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Seating plan for a confirmation
A confirmation usually brings together fewer people than a wedding, but with the same concern: that everyone is seated well. Here is a simple method for the tables.
Updated on October 29, 2026
Step by step
Close the guest list
Write down who is coming, with each person’s group: family, sponsor, friends, youth group.
Reserve the confirmand’s table
The confirmand, the parents and the sponsor sit at a table apart. It’s the reference table of the room.
Bring the young people together
The confirmand’s friends usually prefer to sit together, at a reasonable distance from the adults.
Distribute the adults
Seat the family by branches, with the grandparents in easy-to-reach seats.
Small tables
With 30 or 40 guests, rectangular tables of 8 make good use of the space. If the restaurant only has round ones, use those of 8 so the conversation flows.
Who accompanies the confirmand
The confirmation sponsor usually sits at the confirmand’s table. If the baptism godparents are also there, reserve them a seat at the same table or a neighbouring one, so nobody feels left out.
Frequently asked questions
Does a confirmation need a children’s table?
Only if younger siblings or cousins are coming. Otherwise, put the young people at one table and everyone else by family.
Can I import the list from a message?
Yes. Seatalia accepts lists pasted from WhatsApp or Excel and recognises couples and families.
Set up the confirmation tables
The wizard suggests the confirmand’s table and the children’s table.
Create the confirmation planFree, no account needed.
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