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Do you enjoy puzzles? Well, when
you engage in the task of creating
seating plans, that's just what you'll
be doing - tackling a puzzle. Only
you won't get a finished picture after
fitting all the pieces into place.
Rather, you'll be rewarded with a
wedding reception that goes smooth-
ly for most involved. Follow an
organized plan to make easier work
of a challenging task.
The first thing you should do once
you have the final head count for
your reception is to make a seating
chart. Draw large circles to represent
the tables, dance floor, musical enter-
tainment and entrances.
(Or get a preprinted seating chart
from your reception hall).
Don't forget to find out how many
guests can fit at each table. Then
write everyone's name on a card or
sticky note so you can play "musical
chairs."
Another option is to go high-tech.
There are now wedding-planning
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"Make sure you are always on the
same page (with regards to your
finances)," he said. "And set similar
goals between the two of you."
Beane said one of the biggest prob-
lems in marriages today is money and
it is important before entering into a
marriage to think about future plans.
"Set realistic goals and work towards
them together," he said.
Another financial aspect to consid-
er is making sure your future is
secure with proper insurance.
Doug Sholdice, an insurance bro-
ker in Brussels said newlyweds and
marrying couples should be looking
at different options for insurance.
"If you're buying a house, home
owners' insurance is a good idea," he
said. "Coverage of contents and ten-
ants' liability coverage [is beneficial]
software packages that have a seat-
ing-arrangement tool. Store guests
names and digitally manipulate
where they will be seated.
In general, place guests in spots
that suit them. Your friends will want
to be near the band, bar or dance
floor. Keep the elderly away from the
band or DJ's speakers. Family and
friends should be closest to your
table.
Acquaintances and your parents'
friends should be placed farther
away. Separate people who do not get
along. Place handicapped guests in
easily accessible spots that are close
to exits.
As the happy couple, you have a
few seating options. You can sit at a
head table or dais, which is tradition-
ally long and straight and faces the
reception tables.
Arrangement at the table can vary.
The bride and groom usually sit front
and centre, with the maid of honour
on the groom's left and the best man
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The first thing you may want to
insure together is the wedding itself.
Sholdice said there are options for
marrying couples to consider to pro-
tect themselves from being left in the
lurch.
"There is liability exposure and
specific packages for weddings," he
said. "Wedding present floaters will
insure presents that are left at a rela-
tive's house."
Sholdice also advises couples to
consider how being married may
impact insurance you already have.
"You should notify each other's
auto insurance companies that you
are married," he said.
He also recommends having your
own life insurance rather than mort-
gage insurance. "This protects your
own health," he said.
on the bride's right. The other atten-
dants are seated male and female.
Still, you can stray from the norm.
You can have the wedding party and
their dates sit at one table while you
and your new spouse sit at a table for
two at the front of the room. You can
also sit at a table with only the maid
of honour, best man and their dates.
Or you can sit at a table with your
parents. Do whatever fits your style
and makes you most comfortable.
Parent seating is flexible, too. Both
the bride's and groom's parents gen-
erally sit together near the newly-
weds. Siblings not in the wedding,
grandparents and other relatives may
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mother and her guests can sit at one
table and your father can have his
own table on the other side of the
room. If you're unsure how to seat
them, consult both your parents and
in-laws to see what would they would
prefer.
For family seating, it seems natural
to sit people of the same side of the
family together to guarantee that
they'll be comfortable.
Or mix and match: Consider sitting
the bride's cousins with the groom's
cousins so they can get to know each
other. Put family members with a his-
tory of squabbles on opposite sides of
the dance floor - you'll be happier for
it.
Seating friends allows you more
creativity. You can sit people who
know each other together or you can
play matchmaker by seating singles
who have never met at the same
table.
Some opt for "singles" and "cou-
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