How many tables for 20 guests?

For 20 guests you need 2 round tables of 10 seats. No seats are left over.

An intimate event. With 20 guests, you can still think about long tables, which bring the family together and make conversation easier. Ask the venue whether it has rectangular tables or an imperial one.

2 round tables of 10

Adjust the calculation to your venue

Change the shape, the size of the tables, the special tables and the children.

Result

2 tables

20 seats in total · No spare seats

Combination

2 round tables of 10

Create this plan

Opens the wizard with these tables, no account needed.

With other tables

The same list of 20 guests, with other types of table:

Table	Seats	Tables	Capacity	Spare
Round table of 8	8	3	24	4
Round table of 10	10	2	20	0
Round table of 12	12	2	24	4
Rectangular table of 8	8	3	24	4
Rectangular table of 10	10	2	20	0

What if there’s a head table or children?

With an imperial head table of 12, that leaves 8 guests for the tables of 10: 1 round table of 10 + 1 imperial table of 12, with 2 free seats.
If 15% of the guests are children, 3 sit at tables of their own and the combination becomes 3 round tables of 10, with 10 free seats.

Frequently asked questions

What if more people come than expected?

With 2 tables of 10 you have room for zero more guests without adding tables. If the list grows by more than that, you need one more table.

What if some guests drop out?

If the list drops to 10 guests, 1 table of 10 will be enough. When guests drop out, their seat is freed up in the plan and you can bring together whoever is left.

Should I count babies?

Only if they take up a seat. A baby on a lap doesn’t need a chair, but a child who eats at the table counts as a guest.

Create the plan for 20 guests

Open the wizard with these tables already in place, import the list and seat everyone with one click.