Now that Lu and I have figured out almost all of the details of the wedding, we only have a few more tasks left. One of these is more complicated than I expected: the seating chart.

On the surface, it's pretty easy. Most guests fall under a certain "heading": parents and grandparents, bridal party, extended family, church family, friends from college, friends from grad school, etc.

However, not all of these groups break into neat tables of 8 and 9 (the number of seats at each table). Then on top of that, there's the additional complication of how the room is set-up.

Should we put our friends closest to the dance floor? Should our elderly guests sit in front of or behind our extended family? Should guests with wheelchairs or canes be more comfortable on the aisle or away from one? Should the older kids sit with their parents or get a table of their own? What do we do with our parents' friends?

Then after we get that finished, we have to think of a way to display it all. Since we're not doing place cards, I'm in favor of a really pretty chart arranged by last name. It's another way to bring in our colors without stressing the hostesses out with passing out escort cards.

However, you do have to put in time to create something nice like this:

Pretty, simple, organized. I like it!

We'll see how crafty I feel in the next few weeks.