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Background:
We are having a very informal afternoon/evening
reception at the fellowship hall of the church. We will be serving dinner, and
there will be live piano music. The church service will be traditional, and we
intend on taking photos for about an hour between the ceremony and reception.
Questions:
Would having
a sort of receiving line directly after the ceremony at the back (by the exit)
of the sanctuary slow things down too much? Usually at our church the pastor
exits toward the door and greets everyone as they leave. I would like to do
this, but I am worried that people will want to stop and chat too much and we’ll
be held up taking pictures (or seem rude if we don’t wait for everyone to go
by). If we just run away to take pictures when do we get to talk to everyone? Several
posts here describe either giving up food for table visits or having sort of
muddled visits. If we get our food last and visit with people while they are
eating then what do they do while we’re eating (we're going to play a 1950s trivia game could we entertain them with this while we're eating)? Or did/are you just going to
try and eat quickly?