10 things you don't want to forget about your reception - How will you greet each guest?

We’re planning on having a receiving line but I also want to do table visits

I think we will mingle during cocktail hour and reception. We are doing first look pictures so hopefully that will free up some time. We have a guest list of slightly under 100 so who knows how many will even come. May not be too hard.

We'll probably do table to table!

I'm not sure. I will probably just mingle with everyone during the reception.

With only 60 we will probably do a receiving line after the ceremony that way we aren't interfering with dinner and dancing.

We did table visits.

No receiving line.. we will mingle and thank everyone for coming

Table visit. I personally don't like the idea of a receiving line.

We'll be visiting/mingling with our guests all night as we are having 95 ppl and it's cocktail reception style, we should be able to say hi and thank you to everyone.

Table to table during reception, plus were having a smallish wedding so I'll see quite a few people the night before and during the day

Table to table during reception

We wanted to do a receiving line but we just won't have any time for this the day of so we will be going around to the tables during dinner.

Our way of greeting guests was by going to each table personally seeing everyone was enjoying and they all said it was great and beautiful as well as the food and whole outlook. Pictures were also taken by our photographer.

Will have about 30 min during cocktail hour to mingle and then we will go table to table as best as we can! No formal receiving line!

Probably table to table.

We will probably go from table to table and chat with the guests individually at the reception.

We will not have a receiving line... I hate that so much. We will say hello to our guests when we get to the reception

We’ll probably go from table to table. We don’t really want to do a receiving line as we have to go out and do our photos

We will just make time to speak with each guest individually. I'm not a fan of receiving lines

View quoted message Don't get worked up. There is absolutely no attitude? Not sure how you read my comment but please don't go assuming I'm hitting you with attitude. I'm not here to have drama, thank you.
I never said anything in the way of a receiving lines being what you should do, I also do not like them. If you had read my original comment you'd see that we are seeing each guest personally because I also agree that receiving lines are not personal. I said I think it's important to greet each guest and having a plan is a good idea so that you're not bombarded while you're trying to enjoy your wedding. But yes, you do what works for you.. 😊

We'll probably be doing table visits during the cocktail hour! That way it doesn't cut into dinner or dance time!

We will be going around tables! I am not a fan of a receiving line.

View quoted message Why the attitude? i think waiting in line to say a formal hello to each individual guest is ridiculous and less personal. i didn’t say i wouldn’t greet each guest. i’ll do what works for me, and you do what works for you. Our weddings should be about what we want. i’m sure there’s plenty about my wedding that you wouldn’t choose, and vice versa. but i’ll do what works for me.

View quoted message It's definitely not ridiculous. Your guests took time out of their lives to come celebrate your special day the least you can do is just walk up to them say hello thanks for being here and a hug maybe. Takes a few seconds. Doing this also helps prevent being stopped and talked to 100 times during the dancing so you can just enjoy yourself.

It depends. If we finish photos early enough we may go join our guests will wine and appetizers but I doubt that will happen so we will just make our way around during dinner. Just a quick hi and hug maybe a short catch up with our friends we haven't seen in a while. We are coming from BC to Ontario so 99% of the guests we haven't seen in well over a year since we moved. We will try to make the stops quick but that's definitely not a guarantee.

We will be going table to table to greet each guest in between courses and speeches. It will be super busy as we have 13 tables to visit, but I think we will be able to manage it!

We're only having about 40 guests, so we'll just make sure to chat with all of them thorugh the evening

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Completely reasonable and that sounds like it works for your wedding then for sure.

For us he has a lot of family coming from Ontario that he hasn't had a chance to see in a few years, and I have never met. And on the flip side he hasn't met some of my great aunts and etc. So for us it is important to go greet people and have more personal visits. But we plan on circling around together to greet everyone just after dinner... and then getting the party started!

We will be trying to visit every table during dinner, before speeches.

We had taken pictures with all our guests after the ceremony. And we went around to each table during the reception.

I only have 22 guests at my wedding and we are all sitting at a family style table. This will make it super easy to greet everyone!

View quoted message I won’t be having anyone at my wedding who I haven’t met. After pictures and everything, i’ll have seen and spoken to all my family and then by the time we get to the reception, it’ll be party time! My main priority for my reception is that it’s going to be fun for everyone, including me and my FH! i hate going to weddings and just seeing the bride and groom spending time apart from each other chatting with guests. biggest pet peeve. i want everyone to celebrate with me and my new husband!