The seating arrangements depend on many factors, perhaps the biggest now being the wishes of the bride and groom. A question that often comes up when planning a wedding is whether the bride and groom will have a head table - and if they do who will be seated at the table. As with many areas of weddings, the rules are changing.
Many couples now have head tables that consist of both the wedding party and their guests.
You'll also find couples that omit the parent's table and seat them at the head table with the wedding party instead. Some decide that only the wedding party should be at the head table and finally some couples opt to omit the tradition of a head table. Below you'll find a guide to the traditional way to arrange seating. This is only an example, but also brings up another question. In my opinion, this depends on factors involved.