When I got married 5 years ago, I had a sit down dinner. I always hated standing in those long lines at buffet weddings so I liked just being about to sit comfortably and be served. To me sit down dinners are more elegant and formal. The draw back, however is the lack of choices. I have seen people put meal choices on the response card (chicken, fish, beef kinda thing) and then put different color stars, dots, etc. on the place cards so that the servers will know who to serve what. I have also seen in those types of situations people look at what the next person order and say "Oooooo I want that!" Of course good caterers always fix extra so that should not be too much of a problem unless everybody wants to change and get the steak. My entree was "beef and chicken medallions" to give people somewhat of a choice and a veggie plate was available if anyone asked. One problem associated with sit down dinners w/ place cards is those people who show up without RSVPing. I had several of them at my wedding and of course they had no where to sit at first, although my caterer had set up a table for the "overflow". There were 6 people there so we immediately knew who had not RSVP'ed! LOL I also liked that dinner was a set time. With a buffet it seems to just go on and on and sometimes the bride and groom are cutting the cake when other folks are still standing in line to be served. I don't know how big your reception hall will be, but if you can, have several serving stations set up around the room. This takes up more space, but it really helps with the flow.
Hope this helps and congratulations on your upcoming wedding!!
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