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Savvy October 2019

Making rounds and greeting guests

Aria, on February 18, 2019 at 4:12 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 14

How did you greet or plan to greet your guests? Did you do a receiving line? Or did you make rounds with champagne? I have never attended a wedding and the few married friends I have all had non-traditional weddings, so I am completely unfamiliar with the tradition and etiquette. We have 75 guests. Is it ok to just mingle and dance? Most guests are traveling from out of state so I definitely want to make them feel welcome and appreciated because they very much are. We only have a 5-hour timeline which breaks down to 7 hours from dinner being served to end time. Thank you.

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Latest activity by Stephanie , on February 18, 2019 at 8:19 PM
  • Danielle
    Master June 2019
    Danielle ·
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    I would just make it a point to visit each table to say hi.

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    Mim ·
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    I'm a huge fan of receiving lines. They make sure that you have the opportunity to greet everyone personally, then you don't have to worry about finding everyone at the reception. You should still try to see as many people as possible, but the pressure is off. Plus, you'll be able to sit and enjoy your meal without having to hop around to the tables.
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  • Caytlyn
    Legend November 2019
    Caytlyn ·
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    We’re just making rounds at each table. I hate receiving lines. They take up too much time and seem outdated to me.
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  • MrsD
    Legend July 2019
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    I can't stand receiving lines, so we are going to go around to each table after guests go up to the buffet. I'd make an effort to go to tables, it will go quick with 75 guests.

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  • Kelly
    Champion October 2018
    Kelly ·
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    We greeted all of our guests during cocktail hour.
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  • Chandra
    Master May 2019
    Chandra ·
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    We're doing a receiving line and probably mingling again at the reception. Honestly I'm mostly using the receiving line to take up time lol
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    Super November 2019
    Melissa ·
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    I've never been to a wedding with a receiving line or know what one looks like. Does the bride and groom just stand at like a door and greet guests one by one before the guests are allowed to take a seat?
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  • Courtney
    Master December 2019
    Courtney ·
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    We'll be using our cocktail hour to take pictures and then we're jump right into entrances. After everyone has had a chance to eat dinner, we'll make our rounds and mingle with guests.

    Honestly, I think receiving lines are long and an inefficient use of time.

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    You absolutely need to speak to and thank every single one of your guests. I'm a huge fan of receiving lines for this purpose. Especially with only 75 ppl it would go super fast. I've also seen couples that will greet guests as they enter the cocktail hour or reception space. This works better if you are doing pictures beforehand or will definitely be attending your whole cocktail hour.

    As a guest, I really hate table visits. They feel so awkward because it's interrupting eating, making the dinner portion longer, and the bride and groom don't get to enjoy their own dinner.

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  • Officiallymrs
    Super May 2010
    Officiallymrs ·
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    We did table visits ... I hate receiving lines it reminds me of a funeral

    we had 180 guest so we did most of the tables on my family’s side and then dinner came out and we did my husbands families ... I would have liked to do everyone at the same time but our coordinator made us sit down so we would eat
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  • Megan
    VIP January 2019
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    We did table visits. We just ate quickly, and our caterer made sure we were served first. A receiving line didn’t work for our timeline.
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    Master January 2019
    Cassidy ·
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    I had planned to greet our guests after dinner before the dance floor opened.
    Everyone followed us out of the church and we had kind of a receiving line? It was in planned but we were able to greet everyone in the foyer of the church immediately after the ceremony. We had 64 guests and it took maybe 5 minutes.
    We also finished pictures a little early and were able to hang out a little during cocktail hr.
    So, we had fun during the reception and took our time at our sweet heart table instead of trying to say hi to everyone
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  • Kristin
    Super November 2019
    Kristin ·
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    We are going to make a game of it at the end of dinner while everyone is digesting before the party starts. The DJ will instruct each table to come up with a cute/funny pic idea. We will go around with the photographer and take 1 "nice" picture and on of whatever idea they came up with and socialize a little. The idea is to be at each table for 2 minutes.

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    Dedicated June 2019
    Stephanie ·
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    We are doing a receiving line and although it will make cocktail hour timing tight we want to enjoy our dinner and are doing most photos at first look.
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