Category: Seating & layouts
September 11, 2026
Event seating styles: 10 room setups, drawn to scale
The ten event seating styles, each drawn to scale in one 50x80 ft room: theater seats 360, classroom 150, banquet 120, cabaret 90. Real counts, real plans.
September 11, 2026
Cabaret style seating: what it is, and what it seats
Cabaret seating is rounds with the front left open so every guest faces the stage. A 60-inch round takes 5 comfortably, 6 at most. Seat counts and layouts.
September 11, 2026
Theater vs classroom style seating: capacity and aisles
Theater seats 360 in a 50x80 ft room, classroom 150. What each is for, the row spacing behind both, and the 22% the egress aisles cost that charts leave out.
September 11, 2026
U-shape seating: sizes, seat counts and the room needed
A U-shape of eight 6-foot tables seats 19 and needs a room 34 feet square. Measured seat counts for every size, the spacing rules, and U vs hollow square.
September 11, 2026
Conference style seating: boardroom sets and seat counts
Conference style seating is one solid block of tables, chairs all round. Three 8-foot tables seat 18. Measured counts for boardroom and hollow square sets.
September 11, 2026
Restaurant floor plan: covers, table mix and spacing
The same 2,000 sq ft dining room holds 82 covers laid against its walls and 60 as a grid. The table mix, the clearances, and the perimeter premium, measured.
September 11, 2026
Event venue layout: planning the room to scale
A complete 5,400 sq ft event hall drawn to scale: stage, dance floor, bars, buffets and 170 seats. The order to place them in, and what each costs in guests.
September 11, 2026
What is a gala? The room, the programme, the numbers
A gala is a formal seated dinner built around a programme. What sets it apart from a banquet or a ball, and what the stage and dance floor cost you in guests.
September 8, 2026
Wedding reception layouts: room sizes for 50 to 300 guests
To-scale wedding reception layouts by guest count: how many rounds, what size dance floor, and the room each needs at chart spacing and at service spacing.
September 8, 2026
Sweetheart table size and dimensions vs a head table
A sweetheart table seats 2 in 36 square feet; a head table for 10 runs 24 feet; a king's table seats 18 in 146. Sizes, who sits where, and which fits your room.