Place cards
Folded cards with the name on both sides — for the person opposite as well. Cut and fold lines ready, so the sheet can go straight to the trimmer.
For the couple
A wedding seating chart where every guest is in good company
Say once who must not sit at the same table and who belongs together. Seat the guests yourself or let the app do the work. When someone cancels a week before, you mark it and share the rest out again — the locked seats stay where they are.
Runs in the browser on a computer or tablet. Nothing to install, no account to try it.
On a phone you can browse and show a finished seating plan. Building one goes better on a bigger screen. Email this link to myself
▶ From an empty hall to a finished chart
The wedding chart decides whose company the evening is spent in
A wedding seating plan — the table plan, if that is your word for it — usually gets made more than once. The first version comes early, the second when the replies are in, the third when two people cancel and the fourth when an aunt is promised a seat beside the head table. Every time, the same things have to be remembered again: who gets on together, who is better placed at separate tables, who cannot hear on their left.
In Pulpetti you record them once, and they still apply in the next version — and the one after that. You seat the guests yourself by dragging, or let the app do the work, and if a rule is not met, the note below the chart says whose seat it is about.
A last-minute cancellation does not mean starting over. You set the guest's status to "Not attending", lock the seats already agreed and share out only the ones that have come free. Everyone else sits where they sat before.
Everything happens in the browser, on a tablet too. From the finished chart you print the place cards, the table signs and the door list — the same stationery that would otherwise be bought separately.
Sound familiar?
Four situations that come up at almost every wedding.
- The chart was made with sticky notes on the living room floor. The third version is still there, because nobody dares move it.The chart is saved and editable at any time. A new version does not mean a new floor — it means a few moves — and the previous version stays as it was, if you want to go back to it.
- Two relatives are not on speaking terms, and divorced parents need to be at separate tables. That had to be remembered every single time.Mark it once — "not at the same table" — and the rule holds every time the chart is shared out again. Including that third version, by which point you would have forgotten it yourself.
- Two canceled a week before. One table was left short and the whole back half had to be rethought.Mark them "Not attending", lock the seats already agreed and share out the rest again. Only the seats that came free are filled — the rest of the chart stays untouched.
- The place cards were ordered separately, and names were written on them well into the night.The place cards print from the same chart. One A4 sheet holds eight cards with the name on both sides, and the sheet comes with cut and fold lines ready. The table signs and the alphabetical door list come the same way.
All four are solved by the same chart: it remembers the rules, survives cancellations and prints all the way to the tables.
How to make a wedding seating chart
01
Add the guests
Type the names one by one or paste the whole list at once from the clipboard. Mark for each whether they are attending, have not replied or are not attending — in the app the field is called RSVP. Add a tag as well, saying which set the guest belongs to. You name the tags yourself: the bride's family, the groom's family, colleagues, children.
02
Build the reception hall
Start from a ready-made template or drag the tables into place one at a time. Besides tables there are more than twenty objects: a cake table, a gift table, a guest book, a dance floor, a buffet, a bar and a ceremony area — plus trees and fences for an outdoor wedding.
▶ Building the reception hall
03
State the rules and seat the guests
Seven rule types cover what a wedding chart needs: who must not be at the same table, who sits side by side, whose seat is at the head table, plus the tag-based "same tag, same table" and "different tags, different tables". Then you press "Draw all" and fine-tune the rest by hand — or drag the names into place yourself from the start.
▶ Seating by the rules
04
Print for the day
Place cards for the tables and table signs for the stands. An alphabetical door list for the reception, with the table number after every name — a guest finds their seat at the door without asking anyone. All from the same chart, on A4 or as a PDF.
Try it yourself and see how easy it is to make a seating chart. Try it free
Rules that survive from one draft to the next
A wedding chart is made many times over, but the guests are the same every time. When you record a rule, it is not a mark in one draft but something you know about the guests — and it applies to every version after that.
