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General Planning & Etiquette

Does the wedding party sit with their dates?

We're doing seating charts. Does the wedding party sit with their dates or at a head table?

Does the wedding party sit with their dates? Modern etiquette says yes — it's considered thoughtful to seat wedding party members with their dates or partners.

Common options:

  • Head table with partners: wedding party and their dates together
  • Sweetheart table: the couple sits alone, wedding party sits with dates at nearby tables
  • Traditional head table: wedding party only — if you do this, seat dates together at a table close by and introduce them to people

No one wants to spend dinner apart from their partner at a table of strangers, so a sweetheart table is a popular solution.