When the wedding guest list is done, venue chosen and ceremony planned, one touchy task remains: assigning seats for the reception meal. Don’t wait until crunch time to begin, wedding planners say.

You may have wondered: Do I need a seating chart? This is one of those “is this a big deal” questions that actually can be pretty important if you have more than 20 or so guests. “I didn’t think about ...

One of the biggest decisions couples make regarding their wedding receptions concerns where to seat their guests. Many a bride and groom has felt the crunch of compiling responses and then coming up ...