what is the recieving line in a wedding.?

Question

I am fairly new to this...obviously(first marriage) and have no clue on wedding lingo. I dont have too much of anyone in my family that have had traditional or even semi traditional weddings. My mom had a court wedding. So i need to know some things. Like recieving line??? Umm...also,..if anyone knows of some really good little halls for us to be married at in northeast, preferably alliance, or vicinity, Ohio. (we are not getting married in a church because we arent members or go to church regularly. Thats another thing...To be married at a church, do you have to be a full member and go every sunday?? and do you usually have to pay to be married in a church? I want to be marrie dinfront of Glamorgan castle but i doubt its too likely as it will be cold and its now the schools administration bldg. just need some help on all this.

Answer 1

After the ceremony, the bridal party leaves the church first. As the guests leave, they congratulate the couple. This forms a line, called the receiving line. Your best bet is to just have you, your groom, and your parents standing in this line. It makes things go a lot quicker. People will walk up to you, say congrats and give a hug, and then step down to the next person and do the same with them.

To be married in a church, you do not have to be a member, but this depends on the church. Do some hunting around, and expect to pay (probably not much though, I only paid $250 for this in Illinois).

Answer 2

Hi there, congrats! The receiving line is where you, the groom and your wedding party stand in a line and all of your guests travel down the line and are "received" by you and the wedding party. You just shake hands, or hug/kiss the guests and they tell you how happy they are for you and how beautiful you all look. The others in the w.p. usually introduce themselves and say what relationship they have with you; i.e. your best friend, your sister/brother etc.

Usually you have to pay a church to get married in it, especially if you're not a member. Some public bldgs might charge you.

Two things you should remember about your wedding - 1: make sure you eat something. There's lots of toasting with champagne going on at a lot of weddings and you'll regret not eating later or the next morning. 2: try to have fun at the reception. It's a party, so have a ball! Good luck!

Oh, i had a look on the web and found this link. I didn't really read it, cuz i'm tired, but it probably has some great ideas for "non-traditional" weddings. It seems like you don't want to go the traditional route. Good for you.

Answer 3

A recieveing is the following

After you are announced you make the trip back down the aisle. As you walk out the door you stop and turn and satnd, then your parents satnd next to you, then his parents (this is where normal recieving lines stop, but if you want the whole wedding party it goes on in order of MOH, BM, etc) I recommend not doing the wedding party because its too much and people really dont care whether they meet the bridesmaids or not. The purpose of the recieving line is so that you can personally greet each guest and thank them for coming. However, it seems that many brides and grooms have adopted this practice so that they dont have to mingle very much at the reception, feeling they ave done their duty of seeing everyone. This is not true. Even if you do the recieving line you must still visit each table during the reception.

Thats about it in a nutshell

Answer 4

I bought the ultimate wedding organizer off of amazon and Martha Stewart's wedding organizer also off of amazon. together i had everything i need! it tells you the lingo, best flowers for the time of year even how to stuff the invitation envelopes. I am getting married on June 30th Were getting married in a church. we have never attended a service there and do not plan to. It usually depends on the church. Some are members only and some are not! Best thing to do is call and ask, That's what i did