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Seating Plan Generator

A top table and seven rounds are already laid out below, with a sample wedding breakfast seated. Clear it and drop your own guest list in.

Charlotte & OliverHedingham Barn · 12 September 2026Top Table10/10 seatedCACharlotte A.OAOliver A.MAMargaret A.PAPeter A.EWEleanor W.GWGeorge W.FBFreya B.CBCallum B.NONiamh O.DODeclan O.Table 18/8 seatedIPImogen P.RPRhys P.BSBeatrice S.ASAlistair S.SLSian L.GLGareth L.HCHarriet C.ECEdward C.Table 28/8 seatedAGAoife G.FGFionn G.RTRosalind T.HTHugh T.MCMillie C.JCJoseph C.AMAnwen M.DMDafydd M.Table 36/8 seatedVBVerity B.NBNathaniel B.SDSaoirse D.CDCormac D.PFPoppy F.TFThomas F.++Table 40/8 seated++++++++Table 50/8 seated++++++++Table 60/8 seated++++++++Table 70/8 seated++++++++

Drag tables · click a guest, then a seat · drag canvas to pan

Event details (title on your chart)

Guests (32/32 seated · 66 seats)

Paste a whole list here — one name per line, or separated by commas.

  • Charlotte AshworthTop Table
  • Oliver AshworthTop Table
  • Margaret AshworthTop Table
  • Peter AshworthTop Table
  • Eleanor WhitfieldTop Table
  • George WhitfieldTop Table
  • Freya BannermanTop Table
  • Callum BannermanTop Table
  • Niamh O'RourkeTop Table
  • Declan O'RourkeTop Table
  • Imogen PryceTable 1
  • Rhys PryceTable 1
  • Beatrice SowerbyTable 1
  • Alistair SowerbyTable 1
  • Sian LlewellynTable 1
  • Gareth LlewellynTable 1
  • Harriet CavendishTable 1
  • Edward CavendishTable 1
  • Aoife GallagherTable 2
  • Fionn GallagherTable 2
  • Rosalind ThorneTable 2
  • Hugh ThorneTable 2
  • Millie CartwrightTable 2
  • Joseph CartwrightTable 2
  • Anwen MorganTable 2
  • Dafydd MorganTable 2
  • Verity BlackwoodTable 3
  • Nathaniel BlackwoodTable 3
  • Saoirse DohertyTable 3
  • Cormac DohertyTable 3
  • Poppy FairweatherTable 3
  • Thomas FairweatherTable 3

Seating plan, table plan, seating chart — one document, three names

If you searched for a seating plan generator and landed on a site called Seating Chart Maker, nothing has gone wrong. The two phrases describe the same thing: a diagram of the tables in a room with a name in every seat. British, Irish and Australian venues tend to say seating plan or table plan; American venues say seating chart. Wedding stationers sometimes distinguish the two — calling the board at the entrance a table plan and the individual cards on the table place cards — but for the purposes of actually deciding who sits where, it is one job.

That matters when you are searching for a tool, because the vocabulary splits the results and you can easily miss half of them. It also matters at the venue: your coordinator may ask for a “table plan” and mean exactly the PDF this page exports.

What the generator actually does

A note on the top table

The traditional British top table seats the couple in the middle with both sets of parents and the best man and chief bridesmaid either side, all facing the room. It is also the part of the plan most likely to need rethinking — divorced or remarried parents, a parent who has died, step-parents, or simply a wedding party too large for one table. There is no rule you are obliged to follow. A sweetheart table for two, a round top table, or seating the wedding party among their friends are all ordinary choices now, and the editor supports each of them: swap the long table for a sweetheart, or delete it entirely and seat everyone at rounds.

How to build yours

  1. Clear the sample plan, or keep the layout and replace the names.
  2. Add tables to match your room — count the actual tables the venue is giving you, not the ones in the sample.
  3. Paste your guest list in one go.
  4. Hit Shuffle or Auto-seat for a first pass, then drag the people who need placing.
  5. Export the PDF and send it to the venue.

Related tools

If you are planning a wedding specifically, the wedding seating chart maker opens with a head table and rounds already sized for a reception, and the templates page has a dozen starting layouts. For a plain empty canvas, use the free seating chart maker. To settle a plan by drawing lots rather than by argument, the random seating chart generator does exactly that. Not sure what the document is meant to contain? Start here.

Seating plan generator FAQ

▸Is a seating plan the same thing as a seating chart?

Yes — they are the same document under two names. "Seating plan" and "table plan" are the usual terms in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand; "seating chart" is the usual term in the United States and Canada. The generator on this page produces the same thing whichever word you searched for, and you can label it whatever your venue calls it.

▸Does it do a top table?

Yes. The plan loaded above opens with a long top table across the front and seven rounds below it. A top table is just a long rectangular table in the editor — add one from the table controls, set how many seats it holds, and drag it where you want it. You can also swap it for a sweetheart table for two if you would rather not seat the wedding party in a row.

▸How do I get my guest list in without typing every name?

Paste it. The add-guest field accepts a whole list at once — copy a column out of a spreadsheet and paste it in, and each line becomes a separate guest. Semicolons split too, and a single line with three or more commas is treated as a list rather than one name, so "Ashworth, Charlotte" stays intact as a single guest in surname-first form.

▸Can it seat people for me?

Two ways. Auto-seat fills the tables in the order your guests are listed, which is useful when the order already means something. Shuffle draws a fresh random arrangement across the whole room each time you press it, which is how you settle a table plan nobody can argue with. Either way you can then drag individuals where you want them.

▸What can I print or send?

PNG for sharing on screen or in a group chat, or a print-ready PDF for an easel card or an A3 board at the entrance. Free exports carry a small watermark; nothing else is limited, and there is no signup before you see the result.

▸How many tables and guests can I add?

There is no cap built in. Add as many tables as your room has, each holding up to 24 seats, and as many guests as you need. Very large plans are easier to lay out on a laptop than a phone, but they export the same either way.

▸Does the plan save if I close the tab?

Yes, in that browser on that device. The plan is stored in your own browser rather than on a server, so it is there when you come back — but it does not sync to another device, and clearing your browsing data clears it. Export a PDF once you are happy with it if you want a copy that lasts.

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