reception problems

[panda1]

my fiancees family do not all get along. Some of them don't speak to others in the family. Is it all right to have them sit wherever they want at the reception even tho my family will have a table together? we are having 250 guests. Some of them want a table together and others refuse to sit with them. Has any one had this happen? Why can't they behave better for us?

[Flashygrrl]

Families are families....they like, never all perfectly get along. I say let em sort out the seating, that's what I plan for my reception.

[pink butterfly]

Why not have long tables rather than circular ones? We're having our tables this way so that theres no "I'm not sitting with HIM!" bitchiness at our wedding. My family is split in two anyway but the beauty of having long tables is that you only have to sit with one person-located either side of you. If they're really that much trouble sit them at the end with someone they like next to them who is neutral to both sides.

[libertines]

i am sure that once you are both up there getting married and enjoying the happiest day of your lifes that your families will get along and enjoy the moment with you!

[bridalgirl]

For our wedding there were over 250 guests. Half of the guests were extremly religous - no drinking, no dancing religous, and the other half were partying drinking dancing fools. We loved all of them, but we did not want anyone getting offended at our wedding. So we split them into two areas (we got married outside, and our reception was under 2 huge tents). We used long rectangular tables and had seating cards at each table. Everyone was happy with what tent they were in and happy to be seated with their closest friends. This was the thing that I worried most about, and because of the seating arrangements it went off without a single offense. I suggest seating arrangements for this type of situation, so you won't have to worry the entire time.