Getting started

Create your free account

Go to the sign-up page and choose Continue with Google, or enter your name, email and a password of at least 6 characters, then click Create account. It's free and needs no credit card. A short setup wizard then asks for your wedding details and builds your first floor plan.

The setup wizard: wedding details, guests and floor plan

Right after you sign up, a 4-step wizard sets up your wedding: names and date, guest count and table size, table shape, your own table (none, head or sweetheart) and style, then a few first guests. Click Create my floor plan to land on the Floor plan screen with tables arranged. You can change everything later.

Your dashboard and the Overview screen

Your weddings, the dashboard, lists every wedding on your account with its guests, tables and seating progress. Open one and you land on Overview: six stat cards, a Health & recommendations list that points at problems to fix, and cards for attendance, meals and groups. Tap any recommendation to jump straight to it.

Weddings vs seating plans: what's the difference?

A wedding holds one guest list. Inside it you can have several seating plans: a ceremony layout and a reception layout, each with its own tables and seats but sharing the same guests. Switch plans from the plan menu next to the wedding name. Free includes 1 seating plan per wedding, Pro up to 5 seating plans, Agency unlimited.

The main screens: where everything lives

Inside a wedding, the sidebar (or the bottom bar on a phone) has six screens. Guests is your guest list. Table list shows your tables. Floor plan is where you arrange tables and seat guests. Print & Export makes charts and cards. QR Code / Seat Finder publishes a guest page. Overview shows progress and recommendations.

Using Lovely Seating on a phone or tablet

Lovely Seating runs in your phone or tablet's web browser, so there's nothing to install. On a phone, the six screens move to a bottom bar: Home, Tables, Guests, Floor plan, Print and QR Code. Pinch to zoom the floor plan, tap a table to seat guests, and your changes sync to every device you sign in on.

Keyboard shortcuts

Press Cmd+Z (Mac) or Ctrl+Z (Windows) to undo, and Cmd+Shift+Z or Ctrl+Y to redo. On the floor plan, arrow keys nudge the selected table, Shift+arrow moves it further, Delete or Backspace removes it, and Esc clears the selection. They pause while Lock layout is on or you're typing.

What's free and what's Pro

Everything you need to build your seating plan is free: unlimited guests and tables, the floor plan, imports, RSVPs, meals and Auto-Seat. Pro ($39 one-time) unlocks what gets the plan out into the world: print-ready charts and place cards, the Find Your Seat QR page, inviting collaborators, version history and more seating plans.