How many guests per table at a wedding?

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The short answer: 8 at a 60-inch round, 10 at a 72-inch round, and 8–10 at an 8-foot banquet table. Here's the detail, and when to break the rule.

Standard table capacities

"Squeezed" works for a buffet or a short meal. For a plated dinner with a full place setting, centrepiece and chargers, stick with "comfortable".

Things that reduce capacity

• Chiavari or wide chairs, and wheelchair spaces
• Large centrepieces or chargers
• Family-style service, where platters take up table space

Odd numbers are fine

Don't split a group of nine friends across two tables just to keep every table at eight. A slightly fuller table of people who know each other beats two half-strangers tables. Just confirm the venue has chairs to spare.

Quick reference

For 100 guests you'll need about 13 tables of 8 or 10 tables of 10. For 150 guests, about 19 tables of 8 or 15 of 10. Plug in your own numbers with the table calculator.