Inevitably when you are planning a wedding, the topic of wedding place card holders and seating at the reception will come up and there will be discussions about whether you should have arranged seating or whether you should let guests fend for themselves.
It is as simple as this – your wedding reception will proceed on time, run smoother and your guests will be much happier and more comfortable if you have prearranged table seating. Of course, the easiest way to do this is to use wedding place card holders. Let’s take a closer look at the real benefits of arranged seating at your wedding reception.
- A Real Time Saver: Weddings almost
- Necessary for Dinner Service: If you are serving a full dinner to your wedding guests, and you have asked them to choose their meal ahead of time, the wedding place card holders are a great way to announce to the wait staff who is having chicken and who is having beef. This can be done very discreetly. Perhaps a red ribbon tied around the place card holder means beef and white ribbon is chicken. Alternatively, you could simply include a small B (for beef) or C for chicken on the top corner of the place card. Without prearranged seating, the wait staff will be forced to ask every single guest what they ordered for dinner. It comes across as a nuisance, a tad disorganized and unprofessional and can prove problematic for guests who cannot remember what they ordered on their RSVP.
- Great Way to Introduce People: You want your wedding guests to have a good time at the reception; you want everyone to mingle and interact and you want your friends and family to get to know your new spouse’s friends and family. If you allow guests to seat themselves, it is only natural to assume they will sit with people they know. Instead, use your wedding reception and your prearranged seating to introduce strangers from the two families or to introduce your new brother in law who also happens to be an eligible bachelor to your good friend from work who is looking for a relationship!
- Prearranged Seating Circumvents Conflict: Let’s face it – every family has its conflicts. Aunt Nellie doesn’t get along with Uncle Lou; your best friend, Jenny hates your new husband’s co-worker, Bill; your new husband’s sister used to date his best friend from college and now they are not on speaking terms. It can go on and on and become a true nightmare for the wedding planner, who in most cases is also the bride and her mother! If you allow yourself control of who sits where at your wedding reception, you can be very careful to seat people who get along. You also want to ensure seating brings out the best in all your guests. For example, seating two people whom you know to be heavy drinkers together could be a recipe for disaster. However, putting a few party makers with a group of shy guests could be a good mix to keep things upbeat.
In terms of wedding place card holders there are so many on the market from which you can choose. From flowerpots with sweet tulips place cards and beach themed shell shaped holders, to trendy silver plated fortune cookie place card holders and traditional heart shaped name holders, there is certainly one to match or complement your wedding reception theme. Some brides take them home afterwards and save them for large family
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