Happy wedding Wednesday! Today I’m sharing a fun post that I wanted to write before the wedding but you know… life got a little hectic! I’m still patiently waiting for my wedding photos to come back but until then, I wanted to tell you about an awesome site that I used for my seating chart. Listen up, brides!
The RSVPs flooding in was one of the most exciting things of the wedding planning process. I’m kind of crazy about mail- as in I have to check it pretty much every day- and these particular pieces of mail were extra special because we got to find out who would be joining us on the most important day of our lives. As soon as those little cards started coming in, I started researching ways to create a seating chart because let’s be honest- I don’t think many people get excited about figuring out where to strategically place friends & family at dinner. I was just doing a Google search and was super excited when I came Allseated.com.
One of my friends did her whole seating chart on poster board with multi-colored sticky notes but I knew that wasn’t for me. I wanted something easily accessible online where I could combine the floor plan and guest list and easily rearrange things if need be.
First things first, I searched my venue (Foundation for the Carolinas) and BAM! there it was! The site has floor plans of tons of major venues and if your’s doesn’t happen to be on there, you can manually upload it. I was able to design the layout of my cocktail hour and reception with the exact dimensions of the rooms. Pretty sweet!
One of my favorite features is the layout feature where you can add tables, chairs, and text descriptions. As far as the guest list, you can easily import an Excel document with all of the information or manually enter your guests. You can then easily check their name and assign them to a table. Easy as that! The color coded feature was nice to see what tables were full and which ones still had room. Easy to assign and easy to change!
You are also able to add vendors to your event, like your planner or caterer, so they can see your vision and get an overall feel for the event. As soon as I started this project, I added my month-of coordinator so that she could see changes I made on the floor plan so we would be on the same page. Communication is key!
I was so glad I came across Allseated and I highly recommend it to anyone that is in the tail-end of wedding planning. It will make your life SO much easier! Thanks for reading and hope y’all have a great day… we’re halfway to the weekend!
What a neat idea!! We didn't have a seating chart mostly because we didn't have seating for everyone. So people just sat where they wanted. It was nice but a little confusing for the guests but it worked out because we didn't have a sit down dinner it was stations so people ate when they wanted and majority of the time all the tables were empty!
I'm glad that the seating chart is one thing that I don't have to worry about! I can only imagine the headaches that all of that would cause… except this website sounds like it makes things a lot easier.
We finally just finished getting ALL the RSVP's in and I cannot be more excited about being over that hump. I actually was dreading the seating chart because I have over 200 people on my side alone…talk about awful!! I started out with the easier to place tables and worked my way and it actually wasn't horrible. I totally need to check out this site because something online and visual is perfect, thanks for the heads up!
So this is amazing! I like the idea of a seating chart – so I'm definitely saving this for the future!
Zelle
Southern Style
Definitely an amazing program! I asked for a plan of our reception space and had it increased in size at staples then basically did the same thing by hand – it was amazing and so easy! xo, Biana –BlovedBoston
What a cool website! I will definitely have to keep this in mind for the future 🙂
Such a cool idea!
Wow this is amazing! I so wish I would have known about this when I was planning my wedding!!
That's an awesome website!! The seating chart was the one thing at our wedding that my husband actually really enjoyed doing, so I gladly let him take care of it – this would have made it so much easier on him!
Meg, Borrowed Heaven
Well this made things so much easier! When I planned my seating chart I had to do everything by hand and I ended up just throwing it all out the window haha! <3, Pamela Sequins & Sea Breezes
What an awesome site! I basically did the same thing at home, but by hand and it worked out pretty well!
What an amazing feature! I remember there being something similar on The Knot while I was planning our wedding which really helped make the process more smooth for us. Mailbox stalking was so much fun, but then came the idea of where to put everyone!
Green Fashionista
Ha that's a MUCH fancier (and seemingly easier) than my index cards spread out across the floor!
I wish I had known about this when I was getting married! This is awesome! xo, Champagne&Suburbs
That website sounds awesome! I did it all by hand and drawing… I definitely could've saved some trees by using this 😉