Who thinks creating a wedding table plan is a good idea? Do you see it as giving the impression that you like a little too much control over everything, or that you don’t trust your family and friends to sort themselves out without your assistance?

The truth is that, according to a recent survey in a national magazine, the overwhelming majority of people said that as a guest at a wedding they would vastly prefer there to be a seating plan. It takes away the need for rushing from the service to the reception in order to get a ‘good seat’, or simply to avoid being on the same table as that old fool Major Smythington Smythe III who talks incessantly about his army days, or dear old Aunt Greta who seems to imagine that everyone else in the world is as fascinated about the mating habits of Shovel-Footed Squeaker Frogs as she is.

However, it may well be that you know that there are a few guests who would love to chat with the major over an old Cuban cigar and reminisce during the Best Man’s speech, and your neighbour is the perfect person to sit down with Aunty Greta – since she breeds locusts for a hobby.

It’s worth remembering that there are only two people at your wedding who will actually know all of the guests, their habits, quirks, interests, foibles and dislikes, and that’s you and your betrothed. It makes a great deal of sense to help your guests feel at ease, and to provide them with a wedding seating plan that will help them to enjoy your reception, despite the Best Man’s raucous allegations of debauchery.