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1. Family
Run your final seating chart by both families. I’m mentioning this first, because it is incredibly important. South Asian weddings are not ALL about the couple, and family plays a major role. Your parents may be really close to relatives you don’t really know and may want them seated closer to their own tables. Plus, your parents will know the social norms in your community.
2. Back Tables/Tables by DJ/Tables by Kitchen
Occupy these tables with people you ‘had’ to invite, but don’t care that much for: coworkers, people you used to be good friends with, neighbors, people that invited your parents to weddings, etc. Chances are these people don’t care that much about you either, and won’t be offended.
3. No Castaways
If you have a group of friends and don’t have space to seat them all on one table, don’t castaway just one or two to a table full of strangers. That’s just rude. Instead, divide your friends equally amongst the two tables and fill any extra seats with close cousins. I know a couple that made this mistake last summer, and their castaways were annoyed enough to leave early.
4. Singles Tables
Don’t have them.
5. Ego Plays
Is there an aunt or uncle that will alarm the guards if not placed next to the head table? Definitely check with your parents to see whose ego needs to be assigned where. The last thing you want is for a crazy uncle to be expressing his disappointment rather loudly during your reception.
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