06/14/2011
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Laydeecadbury is Stressing!! Have to start the Table Plan Again - Argh!!

If there has been one element of wedding planning that I have been dreading, it would be putting together the table plan. However I got over my dread and began to tackle it last weekend, and we got a long way with it.

Then this weekend I had to go and show some vendors the reception venue, and we started playing around with the table and chair setup, I then realise at this point that we can only fit less chairs than I had anticipated around the tables - nooooooooo! So it's back to the drawing board with the table plan that took us hours and hours to do last weekend.

I am not looking forward to it, but I should have known it wouldn't be that straightforward, I hear table plans never are! :-( At least I've worked this out before the wedding day I guess..

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lynnie11276's Blue wedding
lynnie11276
 |  Pittsburgh, PA, USA  |  06/14/2011  | 
Not a part I want to handle.  I may leave this to my mother to do!!!
hashbrown's Pink wedding
hashbrown
 |  London, ON, Canada  |  06/14/2011  | 
That really sucks. I as well am NOT looking forward to this. We were told we can have 6-10 people at a table, so I am planning to have 8 at each.
I hope since you've done this the second time will be easier!
Good luck!
sweetlatina's Purple wedding
sweetlatina
 |  West haven, CT, USA  |  06/14/2011  | 
I know the feeling. It is frustrating to figure out who is going to sit with who. Try not to stress out. Take your time in reorganizing it. Good luck!
savagehart's Black wedding
savagehart
 |  Rocklin, CA, USA  |  06/14/2011  | 
Oh man! now I am a little scared! lol! I need to start that this week!!! Good luck on the second time being even less painful than the first time!
laydeecadbury's Purple wedding
laydeecadbury
 |  Birmingham, Haute-normandie, United kingdom  |  06/14/2011  | 
Thanks Ladies, I think I'll be having sleepless nights until I work this new plan out - lol. But at least I have an idea of who is sitting with who this time, so I'm hopng that will make it easier!

@lynnie11276 - My Mother has been a God-send with the whole wedding planning! But the table plan had her wondering what to do -lol. We'll work it out though.

@hashbrown - That seems like a good idea going for 8, you'll have spares to play with then. I'm now looking at putting seats where I hadn't originally wanted seats, to make sure that everyone fit in comfortably.

@sweetlatina - Thanks for the advice, I am going to try and take my time and not stress this time.

@savagehart - Don't be scared - lol. I'm sure yours will be more straightforward than mine! Thanks
luckybride10's Blue wedding
luckybride10
 |  Pittsboro, NC, USA  |  06/14/2011  | 
I started working my seating chart after i finalized the guest list and our STDM's went out. I got a great idea from a magazine you might want to try out.

Get a science board from your office supply store. Cut out X amount of large circles (this represents the # of tables). Then cut out X amount of little circles to place around the big circle (chairs)  Then get little sticky arrows, you can write the name of the guest on the stick and seat them at their table. As your seating plan changes, so can your arrows.  You can move them around the circles or to different circles.

It's working for me and might be helpful for you too, goodluck!
laydeecadbury's Purple wedding
laydeecadbury
 |  Birmingham, Haute-normandie, United kingdom  |  06/15/2011  | 
Thanks luckybride10, I did have a big floor size table plan and had all the individual names on individual cards so that I move them around, which did make it easier, it's just dreading the daunting prospect of getting it all out again - lol

Thanks for the advice, and good luck with your plan :-)
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