Wedding Invitations

Another important aspect of good wedding etiquette to consider is; will there be any guests who have physical challenges that will need special seating arrangements or accommodations?

Will there be guests with wheelchairs? Walkers? Crutches? Is there a guest that will need two chairs vs one? Will there be vertically challenged guests that may need to sit up front to see?

Make special seating arrangements that are reserved specifically for these guests. Guests with apparatuses (crutches, walkers, oxygen tanks, etc.) would need to sit someplace they can have room to place those apparatuses, such as the ends of rows or at the front.

Typically the first few rows are for family members, but there’s no rule saying you can’t be creative at your own wedding and make special accommodations for guests not related to you.

Some guests may be embarrassed if a big deal is made about having specially reserved seating for them when they get there (depending on their situation). I wouldn’t be a bad idea to even talk to those guests before the wedding ceremony and give them a heads up that they will be assigned a seat to make their lives easier.  Even have an usher (a friend) assigned to help with seating and train them who to look for and where they will sit.

I’m sure there are many scenarios to consider, but I hope this will serve as a good reminder for now.