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Receiving line?

BananaMustangBananaMustang member
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Did you have or are planning to have a receiving line? Not the bridal party necessarily, but a chance for people to come up to us (Bride & groom) after the ceremony to say congratulations....My mom is now worried that if we dont have one, we will spend all night stopping by to talk to every table and not enjoying the party (I <3 my mom by the way)....

I was thinking about instead of a receiving line, that maybe FI and I would walk down the aisle after we are announced H&W, and then we'd come back up the aisle to "exit" guests...that way we can hug everyone and people can say congrats....I've seen it done before instead of having the whole "line" thing....

Ideas? TIA!
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Re: Receiving line?

  • AileeneGAileeneG member
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    edited December 2011
    I think it would depend on the size of the wedding. If it's a smaller, more intimate wedding, then it woudl probably be nice for you to personally go to each table and spend a little time there.  If it's a larger wedding, I might do a sort of receiving line so that you are available to talk to everyone who would like to come wish you well.

    The only problem I would see with you walking back down the aisle and releasing each row is that people might stop to talk to you and hug and stuff, and the other guests will be standing there, waiting to be let go. Again, it would depend on the size of the wedding, but those are just my thoughts.
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  • Megs30Megs30
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    edited December 2011
    My best friend did that at hers.  We did the recessional and then her and her husband went back down the rows and dismissed her guests (not sure if dismissed is the right word).  They had quite a few people at their wedding and it worked out pretty well
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  • Pretty ParulaPretty Parula
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    edited December 2011
    We didn't do anything of that nature. Most people stopped by the sweetheart table on their way to/from the buffet (they had to pass us to get to the food), so we didn't really have to do any work to say hi to everyone. ;) We did go visit at the tables where folks were sitting who hadn't gotten up much during the evening, just to make sure we said hello to everyone, and this was the first time I'd met some of Brian's family, so I thought it was important that I sit and visit with them for a few minutes without having people standing behind them waiting for their turn.
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  • mlharbismlharbis
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    edited December 2011
    FI and I are just going to walk around and talk to everyone, but we have a very small guest list so I am not worried about getting a chance to talk to everyone
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  • Theresa626Theresa626 member
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    edited December 2011
    I'm also very worried that I won't get enough time to enjoy my meal. The food is really important to us and I would seriously regret not enjoying the food or dancing because of small talk.  Also, our church doesn't allow recieving lines. So, we're doing a recieving line at the cocktail hour. If there's time after we finish eating to do table visits, we'll do those too.  
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