The rules that keep people apart are absolute
"Not at the same table" and "not side by side" hold every time. They are precisely the ones nobody wants to explain out loud or get wrong.
A tag handles the families without name lists
Give the guests a tag you name yourself — say, the bride's family, the groom's family or colleagues — and use the rule "different tags, different tables" if you want the sets mixed. "Same tag, same table" keeps a group together for as far as the tables allow.
The head table and named seats
Whoever's seat is already decided can be fixed in place: the rule "at a given table" always takes a guest to the head table, and a single seat can be locked before a new draw.
You see at once if a rule is not met
Below the chart there is a plain-language note about every broken rule, naming names. It does not stop you saving, it makes sure the matter is noticed.
- Not at the same table — two families apart
- Not side by side — named guests in different seats
- Same table — a family together
- Side by side — a couple in adjacent seats
- At a given table — the head table or the children's table
- Same tag, same table — a circle of friends together
- Different tags, different tables — the families mixed
The place cards print from the same chart
These are usually bought separately and the names written by hand. Here they come out of the finished seating chart, cut and fold lines included.
Table signs
The table number and the guests at that table on a standing sign. The list of names splits into one or two columns on its own, depending on the size of the table.
Door list
An alphabetical name → table number list for the reception. Two columns, at a readable size — a guest finds their seat themselves.
The hall plan
A floor plan with the number and the guests written at every table. For the venue staff and the master of ceremonies.
You see a preview of every printout before printing. The same is available as a PDF, so the chart can be sent to the venue or printed wherever there is a printer — the file does not change on the way.
Paste your own guest list and try printing the cards. Try it free
One chart, many stages
The first draft
The guest list is still unfinished and the number of tables is open. Draw the hall, put the names into their sets with tags and see what the split looks like. The seat counter tells you whether the guests fit, before anything is agreed with the venue.
When the replies come in
Mark each RSVP as the replies arrive. "No reply" stays on the chart — the seat is held until you know otherwise — and "Not attending" drops out of the seating without the name disappearing from the list.
A week before
Two canceled, one is bringing a plus-one. Lock the seats that have already been told to the guests, share out the rest again and print the cards only then. The rules do not have to be recorded again — they still apply.
On the day
Place cards on the tables, signs in the stands and the door list at the reception. If someone did not come, the chart opens on a tablet rather than a phone — the change is no more than moving a name.
Everything a wedding chart needs
From the guest list to the finished place cards — in one tool.
Build the reception hall
- Tables as circles, squares and rectangles, seat count changeable at any time
- More than twenty objects: cake table, gift table, guest book, dance floor, ceremony area
- Trees, fences and a ceremony area for an outdoor wedding
- Ready-made templates that build a whole hall in one choice
- The seat counter tells you whether the guests fit in the hall
Group the guests
- Paste the whole guest list from the clipboard at once
- An RSVP for each: coming, no reply, not coming
- Colored tags by family and circle of friends
- Seven rule types: who apart, who together, who at the head table
- Drag a name to a table, swap two guests over or let the draw fill the rest
Finish and print
- Lock an agreed seat before a new draw
- Several drafts from the same chart — compare them and go back
- A note on a guest: allergies and wishes recorded, off printouts by default
- Place cards, table signs, door list and the hall plan
- All as PDFs too, ready to send to the venue
Why not sticky notes or a spreadsheet?
Sticky notes work on the floor, but they do not survive one cancellation. A spreadsheet knows names but not the hall. Neither remembers which relatives to keep apart or prints place cards.
| Sticky notes | Spreadsheet | Pulpetti | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rules survive from one draft to the next | – | – | ✓ |
| Seating that follows the rules | – | – | ✓ |
| A note when a rule is broken | – | – | ✓ |
| A cancellation without redoing the whole chart | – | partly | ✓ |
| A reception hall to scale | – | – | ✓ |
| Folded place cards on A4 | – | – | ✓ |
| Table signs and door list ready made | – | partly | ✓ |
Frequently asked questions
Is the one-off purchase enough for a wedding chart?
