i'm debating the receiving line...

Original post by azoodie

Mar 09, 2005 05:07 PM

thanks to heather (the article on seven truths of timing your wedding day) i'm debating doing it or not?

any opinions on this?

CubanBride Posted: Mar 09, 2005 07:08 PM

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We are so not doing it. We feel it's a waste of time. However, we are getting married at the reception hall. But even if we weren't, we still wouldn't do it.

Kris77 Posted: Mar 09, 2005 07:29 PM

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Nope, not doing it. Complete waste of time IMO.

littlebookworm4 Posted: Mar 09, 2005 07:42 PM

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i'm not doing one - we're having ours at the hall so there really won't even be any room for it

micmar Posted: Mar 09, 2005 07:59 PM

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I'm torn, but feel I should....

Happybride2005 Posted: Mar 09, 2005 08:24 PM

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I'm not doing it. During the cocktail hour, we'll be doing pictures. Hey if LIW's come to the ceremony, I'll make time for them

hbradio Posted: Mar 09, 2005 10:51 PM

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I am doing it - and only because I have a TON of time in between (believe me, not everyone is happy about that) but anyway....our ceremony starts at 4 and the CH is not til 8! But in your case I think its tighter than mine, but not completely un-doable. How does Ray feel about it?

marc_rai Posted: Mar 09, 2005 11:16 PM

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My ceremony is at 4 and my reception is at 8 too!

jeanla4c Posted: Mar 09, 2005 11:52 PM

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ALso doing it---tons of time in between as well and a really good friend didn't do it and totally regretted it since she never made it to everyone at the reception no matter how hard she tried! I guess it depends on the size of your wedding and just want you want of course

azoodie Posted: Mar 10, 2005 06:55 AM

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ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh okay i guess i'll do it!!!!!!!!!!! i wanted to do it, but i got to thinking about it and i just thought i'd rather be at the cocktail hour! oh wells if i miss it, i miss it!

heather-ray would rather skip the pictures in between to solve the problem!

David'sbride Posted: Mar 10, 2005 07:01 AM

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Being the last of my friends and family to get married I've taken a lot of their advice in regards to time/importance issues during the day of. I've been set with one venue, no receiving line, all pictures before hand, meet and greet at the cocktail hour and FH and I do whatever we want at the reception. We are also cutting tha cake when salad is served so we can get all formal shots done with.

d&d05 Posted: Mar 10, 2005 08:46 AM

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I did it and I didn't have a lot of time. We didn't have a large wedding and not everyone comes to the church.

I never would have had the chance to STOP the line for my LIW girls!!! That was a great moment!

germai68 Posted: Mar 10, 2005 09:22 AM

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I am doing it. I feel it is a very nice gesture, and gives the people who do come to the ceremony a feeling of being special.

hbradio Posted: Mar 10, 2005 09:30 AM

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Posted by azoodie

heather-ray would rather skip the pictures in between to solve the problem!

MEN!!!!! They just dont get it!!!!!

AnniesSS Posted: Mar 10, 2005 12:33 PM

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We won't be doing the recieving line as our ceremony is at BCE... So after the ceremony, we'll take pics, hopefully make it to some of our cocktail hour and then to the reception and we'll make our rounds there.

LadyPrincess Posted: Mar 10, 2005 01:11 PM

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hi AZ - i did not do a RL -i went to tables later.

SomethingBlu Posted: Mar 10, 2005 01:13 PM

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Posted by LadyPrincess

hi AZ - i did not do a RL -i went to tables later.

Listen to the married woman! Heehee!

I'll also go to the tables and am not doing RL either...I gotta go take pics!

LadyPrincess Posted: Mar 10, 2005 01:14 PM

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Posted by SomethingBlu

Posted by LadyPrincess

hi AZ - i did not do a RL -i went to tables later.

Listen to the married woman! Heehee!

I'll also go to the tables and am not doing RL either...I gotta go take pics!

lilmrs Posted: Mar 10, 2005 01:14 PM

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TRUTH #4…RECEIVING LINES WASTE TIME
After all you will be seeing each of these guests at the hall anyway, right? Why throw away as much as 20 good minutes that you could spend at the cocktail hour.

I have to tell you, I don't know if I agree to this. We did it and it took pressure off of getting to every table at the reception...gave us more time to dance, take pictures and chat longer with each person that we really wanted to chat with.

Please keep in mind though that my wedding and reception were at the same place.

girlygrl33 Posted: Mar 10, 2005 01:27 PM

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Def doing it, if your having a church ceremony MANY people who are NOT invited go there and its IMO RUDE not to say hello and have a receiving line and thank them for coming! We are however just having our parents and us NO BP to save time.

Katherine121 Posted: Mar 10, 2005 01:53 PM

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I am totally not doing a receiving line. I would like to, but I'm not. My timeline is so tight. I'm gettng married at 10:00 and my cocktail hour starts at 11:45 (I know I KNOW). There will be no time to waste 20 minutes shaking hands. We still have to take photos at the reception site so I'd rather mingle at CH and reception.