Long hall seating chart
Two rows of tables and a clear aisle down the middle. For a long, narrow room.
A long hall is a narrow room with tables down both sides and a clear aisle through the center. In Tablecharm this is the Long hall layout: a rectangular head table at the front, guest tables in two columns, an aisle kept open between them, a bar on the right, and a focal wall.
This shape works when the room is longer than it is wide, a tent run as a nave, or any space where people need a clear path through the middle. The aisle gives a way through without squeezing between chairs, and the two columns read as one line toward the couple. It is less comfortable in a wide square room, where those two columns would leave empty sides.
The solver does not stretch or shrink the room. It fills the tables in those two columns. You paste the guest list, mark who must sit together and who must stay apart, and press Solve. A household is kept on one table; a hard keep-apart pair is never seated together; a table that is already full will not take another guest.
Choosing Long hall in the editor lines your existing tables along both sides of the aisle and turns the aisle on. If you have more tables than two short rows, they continue down the hall. Drag any table that needs to miss a pillar or a doorway, then solve so the people match the furniture.
Try this room with your list
Open the editor, pick Long hall on the Tables tab, paste your guests, and press Solve. The layout places the furniture; the solver fills the seats.
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Questions couples ask
What does Long hall change on the floor plan?
Tables line up in two columns with a labeled aisle down the middle, the head table stays a long rectangle at the front, and a bar appears on the right. That is the pattern; you can still move individual tables.
Does the solver seat people by how far they are down the aisle?
No. Distance down the hall is not a seating rule. The solver fills tables from your keep-together, keep-apart, and pin rules. If grandparents should be near the front, pin them to a front table or mark them near the head table.
Can I use long banquet tables in this layout instead of rounds?
Yes. The layout places whatever tables you already have. Change a round to a banquet on the Tables tab, set its seat count, and solve again. The aisle stays; only the table shape changes.
Other room shapes
Prefer to start from a guest list you already keep somewhere else? See how to import a spreadsheet or browse the seating chart guides.