids or ushers on the top table, they will probably be on the 1st table together, none of them have partners at the moment, but if they have a serious one at the time then we will invite them and sit them on the same table as them. Top table will be Me, OH, my mum and dad, OH's mum and dad, my grandpa, and the best man and maid honour.

HTH x

Hi pretty similar to Moya - my bridesmaids OH are not being invited none of them are serious - and I havnt met them anyway!! on my top table is me my dad and step mom, OH his parents the best man and MOH

Claire x

Hi

We will be having me, OH, our 2 children, my parents, my OH's grandparents (they brought him up) and our BM and CBM so 10 in total. Our bridesmaids will be at first table with their partners and children.

Is it bad not to have the CBM on the top table?

No it's not bad at all, lots of people keep it to just immediate family.

Hi

havent really thought about this to much yet but off the top of my head I think the top table will be me, dad and stepmum, H2B and his parents maybe MOH and best man but mayb not as seems a shame to stop them siting with partners and they can just move to a suitable space when it is time for speeches.

As always it's entirely up to you!!!

I am having Me, H, BM, MoH , both sets of parents so 8 of us!

Well we aren't entirely sure yet.

As it stands it will be h2b's parents, my mum and stepdad, CBM and Best Man and our 2 children. So 10 of us

There will be 6 of us on the top table:

Me

OH

My mum

My brother (he's giving me away)

OH's dad

Best man

I'm not having bridesmaids so made it a little easier!

We've decided to have a very small top table - just 4 of us. It'll just be me and my other half, the best man (my OH's son) and 'chief' bridesmaid (OH's daughter). Both my parents are remarried and his dad is remarried so it would have meant trying to accomodate step parents too. This seemed the simplest way. To avoid any arguments we're going to name tables rather than number and have two situated close to the top table with parents and step parents etc.

Its like a military operation trying to keep everyone happy LOL

There was 10 on our top table, me and hubby, both sets of parents, best man and his fiance (who was CBM) my brother (usher & toastmaster) and my sister in law who was maid of honour.

You can have who you want on there!

Im having a loooong top table 10 of us

CB & Partner, Dad & Mum, OH Dad & Mum, BM & Partner, Me & OH

my reasoning is that ive been to other weddings and the BM & CB keep getting up and seeing their partners on the other tables etc and i just through it would be nice to include them on out table, our other bridesmaids ae 10 so they will be having a kids table with 8 others .......

I dont think it really matters who you have so long as you are happy....

K xx

I am having 12! Us, 2 sets of parents, 4 bridesmaids, best man and usher!

I have same dilemma with BM and his wife. I bit be abit different and just have me, OH and our 2 girls, dont really want to sit next to my dad anyway - not with the way he eats. ha.

Think we will be having 9 - me, OH, my parents, OHs parents, my 2 bridesmaids and the best man. The BMs & Best Man's partners will be seated at other tables

Its totally up to you though - no rules where this is concerned

We are just having me, h2b, my mum & dad & h2b's mum & dad.

We were originally going to have the best men & bm's on too but there are 2 best men & 3 bm's & I didn't want it too look odd so we decided no best men or bm's on the top table.

I am going for; me, OH, 3xBMs, my parents, his Mum, and Best Lady, so 9 of us in total. The ushers are both near us but on a different table, and I have also separated my BMs from their OHs - i fugure they can live without each other for a couple of hours!

Thanks for the replies. Its good to see other people's ideas on things. I think I will ask the bridesmaids how they feel and take it from there

42 in including us!

We had 3 head tables with 12 guests on each and we sat at a different table for each course, with our Best Man and CBM and their partners sitting at the tables we weren't. I'd definitely recommend it we got to spend time with and talk to so many more people that way.

We had H's mum's family on one table, his dad's on the other and my parents' family on the third. WE also had all ushers, BM's and thier partners on the top table too.