I don't know if I can write this in a way that makes sense, so feel free to comment with a whole lot of "wtf". I'm trying to get an idea of how this whole wedding this is going to flow, and I need some input from those who've been there before.
We are getting married at a large event home on the oceanfront. The ceremony will be held on the beach, the cocktail hour will be on the patio and if the weather remains nice, the reception will be outside, too. If it gets chilly, things will move into the large living room in the house.
I'm trying to work out where to put a receiving line in the timing of this. My thought is:
After the ceremony, FI, the wedding party, and I walk back down the aisle and wait at the bottom of the stairs that go over the sand dune. The wedding party can stick around for a receiving line or go inside and touch up makeup/hair/pee/whatever. As guests leave the beach, they will go through the receiving line before going up the stairs, over the dune, and to the cocktail hour on the patio. Once we've received all the guests, the WP, immediate family and of course FI and I will go do the pictures.
Once that's over, we can come in for the reception and be "introduced" and do all that other stuff. So please tell me - does this sound like the best option? I worked 30 hours in two days and my brain is like mush. We're meeting with our officiant tomorrow so I'd like to pretend like I have a clue.