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Wedding Seating Chart Maker

Describe your guests in plain English — the tool reads what you wrote, tells you what it understood, then generates a complete seating arrangement in seconds.

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Why seating charts take longer than they should

The average wedding has 80–120 guests across 10–15 tables. That's a combinatorial puzzle with no clean solution — you're balancing relationships, divorced parents, dietary needs, accessibility, age groups, and family politics simultaneously. Most couples spend 6–10 hours on a seating chart that still doesn't feel right.

The hardest part isn't the logistics — it's the judgment calls. Who sits with who, who can't be near the bar, who needs to be where your grandmother won't hear the speeches. These require knowledge only you have. This tool handles the logistics so you can focus on the calls.

How to get better results

Write like you're talking to a friend

Don't worry about format or structure. "Emma's family — her parents David and Helen, her sister and brother-in-law, and Gran who needs wheelchair access" is perfect. The tool reads natural language, not spreadsheets.

Name your groups, not just individuals

"Groom's rugby friends: Ben, Oli, Craig, Pete" is more useful than a flat list of names, because it tells the tool these people belong together at a table.

Mention constraints explicitly

Don't hint at separations — state them directly. "Please keep Rachel and Ben at separate tables — they broke up in March" gives the tool a clear rule to follow and will appear in the "What I Heard" summary.

Include accessibility and sensitivity notes

"Gran is 89 and uses a walker — seat near the entrance", "Steph is going through a divorce, don't put her next to newlywed couples." These go in the private notes PDF so only you know about them.

Regenerate to compare

Each run produces a different arrangement. Run two or three and compare — the groups will be placed differently each time. The one that feels most natural is usually the right one.

The decisions only you can make

The tool handles the puzzle of who fits where. But some decisions require knowledge only you have:

The top table — who sits with you is a personal and sometimes family-political decision. Specify it explicitly in your description if you want it in the chart.
Children — do kids sit with parents, or is there a separate children's table? Specify this in your description.
Speaker proximity — people giving speeches or readings often prefer an aisle seat near the front. Mention them by name with a note.
Quiet vs lively corners — older relatives often prefer tables away from the speaker stack; younger guests often want to be near the dance floor. Flag this as a preference and the tool will try to honour it.

Once you have a working arrangement, download the printable chart to share with your venue, the escort cards PDF to print for your reception entrance, and the private notes PDF to keep just for you.

FAQ

Common questions

Describe your guests and constraints in plain English — names, groups, who shouldn't sit together, accessibility needs, whatever's on your mind. The tool reads your description, tells you what it understood, then generates a complete table arrangement. No spreadsheets, no sliders.

The more detail the better — but you don't need to be precise. Name your groups ("Emma's school friends"), list the people in them, mention any separations ("keep David and Sarah apart"), and note accessibility needs ("Gran needs to be near the exit"). The tool will ask you to confirm what it understood before generating.

"What I Heard" is the tool's summary of what it understood from your description — your guest groups, any constraints, and how many tables you need. You can review it before the chart is generated and regenerate if anything looks wrong.

Yes — just mention it naturally in your description. "David and Sarah split up last year, please keep them at different tables" or "my mum and my future mother-in-law don't get on." These are treated as hard constraints. The tool will confirm it understood them before generating.

The tool handles up to ~200 guests comfortably in a single description. For very large weddings (200+), describe the groups in batches and combine the outputs, or focus on the tables where complex constraints apply.

Three PDFs are available: a printable seating chart (all tables in a grid with guest lists and notes), escort cards (one card per guest, alphabetically sorted, ready to print-and-cut for table entry displays), and a private notes PDF (for your eyes only — separations, sensitive notes, and a blank section for your own additions).

Yes — it's a separate PDF, not included in the main chart. It contains the separation constraints, sensitivity notes, and the AI's private observations (e.g. "Table 3 includes an ex — seat them facing away from the dance floor"). Download it separately and keep it for yourself.

Yes — click "Try a different arrangement" to get a fresh layout from the same guest description. Each run produces a meaningfully different arrangement. You get 3 free generations; enter your email after your first to unlock unlimited runs.

Yes — mention them in your description. "Gran uses a walker and needs to be near the entrance", "two guests are in wheelchairs", "Nigel is gluten-free and seated away from the buffet." These are noted in the private notes PDF and reflected in the seating arrangement.

Yes — just mention your preference. "I want flower names", "use cities we've visited", "theme it around our favourite films." The tool picks names that feel personal rather than generic. You can regenerate if you don't like the first set.

No. Your guest names and constraints are used only to generate your seating plan during your session and are not stored or shared. The only information retained is your email address if you choose to provide it — used to send your seating tips, not sold or shared.

Regenerate — each run produces a different result. If a specific constraint was missed, check the "What I Heard" panel. If it's not listed there, add it more explicitly to your description and regenerate. For small adjustments (swapping two individuals between tables), use the copy-to-clipboard option and paste into a spreadsheet for manual tweaks.

Zane

Founder, WedClic

The seating chart is the hardest part of wedding planning nobody warns you about — divorced parents, plus-ones who don't know anyone, the friend group that fractured last year. I built this because spreadsheets don't know about your aunt's feud, but this tool does if you tell it. — Zane

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