Greeting all the guests at the reception

Peledreamsofrain

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DramaGeek

You could just do a receiving line of yourself and your H.  Then everyone is excluded, so it's not singling him out.

But yes, table visits are the way to go if you don't want to do a receiving line.

Loopyseven

Ditto the PP's - you can have a receiving line with just you and your H, or table visits are fine too as long as you make sure you get to all of them.

Meegles4

Do table visits. I'm personally not a fan of receiving lines, but agree with PPs that you and your H could do it alone if you'd prefer to do that instead of table visits.

achiduck

I would do table visits in that instance.

Peledreamsofrain

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OliveOilsMom

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[QUOTE]Thank you for the feedback everyone!  That was very helpful!  I might actually go the two member receiving line route, so that we can also do double duty of directing guests towards the garden with the reception. <strong>Maybe we can pose it as 'a new fashion in weddings' or 'all the rage' nowadays or something.  I'll have to speak with the officiant ahead of the rehersal dinner so he can back us up with the decision.</strong>
Posted by Peledreamsofrain[/QUOTE]

Our photographer asked us to NOT do a receiving line so that she could take some photos of us directly after our ceremony.  We made sure to do the table visits and we also made it to our cocktail hour for a bit to greet our guests.  Our photographer had actually said to put the blame on her about the lack of receiving line with our parents.

Peledreamsofrain

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willywally5

I think the table vists or a receiving line with just the two of you would be fine. 

My husband survived a TBI as well, and I know it can be difficult at times. It has gotten better over time and we've also gotten much more skilled at dealing with this new 'normal.' Best of luck!

Peledreamsofrain

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Greeting all the guests at the reception : Our photographer asked us to NOT do a receiving line so that she could take some photos of us directly after our ceremony.  We made sure to do the table visits and we also made it to our cocktail hour for a bit to greet our guests.  Our photographer had actually said to put the blame on her about the lack of receiving line with our parents.
Posted by OliveOilsMom[/QUOTE]

I REALLY like this idea!  Thank you for sharing what worked for your wedding :)

ahart14

I went to a wedding where they made it a game and timed the bride and groom on whether or not they could get to every table and take a picture with every guest under a certain amount of time. The guests loved it because EVERYONE got a pic with the bride and groom, you get to hug everyone, and it's a fun game for the guests to watch. Good LUCK!