Married Ladies..Were you able to talk to your guest?

We did. Maybe not together, but I think between the two of us we talked to everyone.

We only had 96 total, and did a receiving line after the ceremony (just us). We also did the dollar dance (I know, I'm SO low-brow), but that gave us a chance to talk as well.

I think that can all be on the bride and groom, really. I understand that it gets busy with photo taking, all the activities, etc. But if you're going to have guests then it should be a priority to get to each of them, even if it's just for a moment, to say hello and thank them for coming. They understand it's hectic but it will definitely make them feel appreciated to hear a quick hello. It sounds like you care greatly about your guests so I don't think that will be an issue for you.

I was. But I had a small wedding. And we were able to grab a quick bite during cocktail hour. People were coming up and talking to me all night. It was great. During dinner, we still went to each table to personally thank everyone. I hugged all of my guests and thanked them for making the trip. If there was a larger crowd, not sure I would have done it.

I had 90 guests and made seeing every single one a top priority. I made sure to circle the room once or twice during the reception, and mingle as much as I could. One idea is to see older guests and guests with small children first, as they often leave early and you want to make sure you catch them.

I've been to a few weddings where I didn't get a moment with the couple, and I've left the wedding feeling a bit stung every time. In many cases I've traveled, bought new clothes, taken time off work, and given up my weekend to celebrate, not to mention brought a gift, the least they can do is be gracious and make sure I get a hug and a thank you.

Yeah, it stinks to have to snarf your meal so you can go around and visit with guests during dinner, but it's far better than making them feel like extras in your Wedding Day Movie.

I've always gotten a chance to talk to the couple in the weddings I've been to. The two from the last year both made sure to go to each table and they were large weddings.

I had 110 guests and talked to every last one of them, if only for a minute.

Almost everyone - some left before I could make it over to them. Most found one of us it was crazy and I feel bad but they understand. its a busy day

When we made our entrance at the end of cocktail hour, we went around to each table and talked for a bit. I thanked everyone for coming and told them all to enjoy the food and drinks. It worked out perfectly and it saved us from having to do a receiving line, which can last forever. We spent maybe 2 minutes at each table. It went pretty quickly.

We had 96 guests.

It really depends on the size. I've never been to a wedding where I ended up getting to say hi to them. And I've been to like 5-7 weddings. Most of them were around 200-300 people, so I saw them walking around greeting people, but by that time we were already up and dancing. I didn't take offense because I understand that when you have 200 people, it's hard to spend 5 minutes with each person. My oldest sister had just over 200 people at her wedding. She said she did her best to get around to tables before they got up, but she couldn't get them all. Plus, she barely had an hour to dance because she had to talk to everyone.

We didn't plan to have a receiving line. But our ceremony was in a park shelter. After we walked back out we were standing around talkin and everyone came out in a line and we wound up greeting everyone. Don't want a recievig line but I'm glad we did so we could talk to everyone and thank them.

Obviously I'm not married yet but as far as weddings I've been to...there was only 1 where my cousin and his new husband made it a point to talk to me. They called me over to their sweetheart table when I was walking by and wanted to chat/get pics. It made me feel really good and that they appreciated I was there. (I had to travel to Savannah, GA from my home in NY).

We were able to talk to most of them but plan on more than 2 minutes at each table! Some of your guests won't want to release you from their presence.

It is important to talk to people though. My husband and I finished up our dinner early and made the rounds and only missed two tables that way that we managed to catch up with their occupants later in the evening.

We stopped by every table during dinner to say hello and take pictures with our guests. We only had 9 tables though so it was very doable without taking up too much time.

Like Paris, we also did the money dance so we got another chance to talk to everyone (who participated).

Oh yes. I only had about 65 guest, so I made it a priority to keep making the rounds around the room.

We will only have 40 guests, so I think we'll be able to talk to everyone without any trouble!

We had 100 people at 12 tables total. I think we got to about 8 tables before the coordinator forced us to go sit down and eat something ourselves

It's difficult because you want to talk with everyone, but you don't want to not eat, or spend too much time at one table but not enough at another.

We chose to begin on DH's side because we see his OOT family far less than we see my family who is only 2hrs away. We were also seeing my family for thanksgiving 2 weeks later.

The only people we didn't see together at a table, were my immediate family who we see several times a year, and my dad's coworkers; all of whom we made sure to find throughout the reception (together or separate) and say hello/thank you.

It all works out, and as long a you say hi at some point durin the wedding, I think people will understand that it's hard to get to all the tables because without you it's just a party - you need to eat & cut cake & have special dances. You WILL be busy!

I will make sure I say hi to everyone no matter what. I went to a wedding where the bride and groom didn't say hello and as a guest I did not appreciate that.

I only wish I had more time for everyone. We had 170ish people there. After DH and I were done eating dinner, we went table to table to thank everyone for coming, but there was not enough time at all for everyone.

We had an impromptu receiving line outside of the church after our ceremony. We got to say hello to almost everyone then. If we didn't catch people then, later during the reception we got around to talking to those we missed.

Yes I went to a wedding and the bride wasnt welcoming at all!! she sat at the SH table most of the time while her husband worked the room and got people to dance, she on the other hand talked to people she wanted to talk to which was really rude. Since Im having a buffet dinner, I'm having each table come up 1 by 1 take a pic small chat and then they will proceed to the buffet line. Then of course once FH and I are finished eating we will work the room