Guides

Wedding seating, figured out

In-depth, step-by-step guides to planning your guest list, seating your reception, and getting the etiquette right — clear, practical, and beautifully illustrated.

Free to read·No account needed·Written by the makers of Lovely Seating

Guest lists
From blank page to headcount
Seating charts
Step by step
Etiquette
Who sits where
Print-ready
Charts & place cards

All guides

About these guides

Are these wedding guides free?

Yes — every guide is free to read, with no account needed. They’re written to be genuinely useful whether or not you use Lovely Seating.

Where should I start?

If you’re at the beginning, start with how to make a wedding guest list, then how to make a wedding seating chart. For the finer points of who sits where, read the seating chart etiquette guide.

Do the guides work with any planning method?

Yes. Each guide is a universal how-to. Where it helps, we also show how to do the step in Lovely Seating — but the advice stands on its own.

Ready to plan your seating?

Bring in your guest list, arrange your tables, seat everyone, and export a beautiful chart — put the guides into practice.

Create your seating chart

Free to start · No account needed · Everything in one plan