Seating chart guides

How to lay out the rooms this planner was built for. What actually fits, what to decide first, and what goes wrong when you leave it until last.

• Wedding Reception Seating Chart: Layouts That Work

  How to lay out a wedding reception: where the top table goes, how many rounds fit around the dance floor, and what to do about the relatives who can't sit together.

• Gala Dinner Seating Chart: Rounds, Stage and Sightlines

  How to lay out a corporate gala or fundraising dinner: even rounds of ten, a stage every table can see, and the sponsor tables in the right place.

• Conference Dinner Seating: Long Tables and Banquet Rows

  Seat the most people in the least space with long banquet rows, and still leave room to serve. Table lengths, spacing, and how many will fit your room.

• Birthday Party Seating: A Relaxed Room That Still Works

  Seat a birthday party without making it feel like a banquet: mixed table shapes, a buffet that doesn't jam, and somewhere to stand.

• How Many People Fit at a Round Table? Seating Capacity Chart

  How many guests fit at a 48, 60 or 72 inch round table, plus square, rectangular and head tables. A capacity chart, and the spacing it assumes.