SeatChartBaseAlphabetical seating chart
An alphabetical seating chart is the find-your-seat list guests actually scan at the door. Same assignments as your by-table working file — sorted by name so Uncle Ray can find Table 9 without reading fourteen rings. Use the board to place people, then export the A–Z view. Do not maintain two conflicting masters.
Your place board
Reception seating plan
Tables
Select a table, then click a name in the pool
Seating tools help you arrange guests — not a venue floor-plan CAD service or a wedding planner contract.
When to use — and when not to
When to use
You need a door list or escort-card order; the venue asked for alphabetical; guests will self-find tables.
When not to
You have not assigned tables yet — finish the working chart first. You want ceremony pew rows → ceremony page.
Assumptions
Sort is by guest name (English locale). Unassigned names still appear so you can spot holes.
Worked examples
Input: 96 seated guests across 12 tables.
Output: A–Z CSV with Name, Table columns.
Use last-name-first in the Name field if that is how you alphabetize envelopes.
Input: 4 unassigned still in the pool.
Output: those four show as Unassigned in the A–Z file.
That highlight is the point — fix before Friday.
How it works
- Assign guests to tables on the board.
- Click A–Z find seat (or export alphabetical CSV).
- Print or hand the list to whoever runs the entrance.
- When seats change, re-export — do not tape over an old print.
Common traps
- Display alphabetical ≠ abandon your by-table working file.
- Nicknames (Mike / Michael) sort to different places — pick one spelling.
- Plus-ones need their own name row or they will not appear on the door list.
- Escort cards and the chart should match the same export version.
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Related on this site: Wedding seating chart · Printable wedding seating chart · Seating chart generator.
FAQ
A name-sorted list that tells each guest which table — usually for the entrance.