Hi, my mum and dad have been divorced coming on four years. They both have new partners and are happy in their new lives but they can't stand each other. I want them to sit together on the head table as my partner's parents will be sitting together that leaves my parents having to sit next to one another (well kind of anyway as our little girl will be inbetween them and my partner's daughter will be inbetween his parents) but i'm still wondering if sitting them that close is the right thing?? They haven't seen each other since the split, even when i had my daughter they can=me over at different times. I know it may sound silly but i don't want to upset anyone on our special day and i'm wondering if this will??? Can anyone help or make any suggestions???
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CommentAuthorRachie :D
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Brides Step Father / Brides Mother / Child / Brides Step Mother / Brides Father / Bride / Groom / Grooms Mother / Grooms Daughter / Grooms Father Chief Bridesmaid / Best Man
Invite them both over at the same time and tell them they will get on for one day because they love you and its your day its not about them and they will both be sharing the responsibility for their grand daughter so to deal with it :)
9th June 2012 when two worlds collide
The Crazy Cat Lady and the Transformer Man!
CommentAuthorMrs (Dove) Pidgeon
MOB/FOG/MOG/Groom/Bride/BestMan/Bridesmaid/FOB?
Traditionally the top table is... Bridesmaid/FOG/MOB/Groom/Bride/FOB/MOG/BestMan so go traditional and they don't need to sit together?
Now a extremely happy German housewife and now a Mother!!!!
Islay Jean born 24th June in Hannover.
CommentAuthorFreyFreyMrs.Carney2B
Hey hun, I'm in a similar situation. I've decided that the parents each get to host their own table. So on the top table I have Me n H2B hosting, then his parents hosting another, my mum and her OH hosting another and dad n his OH hosting another. I thought about the traditional top table idea but they both wanna sit with their partners. Parents can be annoying can't they!
CommentAuthorMrs_Job
My SM wont come and Cheif Bm isnt sitting on top table, so im sitting them like this : BM / StepFOB / MOB / Groom / Bride / MOG / FOG / FOB, this is the only way i could work it. x
Thanks everyone for you suggestions. The only problem i have is that my partner wants his parents sitting together as their not exactly the most sociable people and want to sit next to each other. I will take everything into consideration, thanks guys so much for your help xxx
CommentAuthorJane
I've got parents sitting together too as I know they would prefer it that way, we have CBM, Step Father of Bride, Brides Mum, Groom, Bride, Grooms dad, Grooms Mum, Best Man.
CommentAuthorMrsd
I know i would hate it if my kids sat me with their dad at their wedding, tho id defo do it and make him laugh so his wife (my ex best m8) gets rly peed off lol.
The parents on both sides are very keen for us not to have a traditional top table, my parents are divorced and his aren't. We might let them all host their own tables and have the non-parental members of the wedding party on the top table.
CommentAuthorNishaVyas88
We're in a similar situation- FIL and MIL hate each other with a passion. We're lucky though that h2b's mother is not that bothered about sitting at the head table as she and her husband have a toddler and will have a 4-5 month old baby to look after as well. My FIL and SMIL will be sat at the head table with us because they've paid for half the wedding.
CommentAuthorlala "mod" bunni
we arent having any parent sat on our top table , there will be 6 of us there and they will be the peopl who were out in the valley of fire for the first ceremony
