Wedding seating chart for 120 guests
120 guests fit at 15 tables of eight (60-inch rounds), with no chairs to spare. Here is every table option worked out, a to-scale floor plan, and how much room and stationery 120 guests need.
Every table size, worked out for 120 guests
Comfortable capacity is what caterers plan to — room for place settings, glassware and a centrepiece. The highlighted row is the layout most couples with 120 guests choose.
| Table | Tables | Seats | Spare | Dining floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48" round · 6 per table | 20 | 120 | 0 | 2,000 sq ft |
| 60" round · 8 per table | 15 | 120 | 0 | 1,820 sq ft |
| 72" round · 10 per table | 12 | 120 | 0 | 1,730 sq ft |
| 84" round · 12 per table | 10 | 120 | 0 | 1,690 sq ft |
| 6 ft banquet · 6 per table | 20 | 120 | 0 | 2,040 sq ft |
| 8 ft banquet · 8 per table | 15 | 120 | 0 | 1,790 sq ft |
Floor space counts each table plus a 3 ft ring for chairs and a walkway — the square a table occupies when the room is laid out on a grid. It leaves out the dance floor, bar and buffet.
A floor plan for 120 guests
With a head table
A head table for you and your wedding party (say 10 people on two 8 ft banquet tables pushed end to end) leaves 110 guests: 14 tables of eight (60-inch rounds), with 2 spare seats.
Stationery for 120 guests
120 place cards (30 sheets at four tent cards a sheet), 120 escort cards (12 sheets at ten a sheet), 16 table numbers, and a seating chart poster: one A2 board holds every name at an easily read size. Wedding Charts prints all of these from your finished plan.
Grand estate
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Classic ballroomSeat your 120 guests
Lay out your real room, import the guest list, and let the optimizer seat everyone around households and keep-apart rules — then print the poster, place cards and escort cards.
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Questions
How many tables do I need for 120 guests?
15 tables of eight (60-inch rounds) with 0 spare seats, or twelve tables of ten (72-inch rounds) with 0 spare. Order one extra table if your numbers are still moving.
How big a room do I need for 120 guests?
About 2,464 square feet for a seated dinner with dancing: roughly 1,820 sq ft of tables, a 18 by 18 ft dance floor, and around 15% more for the bar, buffet and service paths. Ask the venue for its seated-dinner capacity, which should be at least 120.
How many place cards and escort cards do I need for 120 guests?
One per guest: 120 place cards and 120 escort cards. Printed four tent cards to a sheet that is 30 sheets of card stock, and escort cards ten to a sheet is 12 sheets. Print a few spares for late changes.
What size seating chart poster for 120 guests?
For 120 names, one A2 board holds every name at an easily read size. Sort it alphabetically by surname so guests can find themselves quickly.
Should I use tables of 8 or 10 for 120 guests?
Tables of eight (60-inch rounds) feel more intimate and are what most venues own. Tables of ten (72-inch rounds) cut the count from 15 to 12, which also means fewer centerpieces and table numbers. Either works; check what your venue or rental company stocks.