Sometimes it's best if they don't. my SIL went up to my Best friend and asked if she was pregnant...she said she was really flustered and overwhelmed by all the people. Maybe it's a new safety precaution for not putting your foot in your mouth.

Put me in the hate receiving lines group too!! It's not really talking to people, and it keeps everyone waiting in the line...so I think it's boring for the guests and the bride/groom all. We also went table to table and greeted and talked to everyone. The only bad thing about it is that we had a fairly large wedding, so by the time we did this the reception was almost over. So I don't really think I had as much fun at my reception as I would have if I could have skipped the table chit-chat, but that didn't seem like good manners to ignore the people who cared enough to get dressed up, spend half their day and buy me a gift. JMO

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I just think it's plain out rude not to greet your guests in one way or the other, a receiving line or at each table.

I even make my children greet their guests at their family birthday parties. I also make them say goodbye and thanks for coming.

I've never really thought about it. I don't get upset/mad/peeved about stuff like that though...

All I know is that on my wedding day there were tons of people and we did have a receiving line at the church but I'm sure there were folks at the reception that didn't go to the church, so were they offended that we didn't greet them? I hope not, we were doing the best we could! LOL! It's hard to get around to everyone...

I think it's pretty rude that they didn't have a receiving line, go around to the tables, or at least make an announcement to thank everyone for coming. I felt bad that I didn't get to seee everyone at my reception, and we had a recieveing line! There were just some people that didn't come through it.

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Nope no receiving line, no going around to any tables. Nothing. I do think it is very bad manners to do that. The bride and groom did not thank anyone for coming or make any kind of announcement to that effect.
The groom went around telling everyone at DH work how much everything was costing them... I guess to make sure he got enough money back.

Food was great though. Desserts like you wouldn't believe. A whole room of them. Coffee bar, cigar bar, they had the works.

I agree - it ties up so much time. I don't think I've been to a wedding in 15 years that did a receiving line. However, it is in extremely bad taste to not speak to everyone at the wedding. If the bride and groom can't make to each table together, then split up if need be. I don't like weddings where the couple dance with their attendants all night and don't "make the rounds." They've been with their friends all weekend - they should spend at least 30-45 minutes going from table to table while everyone is dancing.

Yes that is rude not to make some kind of effort to greet everyone!

I have to share a story at my wedding we invited the guys dh worked with and, one of the guys new him for 12 yrs so he gave us 12.00 in our card! Wasnt that nice of him?

Leighann

I don't like receiving lines either so we didn't do that. We went around to all the tables and talked with everyone. Much more relaxed.

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