Thank You Line Up

I went around to the tables during reception to do this instead. It takes a lot of time if you’ve a lot of tables but it’s also a good photo op to take a photo with each table you go around to thank

There’s this option, you can also do a dismissal by rows where you and your FH greet each row of guests before they are dismissed.

I think that receiving lines are a little outdated and personally wouldn’t suggest having everyone line up together with the current pandemic. I would stick with table visits at the reception.

Table visits instead. Limits contact and if you bring photog around with you it will keep the pace moving.

I had literally never heard of a receiving line until WW. Every wedding I’ve gone to through the years had table visits during dinner. This will be the route we take. Since you’re not stuck in one spot, I would think it would be easier and faster to see everyone instead of getting stuck in a long conversation with Great Aunt Myrtle.

We didn’t plan on this, but everyone filed out of the church after we did. And we had a kind of receiving line. We were able to greet everyone in the lobby of the church before pictures. We also made it to the end of cocktail he where we got a chance to say hi. So then we got to enjoy most of the reception.
So, I suggest doing as many greets as you can before the reception starts.

We are planning on doing a receiving line. It is also an Italian tradition to go around with a tray of Italian cookies to each table to say thank you. We are not doing the Italian cookies, but just another idea you could use

We had a receiving line at our wedding and we went around to each table to talk to our guests. We did both because we wanted to talk to everyone as much as possible. With the pandemic, I don't a receiving line would be the best idea.

I’ve actually never heard of doing a line up before. Sounds kind of strange. We’re going to visit the tables during dinner at the reception.

These are majorly phasing out where I live. In the last ten or so years, I've only seen one receiving line. That was a church wedding where they waited outside and greeted everyone as guests were leaving to head to the reception venue. I think it's much more organic to visit with people during the cocktail hour and reception. Since we are in a pandemic, I would especially skip the receiving line.
We are doing all of our pictures before the ceremony, so we plan on using cocktail hour as a time to mingle with all of our guests.

The purpose of a receiving line was to introduce one side to the other. But I wouldn’t do one now-but the table route is the way to go. If you have a dj have them say that you will be visiting their tables.

We did table visits during dinner instead. It worked out very well and we were able to visit with everyone. I have personally never seen a receiving line done at a wedding.

I went to a wedding with a receiving line and I thought it really slowed things down. It took quite some time for all the guests to make it out of the ceremony then once all the guest were greeted all the photos were left so it created a lot of downtime between the ceremony and reception. I think going around tables is a great option. At my sister's wedding we made sure she and her husband ate first so that they could finish and make their rounds while everyone was eating so there wasn't a lot of wasted time

The receiving line? Typically it's the couple and their parents. But sometimes the attendants participate. I don't think it slows things down by having it but not everyone knows the parents. My favorite as a guest is when the couple dismisses the rows. It doesn't take any longer than a regular receiving line and the couple is able to see everyone. I have never attended a wedding where the couple did table visits but it is always awkward to talk to people while they are actively eating. Especially when you read about brides who say "our guests were able to eat but we were rushed". So have a line of some sort after the ceremony and mingle during cocktail hour.