Give those tables closest to the head table to your immediate family (parents, siblings, cousins, grandparents, etc), farther tables to not so close family members and friends, and the farthest tables to co-workers, childhood friends you don’t see that often, hired personnel (wedding photographer, wedding planner, florist – if you plan for them to stay for the wedding meal). This scheme is handy because those people who sit far from the head table are, mostly, young and don’t care that much about the importance of their seat, unlike your older relatives (your granny or aunts and uncles might take offense if their seats are too far from your main table).
