Seating Arrangements
The Seating page lets you assign confirmed guests to tables, manage capacity, and export a seating chart for your event staff.
Stats bar
At the top you'll see three quick stats:
- Confirmed guests — Total guests who responded Yes, including plus-ones
- Tables — How many tables you've created
- Seats assigned — How many guests have been placed at a table
Adding tables
Click Add table to create a new table. Give it a name (e.g. "Head Table", "Table 1") and set its capacity. You can edit or delete tables at any time by clicking the pencil icon on the table card.
Assigning guests
Unassigned guests appear in the panel on the left. Drag a guest chip and drop it onto any table with available seats. The table card updates immediately.
To remove a guest from a table, click the × on their chip — they return to the unassigned pool.
Table card colors
The left border of each table card indicates capacity:
- Green — Seats available
- Yellow — Nearly full (75% or more)
- Red — Table is full
Allergy indicators
If you collect dietary preferences, guest chips show badges:
- ⚠ Allergy — Guest has a food allergy. The table header also shows a warning icon if any guest at that table has allergies.
- 🌿 Dietary — Guest has a dietary preference
Auto-assign
Click Auto-assign to let Formtabulous automatically fill all unassigned guests into available seats. You can still drag guests around afterward to make adjustments.
Printing the seating chart
Click Download chart to export a PDF seating chart. The PDF shows every table with guest names and clearly marked allergy and dietary badges — ready to hand to your catering team.