Thanking your Guests

We went around to all of the table, and we had favors that also thanked guests for being with us.

I don't think any one is better than the other -- well, except a general announcement. I do think you should put in a little bit of face time with all your guests.

No receiving line. I despise them.

We do will make sure we greet everyone at their tables at the reception.

We'll be going around to tables. Not a big fan of receiving lines.

I am leaning towards greeting everyone at the reception. I would rather not make people stand in line if I don't have to. I also think that general announcements do not replace saying thank you to your guests face to face.

We went table to table. All of my family came from OOT and I had spent the previous few days with them, so we kept those brief (mainly just to give people a chance to take pictures with us), but we spoke to everyone who had come individually and thanked them. And after speeches were over, H asked me to thank everyone for coming using the microphone.

And here i was thinking we had to do a recieving line. we will probably make a general announcement then walk around to the tables.

Just when we talk to everyone (no receiving line and long canteen style tables)

Wow i'd love to not have to do a receiving line! i worry that people will think we are rude if we don't. not sure why i am so concerned...

but i know we will for sure go to each table. attending a wedding (especially if it is out of town) can be expensive and i really want to let everyone know that i appreciate their attendance and support.

Receiving line because I think its nice to thank people more than once if you can also going table to table for a quick thanks. We will also say a thank you over the mic.

Receiving lines take FOREVER! Is that how you want to spend your day? We are walking to the tables...but we should have a small count anyway...

I am also not a fan of receiving lines...so we will probably mingle at the reception or table hop. I'm not a very touchy person and I feel like people feel like they have to give you a hug in a receiving line....I only want to hug my close family and a few friends! No awkward hugs for me! Is that bad I feel that way?

Since we have a larger wedding, it will be difficult to go table to table. We discussed doing a receiving line, but the parents often find themselves alongside the bride & groom in the receiving line. Normally that is no big deal, but my dad is extremely talkative (hence slowing done the line) and his mom is not comfortable standing for longs periods of time. We have opted to do a pew dismissal. It allows us to greet all of our guests without the complications of a receiving line.

Additionally, we will do our best to visit with the guests at the reception. I am also going to be serving the dessert - as in stand at the table and plate the cake while guests come up and get it. I am making the cake, so I am very excited to also serve it to the guests.

We did not do a receiving line (they are quickly becoming a thing of the past). DH did a general Thank You after the BM & MOH's toasts. I wanted to add something at that point, but was too choked up by her toast. Our plan was to hit every table, but that didn't happen either - we ran out of time, and often people were dancing and not at the table. We were pulled in many different directions by the photographer, DJ, and other guests. But I do think that at least one of us spoke to everyone there that night. If not, I hope they understand.

Going around to the tables, plus I designed a Thank You business card that goes into each individual favor bag when they make them up at the candy buffett.

We had a receiving line. And thank god, the day went so fast and by doing so I could socalise with whoever I wanted at the reception without worrying that I missed someone.

We also thanked them in our speech (and with free booze all night long)

I'm not a fan of receiving lines either, but it just somehow happened. We also went around to all the tables and my H did a toast. But it also depends on how many guests you have. If you have 300 people, there's no way you can thank everyone in person.

We plan on making a general announcement and possibly also going table to table. I should probably tell FH that he'll have to be a people person all day (he's usually not)... I think he'll probably be smiling all day anyway, so it should be fine

We are doing a shortened version of a receiving line by being the ones to dismiss the rows so we can give everyone a quick hello/thank you/hug and to help with bar control because we know that's where everyone will probably be heading and its kind of a little area. Also a little thank you in the speech after the MOH and Best Man.

We are planning to usher guests out of their seats (rather than a regular receiving line).. I know some people hate them, but oh well.. and we are planning on going around to all of the tables during the reception.. we were considering making a short speech/announcement to thank everyone, but undecided!

Recieving lines are nice because as much as you'd like the chance to speak to everyone at tables, there isn't a wedding that goes by where the couple questions whether or not they spoke to so and so. Then there's the classic..."OMG! I feel so bad!"

Walking around tables is a given during the reception and it's a great time for people to have their photo moment and a chance to express best wishes.

A DJ is also more than willing to provide a microphone at any point of the reception if the bride and grrom want to express a heartfelt thank you to all. A good time for this may be after the cutting of the cake. You still have everyones attention, the toasts are done previously, and it's the last good chance before everyone gets groov'n.