Seating etiquette- how to sit couples

Assigning by table with their escort cards. They're free to choose their own seat at the table. I think couples should be sitting side by side. It's easier to talk to them and more intimate. Also, it might be a bit awkward sitting next to people you don't know while your partner is sitting accross the table.

Side by side for sure

We are using circular tables so we are seating couples next to each other.

Definitely sit side by side!

Sitting across from each other is perfect for a restaurant but for something as intimate as a wedding I would sit them side by side as well .......

I would sit couples side by side. I wouldnt want to be sitting across from my spouse

I would do side by side. This way if they need to whisper something to one another, they can do it discreetly. And it also allows them to share food much more easily without having to cross the table.

I definitely like the idea of sitting beside the person I came with rather than across from them. Lets them have some more personal conversations without leaning/yelling across the table and depending on the final size of the centerpieces, it might block them from seeing one another! I know for me having my partner within touching distance is always nice!

I’m having rectangle tables and we aren’t assigning chairs just tables so couples can sit how they chose. In my opinion if I were at a wedding id want to sit next to my spouse not someone I don’t know if that were the case.
So I have an alphabetical seating chart and people are assigned to tables not chairs