SeatChartBase

Seating chart maker

If you searched seating chart maker, you probably want a surface you can poke at — not a PDF of blank circles. This maker is the same SeatChartBase engine with the maker framing: add people, make tables, place them, fix mistakes, export. We are not trying to out-brand The Knot. We are trying to be the tab that still works when you refuse to create account number fourteen.

Your place board

Reception seating plan

0 unassigned

Tables

Select a table, then click a name in the pool

8 seats/table
Selected: Table 2Changes save in this browser while you work.

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 think in make a chart language; you want drag-or-assign UX; you are comparing free makers and hate the signup gate.

When not to

Classroom roster seating → not us. Pure template download with zero interactivity → batch 2 template pages. Budget-only visit → wedding budget planner.

Assumptions

Wedding reception default copy. Table capacity editable. Local-first editing for the session; export is your backup — refresh-without-export is on you.

Worked examples

Input: Paste 80 names from a sheet; auto-create 10×8 tables; manually swap two pairs who feud.

Output: clean CSV for the planner.

The maker does not know about feuds — you do.

Input: Sweetheart table (2) + eight rounds of 8.

Output: 66 seats if 64 guests + 2 open.

Empty seats on purpose beat cramming a hostile pair.

How it works

  1. Start a chart (empty or from guest list import).
  2. Add tables; set seats per table.
  3. Place guests (assign / move / return to pool).
  4. Scan unassigned.
  5. Export or print.

Common traps

  • Maker pages in search often mean Canva. If you need a graphic poster, use a design tool; if you need assignments, stay here.
  • Autosave myths — export before you close the laptop.
  • Phone editing works for small fixes; big lists are less painful on a keyboard.
  • Do not duplicate the couple on every table for vibes. One seat each.

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Related on this site: Seating chart generator · Wedding seating chart maker · Free seating chart maker.

FAQ

Yes for the core assign-and-export flow. No account wall.

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