Fiance insists on Name tags at the reception

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It sounds like you're referring to place cards which are used for that purpose. It sounds like OP's FH is referring to name tags that peel off and stick to a person's top, for example "My Name is _____" - not really appropriate for a wedding but great for meetings.

Sounds tacky. Maybe you could do place cards instead? That way it’s in front of them on the table?

My opinion is that it’s odd and as a guest I would not want to wear a name tag. Remember your guest our going to be in their nice and likely expensive clothes, they don’t want to have sticky residue or holes in their clothes.

Ahh NOOO! Haha I see his point but this would be very odd at a wedding. It makes it seem like a networking reception. Honestly, if someone walks up to your FH and congratulates him, and it’s some distant cousin he doesn’t know, it’s FINE! People aren’t going to quiz you both on names. You just say “thanks for coming, hope you’re having fun!” and move on. If your FH is worried this will still be awkward, a name tag isn’t gonna make the difference.

Also, if you did provide name tags, I would be very surprised if anyone wore them.

I get it, he doesn't want to seem rude asking everyone who they are. It does seem like a rather odd request to wear them at the actual wedding though. People are more understanding than you might think. I've had to ask, and I'll have to ask at the wedding. But I plan on discreetly finding FH and tagging along together when we do our rounds!

Oh boy. Um, good luck lol

Name tags like stickers on your chest with your name on it... that's extremely odd. And what is the true point. No one will ever know/remember all of the names of every single person at an event and that's 100% ok.

I vote a solid NO to this lol..

But good luck!!!!

I totally understand that he doesn’t want to feel out of place not knowing everybody’s name and soda you but I don’t think nametags would be a good solution for that. There’s nothing wrong with saying hello to someone or you could do the old introduce them to someone you do now to catch their name again LOL that’s usually my go to but then again I’m very outspoken and will straight up say I’m so sorry my brain is fried with wedding planning I totally forgot your name, how embarrassing! Don’t take it personally and laugh a little —- no one will be offended ! (I don’t think)

Maybe if you get an etiquette book, and point out how Miss Manners says how inappropriate they are, only grade school children would wear them at a social function. And say, would you rather feel foolish 3-4 times in a night when you do not know the name of someone who does not know yours either? So you have to introduce yourselves? Of would you rather all 125 guests think you and your new wife are social morons for doing nametags on clothes at a dressy function? And top it off with everyone who sees your video or pictures, ever, in person or on social media, laughing and making fun of how everyone looked stupid? . . . . I would think he would rather simply go with the good manners custom of introductions.

I mean, even if you provide them, most people are not going to wear them. H and I definitely wouldn't be putting them on our dress clothes.

Oh heck no. Guests are going to feel like they’re working in retail with those stupid tags. I HAAATED that name tag!

I would've stuck with your gut and said no.. If the wedding is the first time your FH is meeting these people because they live far or it's just not common in your family to see them all the time that's okay. It took my FH awhile to get all my cousins and their SO's straight and he still mismatches the names of their kids. It's really nbd. Your FH could just not openly say anyone's name he doesn't know and if you introduce him that's it. It's not like he has to say Oh hey Aunt Becky later on in the night

I think he is probably thinking to mix people up so everyone can get to know one another instead of everyone being in there own groups.

Just imagine for a moment that your goofy -insert relation here- takes this nametag and slaps it on his/her forehead for the laughs. Which would be funny, granted, but...

Like, just speak to each other with words haha. I don't even look at people's nametags when I go into stores, forget about a personal social function.