Wedding Tent set up suggestions

[iwannaprettyone]

Morning all.

My dad drafted a tent layout for me, but it is not very Feng Shui...

Anyway, for 80 guests (invited) how big a tent, dance floor etc do I need?

Should I do all round tables or a long table for the wedding party?

Where should the wedding party sit in relation to eveyone else?

This is what dad put together....

 

[cdt1101]

We did a tented outdoor wedding. For our 90 guests we used a 40x60 tent. The dance floor was 12x15, but honestly we could have used a larger one...everyone was dancing!!! even in the 90 degree heat w/ humidity

As for our layout, i''d have to dig it up...let me see if I can find it....

 

[cdt1101]

btw...we used all round tables...we did tables of 8. We had 11 tables. My DH and I sat at at sweetheart table. It worked out great...

still looking for layout

 

[cdt1101]

ok...this horrible and EXTREMELY rough, but I''ll never claim to be an artist! hehe..

here''s our layout. The same square table at the bottom was our Sweetheart table. The other small square was our cake (at the top). The large square is the dance floor. The rectangle up top (next to cake) was desserts. the other rectangle was our DJ table. hope this helps! It really look great...i''ll see if i have a pic, of the actually set up..

 

[cdt1101]

oh man...that''s worse than i thought

hehe.....sorry!!!

 

[ksprincess]

Hey IWPO,

I just had an outdoor wedding for about 190 people using a 40 x 80 tent. I''m not sure what size dance floor I had, we ordered a 15x15, but when me and DH saw it the day before the wedding we asked them to make it bigger. We used all round tables, eight at a table, and we sat at a sweetheart table. I think the layout was great and worked for the amount of people we had. I''ve attached a picture. Hope this helps.

KSP

 

[iwannaprettyone]

Thanks ladies for the input!!

I am so clueless about all this. haha

 

[blondebunny]

Have you thought about maybe putting the dancefloor in the middle?? Then have all the tables surrounding it?? I would think that way everyone would always be a part of the wedding (even while they are sitting and people are dancing..so they arent so far away??) just a suggestion..Id try to show u how but Im not sure what program to use...

 

[blondebunny]

here what about this.. the black table is ur cake table and other rectangular is dj.. not sure if u have dj or band bcuz thatd change layout

 

[blondebunny]

hmm didnt post

 

[zoebartlett]

I would definitely suggest doing round tables (or one table, depending on size) for the bridal party. It's more intimate that way, and you'll actually be able to talk to everyone and not just the people to your immediate right and left.

ETA: Oooh, and I would definitely stick to tables of 8 (or combining 6 and 8 if you can). To me, tables larger than those meant for 8 are TOO big, and conversations are harder to have with others seated with you. We had a combination of tables for 6 and ones for 8, and it worked out really well. I'm not sure what the dimensions of the room are but we had about 115 guests.

ETA2: I keep forgetting to mention things. Personally, I'm not a fan of having the bridal party seated so far away from the guests. It always just seems off-putting to me. I've been to many weddings where the bridal party was seated at a rectangular table on one side of the dance floor and the guests were seated on the other side. Maybe certain rooms lend themselves to being set up this way but it's always (unintentionally) made me think that you need permission to approach the all-important head table.

 

[miraclesrule]

Feng Shui?? You crack me up. I started the whole feng shui thing in my office. Now I get razzed about it all the time.

Tents=ultrstructure. Tents sound...like camping. In the biz, we called them ultrastructure.

I prefer a sweetheart or family table to a large long wedding party table as well. It allows the members of the wedding party to sit with their significant others and not be estranged from them so much during the reception.

I agree that smaller table are more intimate, although even with 10 to a table at my daughters wedding, I was still too close to my brother.

I''m impressed with all the schematic diagrams. You girls rock!

 

[havernell]

Just quickly- when figuring out the floor plan don''t forget to also plan the locations of the cake table, gift table, escort card/guestbook table (if applicable), space for DJ/band, etc...

I agree with blondebunny to put the tables around the dance floor. Then no one feels like they''ve been exiled to the "not-important people" side of the room that is far away from all of the action!