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Ready-made seating chart layouts for weddings, galas, banquets, conferences and parties. Pick a floor plan, drag your guests onto their seats, and share a seating chart everyone can follow.
Create Your Seating ChartThe right layout depends on your venue, your guest count and what you want people to do once they sit down. Start with the style that fits your event, then move tables around until the room feels right.
The go-to layout for weddings, galas and banquets. Rounds of 8 or 10 let everyone at the table talk to each other and make it easy to group families, teams or donors together.
Rectangular tables set end to end for family-style dinners, rehearsal dinners and awards banquets. They fit more guests into a narrow room and create a warm, communal feel.
Rows of tables facing the front for trainings, workshops and presentations. Seat guests on one side only so everyone has a clear view of the speaker and screen.
A U-shape keeps a small group facing each other and the presenter, while square or rectangular pods give breakout teams their own space to collaborate.
Curved rows of chairs with clear aisles fit the most people in front of a stage, while half-round cabaret tables give dinner guests a table and an unblocked view of the show.
Plan around tent poles, entrances and the edge of the lawn. Mark where food trucks, restrooms and the bar go so guests can find their way after dark.
Set up registration or RSVPs for your event in EventCreate. Every guest who signs up is added to your list automatically, ready to be seated.
Add round, rectangular or square tables and arrange them with the drag-and-drop editor. Place podiums, DJ booths and bars so the chart matches your venue.
Drag names from the unassigned list onto an empty seat, or let EventCreate assign seats automatically. Guests who uploaded a photo show up on their seat; everyone else shows their initials.
Export your seating chart as an image or a list to print for the entrance, share with your venue and caterer, or send to guests before the big day.
A good seating chart helps guests find their seat in seconds and sets up the right conversations. Keep these tips in mind as you plan your seating chart.
Place the fixed pieces first: the stage, podium, bar, buffet and entrances. Then fill in tables around them, leaving clear walkways for servers and guests.
Seat the couple, honorees, speakers and sponsors before anyone else, then work outward. Their tables set the tone for the rest of the room.
Seat families, teams and friend groups together, and mix in a few new faces at each table to get conversations going.
If there's a program, keep the closest tables for the people who need to see the stage, and avoid seating anyone with their back to the speaker.
Use custom registration questions to collect meal choices and allergies, so your caterer knows exactly what to serve at each table.
Hold a seat or two at a few tables for late RSVPs, plus-ones and walk-ins so you don't have to rework the whole chart on the day of the event.
A seating chart template is a pre-arranged room layout with tables, seats and room features like a stage, podium or bar already in place. Instead of drawing your floor plan from scratch, you start from a layout that fits your event and then drag your guests onto their seats.
A 60-inch round table comfortably seats 8 guests, and a 72-inch round seats 10. Use rounds of 8 when you want more elbow room or have a lot of centerpieces, and rounds of 10 to fit more guests in a smaller room.
No. Seating charts pull guests straight from your EventCreate registration or RSVP list. Drag each name from the unassigned list onto a seat, or let EventCreate assign seats automatically and then fine-tune the arrangement.
Yes. Along with round, rectangular and square tables, you can add podiums, DJ booths and bars to your seating chart so guests can see how the room is laid out and find their table quickly.
Yes. Tables are numbered automatically, but you can give any table a custom name, like a family name, a team or a theme, to make your seating chart more personal.
When your seating chart is ready, export it as an image or as a list. Print it for an easel at the entrance, add it to your event website, or share it with your venue and caterer.
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