Teens Table

I personally dont like this.... teens arent gonna wanna sit with 8 year olds that they dont know. i wouldnt do this but thats just me

I'm personally not a fan either of kids/teens tables - it seems odd to separate kids and adults. I can see it working if all the kids were cousins or from the same group of friends. (i.e. all the cousins have their own table). My cousin did this at her wedding (she's the oldest of the cousins) so I was at the table with my younger brother and cousins, which was pretty fun, but I felt like a babysitter since I was the oldest (17, brother was 15, other cousins were younger).

For our wedding, there isn't enough kids/teens to make a kids/teens table, but the cousins are seated together and the aunts/uncles are at the next table. Most cousins are adults now, some are teens (2).

If you do the teens table, you could put out mad-libs, word searches, etc. to keep them entertained.

I will have my younger adults at the same table. They all know each other already and would rather have dinner with their friends. I'm not sure what to do with younger kids yet. I'm not even sure how many will be there. We went from adults only to if you want to watch your own kids you can bring them ugh.

We are doing a kids table (Ages 4 - 13) and the bigger kids will watch the little ones. They are all ok to sit on their own, and honestly when we have big dinners, they sit at their own tables anyways and fight to sit together.

It just makes it easier for us to put them all together so they aren't running around and switching tables anyways

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I figure after dinner they will all end up at the same tables anyways or the dance floor...

View quoted message Ok, that makes sense.
I think the parents would know their kids and talking to them is a good way to determine if tht works for your group.

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I was at one as a kid too and I was at the kids table, lots of activities kept us busy and didn't even notice the parents not there. Everyone made friends quick. That being said I do understand your point.

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Nothing is set in stone, I'm at the part of seating planning. I was just coming up with some ideas I am planning on talking to the few parents that are bringing their kids and seeing how they feel about it. We are 3 weeks to the big day but I'm printing off the seating chart. I'm sure I will be tweeking this right up to the day I print it.

Is there a reason you want a kids table/teen table?

I'm not a huge fan of them. Both of my kids are on the autism spectrum (but very high functioning and people who aren't really well versed in ASD likely wouldn't know). Things like kids tables are a real barrier for some kids. Even as an introverted adult, if I was separated from the group I came with and put at a table of people I only sort of knew, that would be very overwhelming for me.

Maybe it could be something they opt into? Those who prefer to sit with those their age can indicate on the RSVP and you can create the seating chart from that?

Back when I was a kid I went to my cousin's wedding and we sat with our parents. Personally for me I would rather sit with my parents instead of strangers, but if I had cousin's that were my age or around that then maybe I would be comfortable with that? (I am the youngest of all my cousin's and they are all like 8 years older than me with the exception of my sister who is only 2 years older.)