Seating Chart

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What is a Seating Chart?

A seating chart is a way to visualize where people will sit in given room or during an event. A seating chart can be used for personal events like a wedding, for corporate events and parties, and for large scale conferences or presentations.

Seats may be assigned unique names or numbers and can be organized into larger groups. For example, a seating chart of a concert hall or theater would have its seats organized by rows, sections, and levels. Each seat is positioned in the seating chart to provide a graphical representation of its location in relation to other seats as well as the entire layout of the venue.

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How to Use Seating Charts

There are a number of uses for seating charts. For a concert venue, a seating chart is useful to determine which tickets have already been sold and which are still available for purchase. For a formal event, such as a wedding, the wedding seating chart assists guests in finding their table for the evening. Assigned seats in a classroom setting benefit the instructor in taking attendance and learning the names of students.

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How to Make a Seating Chart

Here are some tips to use in creating a seating chart for an event.

Make it legible. The seating chart should be clear and easy to read.
Keep it simple. Organize and create it so the viewer can easily pinpoint their name and their assigned seat. People shouldn't have to look too hard to find the information.
Provide order. Place the names in some type of order. You may group names alphabetically or by table number. Since we read left to right, it may be best to also organize the seating chart in a similar fashion.
Ensure everyone is comfortable. In addition to ensuring everyone has an assigned seat, it's important that each guest is seated comfortably with enough room to move about.

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Example of a Wedding Seating Chart

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Easily create seating charts for weddings and other event seating plans

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Example of a Wedding Seating Chart

Seating Chart Templates

More Seating Chart Information

Try SmartDraw's Seating Chart Software Free

Diagramming
Build diagrams of all kinds from flowcharts to floor plans with intuitive tools and templates.

Whiteboarding
Collaborate with your team on a seamless workspace no matter where they are.

Data
Generate diagrams from data and add data to shapes to enhance your existing visuals.

Enterprise Friendly
Easy to administer and license your entire organization.

Security
See how we keep your data safe.

Apps & Integrations
Connect to all the tools you use from Microsoft, Google Workspace, Atlassian, and more.

Product Management
Roadmap features, brainstorm, and report on development, so your team can ship features that users love.

Software Engineering
Design and maintain complex systems collaboratively.

Information Technology
Visualize system architecture, document processes, and communicate internal policies.

Sales
Close bigger deals with reproducible processes that lead to successful onboarding and training.

Getting Started
Learn to make visuals, familiarize yourself with the UI, choosing templates, managing documents, and more.

Templates
Get inspired by browsing examples and templates available in SmartDraw.

Diagrams
Learn about all the types of diagrams you can create with SmartDraw.

Whiteboard
Learn how to combine free-form brainstorming with diagram blueprints all while collaborating with your team.

Data Visualizers
Learn how to generate visuals like org charts and class diagrams from data.

Support
Search through SmartDraw's knowledge base, view frequently asked questions, or contact our support team.

Development Platform
Browse built-in data visualizers and see how you can build your own custom visualization.

Open API
The SmartDraw API allows you to skip the drawing process and generate diagrams from data automatically.

Shape Data
Add data to shapes, import data, export manifests, and create data rules to change dashboards that update.

Site License
As low as $5 per user per month for your entire organization.

Team License
Get powerful administrative features for your team.

Security
See how we keep your data safe.

Apps & Integrations
Connect to all the tools you use.