Receiving Line

paulandjen2012

How long does the Receiving Line take?  We have about 180 guests without the wedding party and parents. 

BmoreBride311

No idea! I've never been to a wedding with a receiving line and we're not doing one.

ETA: I am curious, though.

Amanda1443994

The time can really vary. I've seen it done in 30 minutes with 150 guests, but I've also seen it take over an hour. It really depends who you're having stand in the line (just you & FI, or bridal party too) and your pace. 

k8888

Ditto Amanda.

If it's just you and your soon-to-be husband, it'll probably take anywhere from 15-30 minutes.  Depends on lots of things... how much time your guests gush over you as they're leaving, foot traffic getting out of the ceremony, etc etc.
 
You guys will be the ones to move the guests along so keep it short and sweet, is my best advice.

KatieK501

It does depend on who all is included in the receiving line and how long you want to chat with each guest.  A lot of times both sets of parents are included in the receiving line, so depending on how much everyone likes to chat....it could take a while.

jneelpsych88

It depends... but if you are worried about time I would recommend skipping it. 

colleenm18

O good question!  I was also curious about this!

We are only doing one so that we can hopefully skip walking around to every table at the reception, but I have never seen one done before!

I think I am going to keep it to my and the new hubby this way it can move along quickly!

paulandjen2012

Yeah.. I think we will have the BM handing out the favors....then GM giving people the shots.. and that will move it along faster. 

littlemoments324

too much time...lol...sorry, we're not having one...we'll be hanging out with people at the reception...

arunkumar

We are doing one so we can skip doing table rounds. We'll have about 120 guests and just FI and I are doing it to keep it short. I'm going to tell my MOH to cut the line off after 15 minutes if we still haven't greeted everyone. If this happens, I'll make sure to greet the people we missed during the reception.  

I would designate a certain amount of time, probably 30 minutes in your case, and then tell guests that you have to start taking photographs and you'll just see them at the reception. No one will be offended.

paulandjen2012

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[QUOTE]We are doing one so we can skip doing table rounds. We'll have about 120 guests and just FI and I are doing it to keep it short. I'm going to tell my MOH to cut the line off after 15 minutes if we still haven't greeted everyone. If this happens, I'll make sure to greet the people we missed during the reception.   I would designate a certain amount of time, probably 30 minutes in your case, and then tell guests that you have to start taking photographs and you'll just see them at the reception. No one will be offended.
Posted by arunkumar[/QUOTE]

We are doing out receiving line at the reception hall...right before the entrance n the first dance