These guides are written to be useful whether or not you use SeatFinch. Each one ends with a short note on doing the same thing in the app, if you want to.
Start here
- How to make a wedding seating chart — the ten-step method, from a clean guest list to the printed sign.
- When to do your seating chart — a week-by-week timeline that fits between RSVPs and final numbers.
Etiquette and tricky situations
- Wedding seating etiquette — who traditionally sits where, and when to bend the rules.
- Seating divorced parents — ceremony and reception options, new partners, and the conversation beforehand.
- Plus-ones, single guests and guests who know no one — making sure every table has someone to talk to.
- Planning a kids’ table — ages, placement, food and supervision.
Layout and printing
- Head table vs sweetheart table — how each changes the rest of your plan.
- Escort cards vs place cards vs a seating chart — which you actually need.
- Seating chart display ideas — sizes, materials and placement that guests can read.
Tools and templates
- Wedding table calculator — how many tables for your guest count.
- Round table seating and rectangular table seating — choosing shapes and sizes.
- Free seating chart templates — guest list spreadsheet, blank posters, place cards and table numbers.
Other occasions
Comparing tools
- How SeatFinch compares with Zola, The Knot, WeddingWire, Canva and PerfectTablePlan — based only on what each company publishes.
Last updated 2026-11-02