Make a wedding seating chart from a guest spreadsheet with ChatGPT

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Jun 30, 2026 by Olivia Locksley (Android Police)

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Last checked

Oct 17, 2026

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Outcome

Android Police's Olivia Locksley uploaded her guest spreadsheet (names, partners, relation to the couple) to ChatGPT with the number of tables and seats, general groupings and couples who must sit together. She then added nuance: spacing talkative and shy guests, seating a younger relative with his college friends and keeping feuding relatives apart. She says it handled the hard part, but the final draft still had to be checked and tweaked by hand.

Agent

ChatGPT

The source didn't share its exact prompt, so we wrote this from what it describes.

Let's work this out together. I'll tell you what I know, you suggest options and ask what you need, and we'll narrow it down step by step. Nothing gets booked, bought or sent until I say so.

Goal: Build a seating chart for my event that keeps couples and groups together and keeps certain people apart.

What I'll share as we go:
- Guest list spreadsheet (name, partner, how they know us)
- Number of tables and seats per table
- Groups that should sit together
- People who must be kept apart, and anyone shy or very chatty

Rules:
- Start with a rough draft from the spreadsheet, then refine with my notes.
- Never split a couple.
- Respect every 'keep apart' request and tell me if one can't be met.
- Fill each table without going over its seat count.
- Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify.

Output: A table-by-table list, plus any conflicts you couldn't solve.

You'll know it worked when: every guest is seated once, no table is over capacity, and none of my rules are broken.

Let's work this out together. I'll tell you what I know, you suggest options and ask what you need, and we'll narrow it down step by step. Nothing gets booked, bought or sent until I say so.

Goal: Build a seating chart for my event that keeps couples and groups together and keeps certain people apart.

What I'll share as we go:
- Guest list spreadsheet (name, partner, how they know us)
- Number of tables and seats per table
- Groups that should sit together
- People who must be kept apart, and anyone shy or very chatty

Rules:
- Start with a rough draft from the spreadsheet, then refine with my notes.
- Never split a couple.
- Respect every 'keep apart' request and tell me if one can't be met.
- Fill each table without going over its seat count.
- Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify.
- Before finishing, count guests per table and total guests against my list so nobody is missing or doubled.

Output: A table-by-table list, plus any conflicts you couldn't solve.

You'll know it worked when: every guest is seated once, no table is over capacity, and none of my rules are broken.

Before you finish: re-read my goal and constraints, check your answer against each one, and list anything you assumed or couldn't confirm.

Source

https://www.androidpolice.com/i-went-from-wedding-stress-to-wedded-bliss-with-chatgpt-as-my-wedding-planner/