Sweetheart Table

We are doing a sweet heart table mainly because I wanted our wedding party to be able to sit with their dates. I don't think we ll be isolated though it ll be nice to have a few minutes together when we aren't walking around to see everyone. Do whatever feels best to both of you. Good Luck!

We are having one as well. But the way it’s set up we’re not too far from the tables. We like to socialize, so we will definitely be walking around to each table talking to our guest. The only time we’ll sit down at the table is to eat and during the toast & speeches.

View Quoted Comment So a sweetheart table is only good for those two purposes?

A sweetheart table is a table set for just the couple, normally its where you eat dinner and watch the toasts but you can sit there whenever you feel like sitting. Traditional head tables can be a bit of a headache because depending on the size of your bridal party its often hard to sit everyone and their dates at one table. A sweet heart table often solves that issue and it s in the same room as the other tables so there shouldn't be too much distance from your table and the guest tables. Talk to your venue they can probably show you table layouts so you get a better idea of how it would look. Happy planning!

View Quoted Comment Yeah - pretty much.

We are actually doing a "head table" with our families (parents, siblings and their spouses, and my nephew - we only have one kid attending the wedding). That way we can be by our loved ones and allow our bridal party to sit with their spouses during the meal, as well as their friends.

We are having a head table with our parents and best man and woman as there isn’t anyone else in the bridal party. This way, we can sit with our closest people.

We’re doing one. Our wedding party doesn’t have to make their SO’s sit alone elsewhere and it’ll give me and my fiancé 5 minutes to ourselves which is important. It’ll be close to the other tables

View Quoted Comment It’s just that at every family occasion I have this uncle and along his significant other and now his husband, we called it the table of life or table for life.

We decided to do a sweetheart table. A few reasons we decided to to do so: 1) A lot of our wedding party is married/dating/engaged so we wanted them to sit with their SOs 2) Our venue reception area is a reasonable size to where we don’t feel as separated from the guests 3) We opted out of the “private dinner” option we were offered for just the two of us, so this gives us a little space to still be with one another

You'll really only be seated for a quick dinner and toasts. The rest of the time you'll be moving around, greeting guests, and other host duties.

We're doing a sweetheart table for a couple reasons. One is so we get a little bit of time just us, we're still surrounded by our loved ones but far enough removed that we're able to have a moment or two. Another is my FH has a lot of dietary restrictions and is self conscious about them. He will be served something completely different than any of our guests and we don't want to call attention to it. The third is we have 11 people in our wedding party (5 bridesmaids, 6 groomsmen) and we want them to be able to sit with their significant other/family/friends as well. I was the MOH in a friends wedding and my son was the ring bearer, she had me at the head table and my son with STRANGERS. He was 5. So i want to avoid any awkward or uncomfortable scenarios like that.

I skipped it. the amount of time i was even at my table was small overall. for me i skipped it mainly because i had to pay an extra fee for that and plus i had room at the guest tables so it was more economical for me that way

We're planning to have a sweetheart table. One of my bridesmaids has a significant other who won't know anybody there, and I'd hate for him to either have to make small talk with strangers or feel lonely. There's also enough people in the bridal party that when you factor in everyone's significant other, spacing becomes a challenge.

I also really like the idea of having a small amount of time with just my new husband and I. We'll still be in the same room as everyone, but this would give us some "us" time, allow us to take everything in, and to see everyone and everything that came together.

You're really only going to be "apart" from your guests for dinner and during the important parts of the reception (during the toasts, parent dances, etc.) where you'll be focusing on whatever is going on anyways.

We did one! In My experience it did not isolate us. People kept coming up to take selfies with us, LOL.

Definitely doing a sweetheart table! I want my bridal party to be able to sit with their plus 1 and I want to capture some cute photos of just me and my future hubby at the table. We for sure will be mixing and mingling all night though so I don’t fear being isolated!

We are doing a sweetheart table, just for the two of us. And then a "kings table" that extends out from it (not directly attached) for our bridal party and their SOs. We have 2 couples in our wedding party already, so it was easy to make it work for all.

We are doing a sweetheart table so we can have our time.

We did one. Amid everything else going on, it was nice to have some space and time to ourselves. We also had our own appetizers and cake tier set up on the sweetheart table that was a different flavor from what we served to our guests. Also, it's easier to maneuver around a smaller table in your gown than a larger, traditional head table!