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I may have figured out greeting the guests...

Lisa50Lisa50 member
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As some of you know, FI and I (me, mostly) have been trying to come up with an "order" of events/ceremony.  Thank goodness we have 299 days to figure it out.  BUT ... I just had a moment of clarity on greeting our guests (as I was answering a question on the wedding month board).

Perhaps we'll first greet our guests as we approach the wedding canopy, once they are seated, just prior to the start of the ceremony, which will be on an outdoor terrace.  With a small number of guests expected -- between 50 and 60 -- this will be relatively easy to do and lend to the intimacy of the evening.  And, it will give us a way to pad the super-short ceremony time.  Whaddya think??

After the ceremony, we'll depart with the WP for photos and guests will enjoy cocktails.  Once we return from the photo session, we will make a point of mingling with everyone at the end of the cocktail hour -- saying "Hi!" to everyone before we all go in for dinner.

I'm open to any/all suggestions (well, except nude belly dancing!).  Thanks.
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  • MikesAngieMikesAngie member
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    edited December 2011
    That sounds lovely, and actually gave me an idea for our cocktail hour... hmmm... Thanks for the idea.

    Because of how we are entering the ceremony site (no aisle) our guests will do a meet and greet before we enter this will be encouraged by our officiate. 

    We will socialize after photographs at the cocktail hour, and then after the meal is served but before we start dancing.
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  • Lisa50Lisa50 member
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_second-weddings_may-figured-out-greeting-guests?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:35Discussion:81f422ae-cc77-4bca-a4df-ef8989f23ab2Post:7fca7b7d-7915-4f79-ad63-5313f70b5b21">Re: I may have figured out greeting the guests...</a>:
    [QUOTE]Why do you have to "greet" your guests before the ceremony? Why not just mingle at the cocktail hour and dinner to say hello? (Sorry, I dont' frequent this board very much, so if there was an earlier story I might have missed it.)
    Posted by Britt1406[/QUOTE]

    Britt .... Yes, there was an earlier story (Isn't there always??) ... ha!  Here's the background --  my FI and I are approaching every facet of the wedding/reception as a celebration, sort of a gussied-up dinner party (with dancing) for close family and friends, in conjunction with the wedding vows we pledge.  I'm not sure if that makes sense, but stick with me on this ...

    If we were having a dinner party at our home, we'd certainly say "Hey!" to everyone that crosses the threshold.  It adds to the intimacy of the evening.  We have been trying to figure out a way to bring the intimacy of an at-home family/friends celebration to the wedding. 

    It dawned on me that greeting our guests prior to the exchange of vows may, in fact, be a way to kick everything off with the level of intimacy we want intertwined throughout the evening.

    SO ... that brings us to where I landed this morning.  We'll greet the guests -- say hello, welcome them, thank them for joining us on our very special day -- as we make our way across the terrace to the canopy.  The string quartet will be playing.  Everyone will have glass of lemonade or water and a fan.  Romance for us.  Intimacy with our guests.  Voila!

    Then, as I mentioned, when we return from the photo session (guests will already be cocktailing), we mingle with them, making sure we've greeted everyone once or twice before we all go inside for dinner. 

    What we <strong><em>do not want to do </em></strong> is get up during dinner, interrupt our meal (and everyone else's) to stop at each table to say hello.  Then, once the dancing starts, the party is ON!!!!

    It's hardly traditional but FI and I think it's going to work for us. 

    Cheers!
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  • AbbeyS2011AbbeyS2011 member
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    edited December 2011
    Sounds like a really nice way to be with your guests and keep that intimaticy you want for your wedding day.  I think it will be just lovely!
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  • thealphabridethealphabride
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    edited December 2011
    Your plan sounds awesome and very intimate. I would love to go to a wedding like that!!!
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