Re: is it 'rude' not to walk around to each table at the wedding?

I think it's a nice gesture considering they did come to your wedding to celebrate with you. You don't have to spend a long time at each table - just stop by and say Hi, thanks for coming.

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Posted by ourwedding9510

I'm not greeting everyone. Honestly, FH and I are going to grab the mic and just thank everyone for coming to the wedding and we hope to see everyone on the dance floor and talk to them there. I'm paying all this money, I want to enjoy it. People can think it's rude but really, not everyone is always happy and I think it's more important that we are that day.

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that is what we plan to do as well.

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Everyone has made an effort to spend your special day with the bride and groom, and in my opiion going around to each table is a must! Nothing too long, just wanna make sure everyone is having a good time and to say thank you :)

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It depends. In Chinese customs it's part of tradition so it will be rude for US not to do it.
But otherwise, I don't see the big deal. I think it's nice to go by each table and spend 5 minutes to thank the people who came to the wedding. Chances are you won't get to see everyone otherwise.

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Posted by ourwedding9510

I'm not greeting everyone. Honestly, FH and I are going to grab the mic and just thank everyone for coming to the wedding and we hope to see everyone on the dance floor and talk to them there. I'm paying all this money, I want to enjoy it. People can think it's rude but really, not everyone is always happy and I think it's more important that we are that day.

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This is a great idea!!

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We will have to, won't hear the end of it if we don't. It sux because we will have about 30-35 tables with 350 guests.

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I think it's a little rude. Normally, I would not feel this way, but I was at a wedding once where the bride did no speak to anyone!! Everyone was so appauled. So I am going to make my best effort to visit with everyone.

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Posted by MrsDtoBe09

Girls, it really doesn't take that long to do this. You can even divide and conquer - let your fhs go to some tables and you go to the others. We went around during the food so people wouldn't want to chat forever. Just a simple 'hi' and 'how's your food?' worked for us. Then people see you but are too busy to want to really talk to you.

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I was just about to write this… DH and I got our food first, so we were able to eat quick and then walk around while everyone was still sitting around and eating. We were done by the time the music started again. It seems like it could take forever, but it really doesn’t take as long as you think it will! No matter how great your DJ is there are still people that won’t be up and dancing, so at least this way you get to see everyone.

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i am sure we will do it because neither of us like to dance lol... we'll have nothing else to do but talk to people

usually we're people watchers, but it's hard to be a people watcher when everyone else is watching you

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We are going to try and get it out of the way during CH and if we don't then we will go to the tables of people we don't see on a regular basis. Because honestly I want to be dancing, not chating with that one family member that you don't really know and you only invited because mom told you to!

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i got most of my 'walking around' done an cocktail hour. that way during the reception all i needed to do was dance, drink, dance dance dance!

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We tried to get most of them done during CH, but it got really hard for me because DH walked away from me and I couldn't go up to his family/friends that I've never met and talk to them with him not there. And during the reception I have to say all I wanted to do is enjoy the party, so I didn't go table to table, I wanted to take it all in and have fun

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a friend of mine suggested having the guests come to us during dinner - one table at a time. that way, we can try to eat something. we still see everyone. and we can take a nice group/table picture.

my friend went to a wedding and did this and said it was so freakin smart -- i mean, who is really gonna say NO to seeing the bride and groom?

we willl go to the tables with older ppl tho, we dont want them walking around

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Posted by Jna2010

i think its a little rude... these people came to your wedding to celebrate with you, i think you should go to each table and thank your guests for coming and sharing this day with you. dont spend a long time at each table, just go over and thank them ask them if theyre enjoying themselves and tell them youll see them on the dancefloor.. you should be these less than a min at each table

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I agree. This is what I'll be doing

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i dont think its rude i plain to do a receiving line at the church so i can say my hellos there and hope to go to ch

the way i see it im the bride and want to enjoy my wedding - people could come find me on the dance floor

if that is bitchy or rude of me oh well

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Posted by T E R I

We tried to get most of them done during CH, but it got really hard for me because DH walked away from me and I couldn't go up to his family/friends that I've never met and talk to them with him not there. And during the reception I have to say all I wanted to do is enjoy the party, so I didn't go table to table, I wanted to take it all in and have fun

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ITA with this

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I made my husband (so weird saying that) stay with me and speak to everyone at the cocktail hour. We didn't go to each table, it's weird, people came to us.

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we will be attending the CH in order to say hello to everyone. FH & I have worked so hard to plan the perfect night that we also want to enjoy it too. our reception will be for dinner, drinking & dancing.

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we walked around and said hello to everyone at ch and eventually you talk to everyone on the dance floor or at their tables... its not needed to go to every table indivudually if you see everyone before at ch