My younger sister, who is my maid of honor, (my best friend is my matron of honor) has a new boyfriend and recently told me that her new man has a request to sit with her at the reception. I asked her to clarify, and she said he wants to sit next to her at the head table for the wedding party! She says that he has only been to weddings where the significant others sit next to the person in the wedding party! Have you ever heard of this and how should I deal with her request in an appropriate way? My sister is very controlling, stubborn and can be very mean but she's my only sister, hence why she's in the wedding. We're 8 months away from the wedding and I can only imagine how much more stuff I'm going to have to deal with from her. I want to tell her to just be quiet and listen to what I say and be happy for me, just like I will be when she gets married. Please help!!!
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Jun 23, 2008, 3:18 PM
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Re: MOH Sister wants new boyfriend at the head table
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Dear Kalfed,
We are not obligated to seat significant others at the head table. One alternative, so you don't have to argue about it, could be to skip the traditional head table, which is only (really) used for formal weddings, and you two sit at a couple's table instead. You could then have a table just for your attendants and their significant others and another separate table or two for parents.
MOH Sister wants new boyfriend at the head table
