Wedding Seating Who Sits Where. Another important tip remember that in assigning seating arrangements the bride should always be seated to the left side of the groom. The traditional seating arrangement for that table is that the bride and groom will sit in the middle with the bride to the left of the groom. The bridal table is always at the centre of attention. It goes without saying that the top table is at the centre of attention with all guests wanting to catch a glimpse of the happy couple.
For outdoor weddings guest contributors may be seated off to one side to prevent confusion. Traditionally the parents of both the bride and groom sat with them on the bridal table along with the best man and chief bridesmaid. Chapel Seating Arrangements Traditional wedding ceremonies take place in a church or chapel. Usually the newlyweds sit smack-dab in the middle where everyone can see them with the maid of honor next to the groom the best man next to the bride and then boygirl out from there. Siblings if theyre not in the wedding party are seated before grandparents and great-grandparents. Groomsmen best man the groom the bride maid of honour then the bridesmaid s.
The brides father will sit on the left of the bridge and the brides mother will sit to the right of the groom.
The typical top table these days is from left to right facing the guests. If its a traditional wedding with a conventional top table seat yourselves best man maid of honour and parents of the newlyweds around a long rectangular table looking out at. The nature of seating plans is such that it has to be left till the last few days before the wedding right when you already have a heap of stuff on your pl. Flower girls and ring bearers usually sit with their parents. They sit either in the first row with parents or in the second row with grandparents. If you want to seat your bridal party the traditional way then the table should be organized in a continuous man-woman-man-woman pattern.