How do receiving lines happen?

Re: How do receiving lines happen?

• manateehugger member

  

  April 2014

  Usually it's pretty obvious because the bride and groom (and usually parents) are standing right outside the doors to the room greeting everyone. People will know how to fall in line, and it becomes pretty obvious what's going on when there's a big line to leave the ceremony. 

  

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• CMGragain member

  

  April 2014

  The bridal party exit the ceremony first, followed by the bride's parents and the groom's parents.  They immediately form the receiving line, and greet each guest as they exit the ceremony site.  It all happens very quickly.  It is considered rude to start a conversation in the receiving line.  You just say "I'm so glad you could come!  See you at the reception!"
  

  

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• Sugargirl1019 member

  

  April 2014

  Oh awesome! We are def gonna do this rather than table visits.

        
  

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• HisGirlFriday13 member

  

  May 2014

  Sugargirl1019 said:

  Oh awesome! We are def gonna do this rather than table visits.

  We ended up doing both, because the receiving line really isn't a good place to chat, and there were some people we wanted to chat longer with.

  
  

  But it was nice to have done the receiving line and to have made the obligatory comments to people so that it was done.

  

  
  

  
  

  I'm gonna go with 'not my circus, not my monkeys.'

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• mysticl member

  

  May 2014

  We just exited the church and stood by the doors.  Everyone followed us.  Once they said "Hi", they either went to the reception, mingled outside for a bit, or headed back inside for pictures/to gather up stuff.  

  

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