The Mishap: Seat Scramble
The venue was supposed to make sure there were 14 tables of 10 seats each, but for some reason they had 12 tables of 12 seats instead! Unfortunately, the seating cards were already made up and no one figured it out until there were a bunch of guests milling around who couldn't find their tables (numbers 13 and 14). Two more tables were quickly added, but it was rather embarrassing. -- noodle_oo
Prevent It: Hand over your seating chart and seating cards as early as possible. That way, your venue or day-of coordinator has plenty of time to double-check your plans and make sure that each seating card has been placed at a table setting. If you can, draw out a diagram of the room and where you'd like the tables placed. Having a visual representation of what you want is always extra helpful.