How do you arrange your head table when your wedding party doesn't really know each other and if your families don't necessarily get a long?

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I think so too

I think the sweat heart table would be the best option for you in this situation.

View quoted message That's awesome. I like that. Haha KISS! I think I will do that. Trying to figure those arrangements with the dynamics is just too much of a headache.

A sweetheart table is the best option to avoid any wedding party or parents sitting at the head table. I know in some cultures, it works as the family itself sits at the head table as they choose. Some now choose its best to keep it simple and easy as themselves alone and the families as one table (your parents with the in laws) and the wedding party on one table though they will get to know each other more as one isn't aware of who the others will be and start conversing.

Simple rule to anything these days is KISS Keep It Simple Stupid concept. I did the same seating so the parents/aunts&uncles were one table as my brothers were separated to a table each with other cousins/family.

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No problem! Glad I can help, sometimes you just need to hear other opinions to know that you have so many options.

View quoted message Omg I love that idea. Never even knew that was a thing. Thank you! I think that might just solve my issue.

Hi! Here are a few options that I have thought about:

-Do only a sweetheart table, this way the wedding party can sit with the significant others and family can sit at tables with others they are close with in the family.

-Do not have family up at the head table (I have never heard of family being up there anyways unless they are apart of the wedding party, usually family sits at the tables closest to the head table). Instead only have the wedding party, to make things less awkward, I suggest throwing a party of some sort so people can meet and mingle. We had an engagement party with mostly all of our friends so everyone got to know each other and now everyone is relaxed and cool.

-You can always do something where it is reversed and instead of the wedding party at the head table, have your family members with you and have them separated according to their differences.

Overall, to avoid any awkwardness/drama amongst friends and family I would have a sweetheart table with just you and the groom. It seems family does not want to be around certain people and it is unfair to you guys to have to tip toe around their differences and if the significant others of those in the wedding party do not want to be left alone to just eat for less than an hour, I wouldn't want to deal with that drama either.