Etiquette

Can My Husband and I Have Our Own Table at the Wedding Reception?

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Who should sit at the head table for your wedding reception? Can you and your husband have your own table? And what's the right way to set the table for a formal affair? If you have a wedding-reception etiquette dilemma, our experts are here to sort it out.

Can my husband and I have our own table?

Since your closest friends and family are attending your wedding in order to celebrate with you, you'll probably want to think twice before sequestering yourselves at a so-called sweethearts' table. You've got years of intimate dinners ahead. Sit with the wedding party at the head table instead.

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