Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner

Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner

May 13th, 2010 @ 3:34 pm by Mrs. Hamster
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… unless it’s the Hammies.

Hive, I’d like your opinion. And I’m really hoping that it will confirm *my* opinion, but we shall see, won’t we?

I’m working with my contact at our venue on possible floor plans. After some back and forth, we put together what I thought was a pretty great layout. It has long tables (yay) laid out banquet style, with a separate lounge area, like so:

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Done, easy peasy. But as I think about it some more, I’m concerned that tables 10 and 12 might feel a bit like nowhereland. Am I looking too much into this? I sure hope so. Here are some arguments for the current layout.

No one will care.
It’s not that separated, and perhaps I can make that a cousins section, or a friends section, or a young people section or… what have you.
I don’t want to give up the lounge area - who doesn’t like lounges?
(And the real reason) - I am SO DONE with floor planning! This one works… right??

So now I ask you:

I know you know which answer I’m hoping for. And you know I know you know. So, choose wisely. (Haha, no really, just be honest. As in, “Honestly, Hammy, no one cares.”)

Anyone else have floor plan woes?

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64 Responses to “Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner”

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hilsy85 (message) 3,680 posts, Sugar bee

Honestly, it really depends on who else is at those tables with me. If I’m sitting with my close friends and people I like, then I’m fine sitting further away from the action. The only downside is people might have to get up and crowd around the dance floor to see the first dance, cake cutting, etc. But I don’t think that’s such a big deal.

5/13/10 @ 3:42 pm (reply)

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Clover (message) 99 posts, Worker bee

I would either use tables 10 & 12 as the head tables/BP tables OR incorporate tables 10 & 12 with tables 3-8 and have then run perpendicular to the dance floor instead of parallel.

5/13/10 @ 3:42 pm (reply)

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alexis

maybe-if your having a head table-make tables 10 and 12 the head table? Our put them together and have a big family table? I don’t know-but I do hope your problem gets solved!

5/13/10 @ 3:43 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Penguin (message) 3,506 posts, Sugar bee

I never noticed that dirty dancing had a tiny cartoon hamster sitting at the table at the end. How coincidental it looks just like your icon. I have to go back and look out for that.

5/13/10 @ 3:43 pm (reply)

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melodicsighs1 (message) 1,290 posts, Bumble bee

Eh, I’d probably feel left out. But, I think if you are going to do this set-up, putting people who will definitely spend the night dancing at those tables would be best. They’ll be away from the table most of time anyway and the people who don’t want to dance can still be close to the action.

5/13/10 @ 3:43 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Penguin (message) 3,506 posts, Sugar bee

Oh also, I agree. Use those outsider tables as VIP tables and all of the sudden they’re the winner tables!

5/13/10 @ 3:44 pm (reply)

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ladyox (message) 831 posts, Busy bee

We had a similar situation and in the end we went with it. We chose “party people” as my FI says to put at our slightly out of place tables and are betting that between the awesome food and the open bar, they aren’t going to care one bit! Besides, we figure it’s just for dinner!

Go for it!

5/13/10 @ 3:44 pm (reply)

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crayfish (message) 4,844 posts, Honey bee

You could move tables 7 and 8 to be up in the section with 10 and 12, so that it wouldn’t be so isolated maybe?

5/13/10 @ 3:44 pm (reply)

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Ms. Smuttynose (message) 172 posts, Blushing bee

How far away are the tables actually? They kind of look like they’re on a whole different level than anyone else. It might be a good way to group your “rowdier” friends.

5/13/10 @ 3:44 pm (reply)

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farmersdaughter (message) 1,675 posts, Bumble bee

If it were me, I totally would not even notice that those are “bad” tables. I like the idea of making that area for a specific set of people that would all want to be together anyway - we’re doing something similar and putting all of our college friends there. They’ll be spending most of the night on the dance floor anyway.

5/13/10 @ 3:44 pm (reply)

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Miss Seashell (message) 1,713 posts, Bumble bee

I’m loving the VIP idea. Make those yours/the bridal party and it will flow wonderfully!

5/13/10 @ 3:48 pm (reply)

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Gerbera (message) 4,481 posts, Honey bee

w/o knowing dimensions. can’t you leave 1 and 2 the way they are. And instead of 3-7 running parallel to the dance floor why not run them perpendicular with 4 tables on either side?

5/13/10 @ 3:51 pm (reply)

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MissCamera (message) 770 posts, Busy bee

Just being honest, I would totally make a comment about being at the “black sheep/bad kids” table because we were thrown in a corner, but that’s me. Just like I always hated being seated at the kids table when I was 13 and everyone else was 8. Bummer.

5/13/10 @ 3:51 pm (reply)

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Miss Chicken (message) 365 posts, Helper bee

I don’t care so much about physical location within a room…its all about WHO is at the table. hah.

So definitely, I’d eitehr do those as the VIP tables, with weddign party/immediate family…Or just do like you said put all the friends there..so no friend feels like they are at the “bad” table…

But seriously, nobody will notice the location…its all dependant on the company

Sidenote: I have sat at a back table in the past, but everyone there was awesome, so it didn’t feel like we were any less important.

5/13/10 @ 3:52 pm (reply)

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Heather

it would suck during the dinner and toasts (I’ve been in that position before - there is definite judgement and hurt feelings) but it is nice once the dance/loud music starts to have a table away that older guests can sit at and watch but still converse/hear each other.

5/13/10 @ 3:53 pm (reply)

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Jen

Random question…where are tables 9 and 11? Just curious! Oh, and I wouldn’t mind being seat there…it looks close to the bar!

5/13/10 @ 3:57 pm (reply)

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peaches1038 (message) 793 posts, Busy bee

i agree with heather that its not very fun during dinner because you miss everything, like the cake cutting, first dances, toasts, etc. or you have to stand awkwardly around other people’s tables in order to watch the festivities. also, i’m not sure if i am missing something, but you don’t have a table 9…

5/13/10 @ 3:59 pm (reply)

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mcnetn3 (message) 1,675 posts, Bumble bee

You do have some options with that space. You could leave the tables where they are just move them close in towards the center and have more ‘open space’ behind them. Or you could figure a way to push some of the tables toghether to make long rectangular tables and fit in additional seating that way while making room for at least one more table.

5/13/10 @ 4:00 pm (reply)

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bass lover (message) 87 posts, Worker bee

I would move the bar tables to the lounge area, and set up tables 10 & 12 where the bar tables were. Or switch the bar tables with tables 10 & 12.
People enjoy watching others dance and feeling like they are part of the celebration. Also, the servers might forget after awhile that there are tables in another separate room. If it is going to be used as a “VIP” room, you might want to discuss this with the contact person and make sure they have servers dedicated to the “VIP” room.

5/13/10 @ 4:00 pm (reply)

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kimmibear (message) 30 posts, Newbee

i agree that it would suck during dinner to be stuck at tables 10/12 (where are tables 9/11??). it’s such an outcast looking table.

5/13/10 @ 4:03 pm (reply)

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