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Table count is guests minus the head table divided by seats per table, rounded up. Room area at 1.1-1.3 square metres per guest for a seated dinner covers tables, chairs and circulation — banquet venues quote capacity on roughly this basis.
Seating
tables = ceil((guests - head table) / seats per table); area = guests x space per guest
About 1.1-1.3 m2 per guest with round tables. Add more for a dance floor, buffet stations or a stage.
Rounds of eight to ten seat more people in the same area and encourage conversation; long tables look more formal but waste corner space.