^ We basically had to cater to our guests and what they were typically used to. Although we liked the idea of pre-arranged seating, it seemed that the idea would prove to be impractical. People over their didn’t understand the concept, so we left the guests to decide where they wanted to sit.
We did pre-arranged seating, and though there was a little bit of shuffling among the older generation, people adapted pretty nicely. We got HUGE kudos from the younger generation because they had asked us in advance to give all unmarried boys and girls each their own table (one boys table, one girls table) so they could enjoy each other's company and get out from under the gaze of the parents and aunties/uncles for a couple of hours.
My hubby's family tends to be **very **dominated by the older generation and their many sensitivities, etc., so at the wedding and after we've gently tried to introduce some new ideas and customs to make things a little more fun for the younger folk, and I think we've earned a lot of love as a result from them! :)