Receiving Line

Hi

Its totally upto you - we had one with me my husband, my parents my inlaws the best man and MOH then we ended up having the other two bridesmaids so it was a really big line up - but Im glad we had it as i knew I had said hello to everyone! some people dont have one - some have just the bride and groom others have the whole bridal party! it really is upto you just remember to leave enough time the longer the line the longer you'll obv need!

Claire

My b2b's sister had one last year, and we are probably going to have one but at the start of the evening celebrations rather than the WB as we aren't inviting everyone to the WB.

Hoping to make it a fairly painless and swift exercise rather than a hurried production line. It might be the only chance we get to say hello to some people all day, and for some of our work colleagues/distant relatives/friends it may be the first chance me and my partner get to meet the other person's.

I really didn't want a receiving line but my Mum did and so did my husband. So we just had: me, husband, my Mum and Dad and husbands Dad.

It was quite quick and painless so wasn't too bad in the end.

Aimee x

We get a toastmaster in our package and he said to us he likes doing them but we dont have to......itd be me, Husband, my parents, his parent, CB and Best man apparently.....we have ageees to decide but i like the idea

Were wanting one, but at our wedding we will have my dad and step mum and my mum and OH's parents, so it would be quite a big line so instead, we are thinking of along the lines of just having myself, OH and my Son (pageboy) in the line, just to give us the time to greet everyone there as we are having 120 people in the daytime! x

Nope not having one, i find it really old fashioned, but each to their own. Guests will be seated for wedding breakfast and we are just being announced into the room.

I've been to quite a few weddings where they have had recieving lines & to be perfectly honest, I don't like them. I think there is too much potential for guests to feel awkward, especially the guests who don't know the family particularly well but are there as a 'plus one' for another guest. If the B&G meet the guests individually you can have a proper chat for a couple of minutes but in a recieving line no-one ever seems to really know what to say. I will be trying to discourage my OH from having one!

We're having one. It gives us a chance to speak to people and more importantly introduce my children to them. My son is going to stand the other side of my H2B and my daughter is going to stand next to me so we can tell them who people are if they're not sure.

Yep we are having one but just having us both sets of parents and our daughter she is 15.

It is important to me as im not sure that I will defo get to speak to all our guests through the day.

Plus its traditional and thats been my middle name for the last 2 years of planning

xxxxxxxx Eve xxxxxxxxx

Think we will be having one, I think it would be nice to have me, husband, oooh that sounds funny saying husband! My parents, his mum, and maybe include her fiance as well as my husbands son, so that its like the two families coming together as one to welcome everyone in. We have 80 guests though bit worried it could take flipping ages! Certainly can't imagine step son sticking that out!

Havent discussed this with OH yet now might be a good time!

We were going to have one as we wanted the chance to speak to each guest, but when we down and worked out timings we realised that time was just too tight to fit one in. So instead, me and my H walked around each table inbetween courses during the meal. It worked out really well and felt alot more personal in the end.

Im not having one as I think they can take quite a long time, depending on the amount of guests you have. Instead, OH and I are going to walk round tables during wedding breakfast, whilst people are in the middle of courses (not whilst they have their mouth full!) saying hello, as I have seen this done before and thought it was nice.

We're having one but with just the two of us doing the greeting.