SortaSeat

Keeping the guest list entirely in the browser is a smart choice for weddings and classrooms where names are sensitive. One suggestion: an option to group couples or families so they stay together at the same table even when sorting A-Z by last name would save planners a lot of manual tweaking.

Sorting by last name can be tricky with compound surnames, suffixes, and guests who use a single name. An editable sort-key field plus a preview of the A-Z order before printing would let coordinators correct those cases while keeping the displayed names intact. Can users override the inferred last name without changing the guest name on the chart?

The poster-ready 24x36 export is such a thoughtful touch for weddings, since guests can find their table at a glance right at the door. I also like that the guest list never leaves the browser. Do you plan to let teachers save a classroom layout and rotate rows each term?

How does the A-Z sort handle names that aren't in Latin script, or that don't follow "first name, last name"? Arabic guest lists often mix Arabic and English spellings, many Arabic names have no fixed surname, and Chinese, Japanese and Korean lists usually put the family name first. A sort-by-first-word option plus correct sorting for Arabic and CJK lists would open SortaSeat up to a lot of weddings outside the US and UK. Small idea for the poster export: a QR code linking to the shareable view, so guests can search their own name on their phone instead of crowding around the board.