Getting married in november and starting to think about these things a bit.... h2b's parents are still together but my parents are divorced so i have a step dad and my biological dad has a new partner. This is making planning my top table a hard job. How do we get the balance to look right with the extra people at my side without it looking silly.... Hope it makes sence??? :) xx
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CommentAuthornickers
well when we had originally looked at ours my dad had a partner(doesnt now though)we said that she would of had to sit on a normal table with other guests as its really only fair that my mam n dad sit at top tAble along with h2b as its our day but you myt just have to talk to your mum n dad seperate see what they think but it is ur day do what you feels right x
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Or have you two, little miss and the Chief Bridesmaid and Best Man on the top table and put the parents on the guest tables
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CommentAuthorEmsy5000
I think we will put all perants on table one and just have BMs and Best man on our table in the end far to complicated otherwise
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CommentAuthorRedBee12
We are having my mum, his dad, bridesmaid and best man at top table - my dad idn't going and adding him mum would create an odd number, and as she is bringing a friend we thought she would prob prefer sitting next to her than having an awkward meal near her ex... but may still change :p
There are a few wedding etiquette sites that show you how to sort this problem out or you could solve it by not having a top table at all and having a sweetheart table for you and the h2b and then scatter the rest of the bridal party in with the guests. It solves no end of problems. As I have no family we aren't having a top table and are mingling with the guests.
CommentAuthortweedwedding
Well we're just not having ANY family on our top-table! It's going to be us, bridesmaids, best man and groomsman. My dad has re-married and doesn't want to sit with my mum so that wouldn't work and h2b's parents are divorced but still live together - very weird set up! We decided not to have either my brother and his wife or h2b's sister and her boyf on the top table either - they're going on a separate table with no parents - don't want to make them take 'sides' either!
CommentAuthor*KelBel*
we're not having family either, we're having bm's and partners and the best man and partner, as both sets of our parents are split x
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CommentAuthorPuddleduck87
We went round in circles when it came to our seating plan. My mum and dad are divorced, both remarried. They actually hate each other and whilst I 100% know that they wouldn't cause trouble on the day and they would be civil I respected them enough to not mix families. Now H2B's father is sadly dead. Conflict surrounding his death caused major porblems between his mums side and his dads. His dads side of the family want to make amends but his mums side are horrified at the thought of a reconciliation.
My mums side and his dads get on fantastic. My dads will get on with his mums but have never met. So we placed them mixed up, on tables far enough away from each other. It was like playing some sort of brain teaser. lmao
In the end we settled on a round top table. Me, my husband, my best friend, her fiance, my sister and her fiance and the best man. And EVERYONE loves the seating plan when they have seen it. I was very releived. lol.
CommentAuthorpennieb-MrsRiley
I'm in a similar boat and am only putting my mum and dad on the top table. I figure that his new wife should understand.
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