WP Meet & Greets...Piggyback off of Carla1019's post

2010Bride2be

So I was reading Carla's post below and it seems that this is the 'norm' on this board..to have WP meet and greets. I read through some of the posts and I'm still not getting a clear picture of the point of these meet and greets...So ladies, if you've done this...why?

Carla1019

I'm not sure if it is a norm but I personally choose to do a meet and greet because my FI and I are slightly different cultures and we are incorporating both into the wedding. My BMs are performing traditions that they have never experienced before so I thought it would be a great idea for everyone to feel comfortable together.

Also, I don't like repeating myself several times. So if I can get everyone together just once and go through our " initial wedding game plan" all the better.

Good question...I'm curious to see what everyone else says.

TNMurray

I had one because I have been in a wedding and you are asking this complete stranger yo walk to down the aisle, everybody looking at each other like they have 6 heads. I did it so that my bridal party wouldn't be meeting each other for the first time the night before the wedding. Although they had only met once and my bridal party is oot the night of the rehearsal dinner you would've thought we all grew up togher just because they were that much more comforatble with each other. 

MrsBoss2012

I was in a wedding and I never saw the other party members until the rehearsal. I wished the bride could have gotten us together in the beginning to go over attire, how the ceremony would go, etc. so everyone had the same info. As for "meet and greet" with other party members I had to walk with this guy, stand with him in receiving line, and sit with him all through dinner so it was alot of awkward and silent moments like "so who are you? how do you know bride/groom?" It would've been cool for everyone to get together before hand. It didn't make her day any more or less special so its definitely not necessary.

2010Bride2be

Ohhhhh ok, thanks ladies.

mahoganieyes

Well none of my 3 girls knew each other. One bm was my ex coworker/friend, dh sister and my cousin's girlfriend. Two of the three girls met the first time to check out bm dresses. I had a meet and greet a month before the wedding. We had brunch and it gave the girls the chance to know each other. They got along so well that we plan on every so many months meeting up for food and shopping. Last month we went back out to brunch and in December we suppose to check out Charming Charlie's. Nice way to break the ice and go over things about the wedding in person.

msktn95

I think this is a great idea.  I wish I could do this, but my girls dont live in the same State.  They will all meet during the rehearsal.  I wish we could have all gotten together, but it was not possible with cost.

mandydc0509

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[QUOTE]I think this is a great idea.  I wish I could do this, but my girls dont live in the same State.  They will all meet during the rehearsal.  I wish we could have all gotten together, but it was not possible with cost.
Posted by msktn95[/QUOTE]

Same here. Half of my FI's groomsmen are out of state and have families. All of my BMs are in the same area except for one, and she actually offered to drive here (since her parents live here) so that she can go dress shopping with us. I plan to have lunch afterwards so everyone can get to know each other.

But yeah, everyone else will have to meet at the rehearsal dinner.

brittanyjterrell

I did this and it turned out great! I wanted to do this so that everyone will feel comfortable on the big day. I mean, they would be sitting, eating, socializing with these people throughout the entire process and maybe even making phone calls to each other to get little "last minute" things done for the bride and groom (which, a lot of that went on during my big day!). My WP was happy to come to the meet & greet and even said they were grateful we had one because it made them a little more at ease!