The Guest List
Add everyone attending. Group families and friend circles together — the seating engine keeps groups near each other automatically.
Add Guests
One place for everything — add names fast (type, Enter, next), and edit anyone already on the list: names, relationships, RSVPs, and rules.
Excel, CSV, Word, PDF, RTF, or plain text — however it's formatted. We'll read it and show a preview to fix before adding.
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Nothing here is required — a single column of names works fine. But if you’re starting a sheet from scratch, these headers save you time later.
Name
One person per row. Two columns named First and Last work just as well.
GroupOptional
Who they belong to — Bride’s Family, College, Work. We color-code by this and lean on it when we seat everyone. Party, Side, Family, or Category also work.
RSVPOptional
Yes, No, or Maybe — also reads Attending, Confirmed, Declined, Status. Blank means we’ll ask you later.
NotesOptional
Anything you want on the chart with them — groom’s uncle, gluten free, needs an aisle seat. Role, Relationship, or Comments also work.
Headers can be in any order, and extra columns are simply ignored. No headers at all? We’ll treat the first column as names. Either way you’ll see a preview before anything is added.
Guests
The Room
Lay out your venue. Drag tables to match the room, drop in the dance floor, bar, and exits — the engine uses their positions for “near” and “away from” requests.
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Enter to set the scale · Esc to cancel
The Rules
This is where the family politics go. Tell us who belongs together, who needs distance, and who should be close to the head table — then let the engine solve it.
Keep Together
These guests sit at the same table — college friends, couples, siblings.
Keep Apart
Different tables, no exceptions — exes, feuds, divorced parents.
Near the Head Table
Immediate family and honored guests seated closest to you.
Your Rules
The Seating Chart
Drag any guest to another seat to fine-tune. The engine flags anything that breaks your rules.