One of the most important things to organise early on in the wedding planning is the wedding table plan.

The way that you organise your wedding table plan will determine the whole atmosphere of your wedding and of course, the most important table to get sorted is the top table.

Traditionally, the bride and groom sit in the middle of the top table. The bride’s parents and the groom’s parents sit either side of them with the opposite sex sitting next to one another.

The ends of the top table are occupied by the chief bridesmaid and the best man. This way, you have all your closest family members and friends close to you.

The rest of the wedding table plan organisation is completely up to you. A lot of people choose to have their closest friends and family members nearest to the top table. But if you would prefer to mix everybody up, then this is another popular way of organising the wedding table plan.

The important thing to remember is not to leave the wedding table plan to the last minute. It takes a lot of planning and organisation, so get your wedding table plan done early, so you can relax and enjoy the rest of your wedding planning.

You may have decided to send out your wedding evening invitations, but the question of how you are going to entertain your guests has still not been answered.

You want the evening to be fun and you want your guests to be able to enjoy the entertainment, but it’s difficult finding something to suit all ages and all tastes; particularly when children are coming to your reception.

The key to keeping children entertained at your evening reception is by having a table designated for children. That way, children don’t need to worry about being quiet and polite at an adult’s table; they can have fun and entertain each other. You could even put a pot of colouring crayons in the middle of the table and give them a white paper table cloth to draw on.

There is always the option of a bouncy castle at your wedding reception. This is a popular idea for summer weddings. But you could also choose to entertain the children with magicians, clowns or children’s entertainers.

When sending out your wedding evening invitations, ensure that you decide for definite that you want children to attend your reception and make it clear that they are invited so that parents don’t feel awkward having to ask.