In a Same Sex Wedding, Which Side do the Guests Sit On?

In a traditional wedding between a bride and a groom, wedding guests of the bride typically sit on the left side of the aisle and guests of the groom on the right. In our changing modern world, what happens when you have a commitment ceremony where there is a same sex couple tying the knot?

There are a couple of different options for gay wedding hosts. First, you can assign your guests to sit on one side of the aisle or another. For example, place a sign on one side side that says, "John's Guests," and another sign on the other side that says, "Beau's Guests." You can also put this information in the wedding program to let guests know where to sit.

More often than not, guests can choose which side to sit on. There is no right or wrong side so guests simply file into the seats that they choose. Most guests will try to keep a balance so that one side of the aisle isn't full while the other side is empty.

These same "rules" apply to different sex weddings. Tradition says where guests should be seated, but there are no hard and fast rules that say this is how you have to do things. Let your guests know that there is open seating at the ceremony and they can sit wherever they want.