Toons, with space-planning, u will actually use the Mandarin Court pillars and the way the entrance door is placed, to your advantage.
My spaces were separated into:
Dining zone (35 tables will be unblocked, again the coordinators should have a floor plan to show you how it's placed such that it isn't blocked),
Cocktail tables/ piano display zone,
Bar/ album display zone,
Entrance/ reception tables zone.
There were no "empty spaces"
Maybe ask Henry if he still has the floor plan to show u... I dun have mine already, sorry, if can't be visualised from my description.