SEATING PLAN HELP!!!

Like you said, you can never please everybody...so just do what you and your OH want!!! We did the same, chief bridesmaid on the top table and the rest of the bridesmaids were scattered throughout the room. None of ours complained and I am sure yours wont be bothered about it on the day itself - keep them where they are and maybe seat them in a position where they face the top table. The front of our room was mostly family but we did have some family sitting towards the back - not because we didn't like them as much but we planned our tables around people of similar ages, social groups and interests.

Good luck with the planning x

Thats how we have done ours diplomatic so as not to offend anyone etc and its just turning into a nightmare am glad someone else agrees with me tho coz they have been a pain the whole wedding trying to get them to sort shoes out and stop complaining with 8 weeks to go is proving to be a nightmare but nothing i can do about that now!

sorry just stressing lol fingers crossed it will all run smoothly and if they dont like it they will have to shove it coz im fed up of always pandering to what they want its my day! x

Never easy with seating plans is it and keeping everyone happy!!

How many bridesmaid are you having? Have you put them on the same table or split them up. As you're only having 8 tables I cant see what they have to complain about- how many on each table?

Maybe you could add a bridemaid to the family tables my slightly re-organising the family ones.

At the end of the day- guest dont get a say as to where they sit- they wont have to stay sat down for the whole day so can mingle with others after they have eaten/between courses

We have a long top table, with us, our parents 2 of my BMs (one is my sister) Best Man anf BIL

we then have a row of 4 round and a row of 3 round.

The othe wedding party people are on the 2 outermost of the first row, then rest of that row is the most immediate family, other family and friends are on the second row.

If you are happy with where they are sitting, tell them to stop whinging, last thing they should be doing is moaning and adding to your stress!

All they have done is whinge one of them has made me feel so guilty about who ive chosen as chief bridesmaid im sure its my decision and shes lucky to even be a bridesmaid but i dont need the arguments or id tell her to shutup! lol

its like trying to organise a herd of sheep without a sheepdog lmao hardwork or what!

there are 3 other BM aside of CBM and theyre all sat together with their friends theres roughly 7/8 on a table and as there are only 3 of them the other 4 on that table are just friends so moving them to the front would mean changing my entire seating plan and iv actually made my own board etc for the venue telling everyone where theyre sitting and now they chose to whine at me! grrr

I'm sure they will find something else to occupy themselves with on the day i.e. support you!!! And they will be far too busy to whinge about seating arrangments. Wedding planning is so stressful and small things can really get to you when on a normal basis, you'd just brush it aside...take a deep breath and stick to your guns ?

Thanks very much lets hope so!! if they dont support me and think about themselves il know who not to thank after lol im sure everything will be fine roll on june 16th!

We have a top table and 7 round tables.

We are having immediate family brothers/sister/nieces/nephews on the 2 nearest.

Unlces and Aunties on the next nearest.

Next we have a table mixed with cousins and close friends

After that, one with the best man's wife on and a couple of close friends

The final 2 have 'normal' friends so they are going at the back, lol!

I would say that family trumps bridesmaids unless the table is solely bridesmaids (ie. no partners etc.)

I definatly think that you have been right to put you're family on the top table with you're head bridesmaid. I think they need to stop wining and realise that they should feel fortunate to be involved in the wedding as it is you're day. Luckily I haven't got to worry about this as my bridesmaids are my sis and my SIL to be lol