Yes, and for a wedding it is the sensible choice. The one-off purchase opens one party, one reception hall and one seating chart — and there can be any number of guests. Printing and PDF export are included, as is cloud storage. It is a single payment that does not renew, and it is valid for 3 months from purchase. So buy it when the chart is actually being made — not right after the engagement. Once it expires the chart is kept and can still be viewed, but editing it needs a new purchase or a subscription.
How do I mark who must not sit at the same table?
With the rule "not at the same table". The rule belongs to the guests rather than to one draft, so it still applies when you share the chart out again. The matching "not side by side" keeps two guests in different seats within the same table.
How are last-minute cancellations handled?
Set the guest's status to "Not attending", and they drop out of the seating but stay on the list. Seats already given are left alone. Lock the seats that have already been told to the guests and share out the rest again — only the seats that came free are filled. When printing, cancellations can be left out entirely with one tick.
Can I have a head table and a children's table as tables of their own?
You can. The head table — or the top table, or whatever you want to call it — is an ordinary table that you name yourself. Use the rule "at a given table" for the guests whose seat is decided. The rest are shared out by the rules without that table being touched.
What kind of place cards does the app print?
Folded cards, eight to an A4 sheet. The name prints on both sides, so it is visible both to the person sitting there and to the person opposite, and the sheet comes with cut and fold lines ready. The same chart also produces table signs, two to a sheet, and an alphabetical door list.
Can I make several drafts and compare them?
Yes, on the paid plans. The same guest list and the same reception hall can carry many seating charts, and they all follow the same rules. A finished chart also gives you a copy for the next version to start from.
Can I record allergies and special requests?
You can write a free note for every guest. It does not affect the seating — it is information for you — and it is off printouts by default: you include it only if the sheet is going to the kitchen.
Do I have to create an account to try it?
No. You can open the app straight in your browser and try it with the ready-made example data or with your own names. Without signing in, your data stays in your own browser, and the free plan holds 15 guests — a whole wedding chart needs the one-off purchase or a subscription.
The traditional order at the head table, how many guests fit around a table without the conversation breaking up, and when the chart should be locked down — those are collected in a guide of their own.
Read the guide: the head table, table sizes and the wedding chart timeline →One celebration or continuous use?
A wedding happens once. That is why the one-off purchase is enough: it opens the whole guest list, printing and cloud storage for a single payment and does not renew. It is valid for three months, so buy it when the chart is being made.
Free
€0
Permanent, not a trial
- 1 party, 1 reception hall and 1 seating chart
- Up to 15 guests
- The full hall editor, tags and rules
- The same draw as on the paid plans
- No printing and no PDF
- Data only in your own browser
For one celebration
One-off
€4.99
One payment, does not renew · valid for 3 months
- 1 party, any number of guests
- 1 reception hall and 1 seating chart
- Place cards, table signs and door list
- Cloud storage and sync between devices
- Valid for 3 months from purchase
- Covers the wedding setting only
Subscription
€2.49/ month
or €27.39 / year (€2.28 / month)
- Unlimited parties, halls and charts
- Several drafts side by side for comparison
- Printing and PDF export
- All four settings on the same account
- Cancel at any time
- Renews until you cancel
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Behind Pulpetti
Pulpetti came out of a practical need. I have helped organise a number of events, and the table plan is every time the part that gets changed until the very last moment. When you have to keep track by hand of who sits together and who does not, a single cancellation means starting over.
My partner is a teacher, so I have seen the same work from the classroom side as well. I am a software developer by trade, and I decided to build a program that runs in the browser and keeps the rules between people unchanged from one occasion to the next. If something puzzles you or you want to suggest a new feature, write to me. I hope you like it!
Tomi NevalainenMaker of Pulpetticontact@pulpetti.com
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