hoho03, something we found out also. Hyatt uses 5.5 feet table for all. most hotels uses 6 feet for VIP but 5 feet for normal. 5 is really quite squeezy. We tried sitting at the table, the seats were actually quite comfy and the leg of the table is quite far in. So, pple wun kick the table so easily.
I agree with seafaith about making everyone happy. btw, according to experiences of friends, seems like friends tend to give bigger AB than relatives. Haha... so, blueybubble, it might not be such a bad thing to have tables for ur FIL friends. Just that if u already have problem squeezing in ur guests, then gotta compromise i guess.
I think Hyatt is quite reasonable in terms of price. They also understand that different couples have diff needs. So no harm just telling them what u want. they will then consider if they can give it to u. fair exchanges i must say. We had great time thinking of what we want until we kinda run out of ideas. Haha... Have a great time talking to them, not sure if all the coordinators are as nice tho.