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Wedding & Event Seating Chart Online
No more
No more
seating chart
headaches.
Automatic placement, interactive floor plan, PDF export.
No Excel, no stress.
1,000+
Events created
30,000+
Guests seated
4.9/5
Average rating
Organising a seating chart shouldn't be a nightmare
Last-minute changes, guest relationships to juggle, room constraints: creating a seating chart quickly becomes a mess on paper or in Excel.
One small change can throw everything off… and cost you hours.
Convive was built to eliminate that friction.
3 simple steps
1
Create your event
Set the name, number of tables and capacity. Get your unique invitation link instantly.
2
Invite & place
Share the link. Your guests register themselves, then simply drag and drop groups onto tables.
3
Visualise & export
Arrange your room virtually, tweak the final details, and export your guest directory as a PDF in one click.
The feature you've been waiting for
Let Convive do the work
No more endless puzzle. Just set your rules and let our algorithm build the optimal seating chart for you in seconds.
- Define categories: Group guests by "Family", "Friends", "Colleagues" and assign a colour.
- Add social constraints: Make sure certain people sit together, and others apart.
- Run the placement: Click a button and watch the magic happen.
Set your rules, for example:
😊
Smith family must sit with Johnson family
😠
Aunt Carol must NOT sit with Uncle Dave
🤝
Work colleagues should be seated together
What your guests fill in
🥩 Meat
🐟 Fish
🥗 Vegetarian
🌱 Vegan
Allergies or dietary requirements
E.g. gluten-free, lactose intolerance…
Auto-summary included in your PDF
Menu management
No more Excel spreadsheets for your caterer
Enable meal preference collection on your invitation page. Guests pick their menu when they RSVP. You manage nothing.
- Menu choice: Meat, fish, vegetarian or vegan, selected by each guest at registration.
- Allergies & dietary needs: A free-text field lets guests flag gluten, lactose or any special requirement.
- Sent to your caterer in one click: The event PDF includes the full meal breakdown, table by table.
Place cards
Print-ready place cards
Generate personalised place cards for every guest in one click. Each card shows the name and assigned table. Just print and set.
- Auto-personalised: Name and table number pulled directly from your plan, no retyping.
- Print-ready format: Export as PDF, cut, and place on tables.
- Updated in real time: Change a seating assignment? Cards update instantly.
Tent card preview:
Sophie
MARTIN
Rose Table
A6 format · fold in half · stands on its own
livret_mariage_claire_thomas.pdf
MARIAGE CLAIRE & THOMAS
Page 5
Annuaire des invités
Classement alphabétique — table assignée
A
Arnaud SophieTable des Roses
Aubert MarcTable Pivoine
B
Bernard ClaireTable Jasmin
Blanc ÉricTable des Roses
Bonnet JulieTable Pivoine
C
Chevalier LucTable Lilas
D
Dupont IsabelleTable Jasmin
Durant PaulTable Lilas
M
Martin JeanTable des Roses
Moreau AnneTable Pivoine
Moulin CécileTable Jasmin
R
Robert PierreTable Lilas
PDF Export
A complete booklet, print-ready
In one click, Convive generates a professional PDF booklet: seating chart, alphabetical guest directory with assigned tables, and a per-table meal breakdown for your caterer.
- Seating chart: printable overview with every guest in their seat.
- Alphabetical directory: name and table for each guest — ideal at the venue entrance.
- Caterer summary: meat, fish, vegetarian and allergies, table by table.
See how to organise your event
in under 1 minute!
Watch the demo
Discover in under 1 minute how to create a seating chart and add your guests with ease.
Create your event nowBuilt for every type of event
Weddings
Manage families and friends without unnecessary tension.
Corporate events
Dinners, seminars, conferences.
Private gatherings
Birthdays, family reunions, large dinner parties.
A plan for every need
For your own wedding or as an event professional, start for free.
For individuals
Free
€0
free forever
To test the tool or manage a small event.
- 1 event
- Up to 40 guests
- CSV import
Most popular
Single Event
€19
one-time payment
Perfect for a wedding or a large event.
- Unlimited guests
- Interactive floor plan
- Automatic placement
- Meal preferences
- Printable place cards
- Full PDF export
or
For Wedding Planners
WP Pro
€9
per month · billed €108/year
Save 69% with annual billing
Manage all your client events without limits.
- Unlimited events
- Unlimited guests
- All features
- Priority support
- Client portal for couples
New
Studio Pro
€29
per month · billed €348/year
Save 41% with annual billing
Give your clients a dedicated space to manage their guests.
- Everything in WP Pro
- Client portal for couples
- Magic link per event
- Clients export their own PDF
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Frequently asked questions
Create your event, set the number of tables and their capacity, then drag and drop your guests. A unique invitation link is generated so your guests can register themselves.
Yes, Convive offers a free forever plan: 1 event and up to 40 guests. The Single Event plan (€19 one-time) unlocks unlimited guests and all features.
Yes, Convive lets you export the floor plan, guest directory and meal preferences as a PDF in one click, ready to print or send to your caterer.
Yes, the WP Pro plan (€9/month) lets you manage unlimited events for all your clients. The Studio Pro plan (€29/month) adds a dedicated client portal so each couple can access their own seating chart.
Convive is an online tool for creating seating charts for weddings and events. It offers automatic guest placement based on proximity or separation rules, an interactive visual editor, and PDF export.
Yes, Convive lets you collect each guest's dietary preferences (vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, allergies, etc.) to simplify coordination with your caterer.
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