Where does the guest of honor sit at a table?

Answer 1

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In the USA, the following people are sat at the Head Table at a wedding reception:

• Bride and Groom (center of the table)
• Maid/Matron of Honor and Bridesmaids
• Best Man
• Ushers
• Master of Ceremonies (if you decide to have one)

The parents of the Bride and Groom along with grandparents should be at the closest tables to the Head Table. Then the Bride and Grooms relatives are next followed by friends and colleagues.

In the UK and other countries, the Head/Top table layout can be slightly different. Instead, parents are sat at the Top Table with other members of the bridal party sat at a table nearby.

• Bride and Groom (center of the table)
• Both sets of parents.
• Best Man and Chief Bridesmaid (Maid of Honor)

Answer 2

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The bridal party sit with the bride and groom. However, the latest trend is a sweetheart table where the bride and groom sit alone. In that case a separate table isprovided for the bridal party

Answer 3

Traditionally, the bride sits to the right of her husband. The head table should be raised or at the front of the reception area to offer the guests a clear view of the newlyweds.

Traditionally, the maid of honor sits next to the groom and the best man sits next to the bride. A groomsman will sit next to the maid of honor and a bridesmaid will sit next to the best man. The seating of the wedding party is alternated by gender until the entire party is seated.

Parents of the bride and groom at the head table. Parents should sit to the side of their child. If the parents are divorced, either both parents or the parent that primarily raised the child should be seated at the head table.

If the bride or groom is particularly close to a brother or sister but was unable to place the sibling in the wedding party, the sibling can be seated at the head table as a sign of importance. Siblings should be seated on the side of their brother or sister who is getting married.

Grandparents and other close relatives can also be seated at the head table.

Answer 4

The bride and groom can sit at the head table alone if they wish. If there were no attendants at all, the bride and groom could ask family to sit at the head table with them (their children, parents/grandparents, siblings).

Answer 5

* If you are sitting at the head table the groom would be to the left of the bride. If you are a guest and looking at the head table then the Maid (or Matron) of honor would sit to the left of the bride and then the bridesmaids.

Answer 6

• Depending on the set-up where the event is being held the guest of honor sits in the middle of a long table or, is to the first person to the right if the guest of honor is being 'roasted' (tall tales told about them with humor.) At some events the guest of honor may sit at the head of the table.
  

Answer 7

Head table