To welcome guests it is called a 'Receiving line' and the bride; groom; parents of the bride and groom; maid of honor; bridesmaids; best man and ushers are also lined up in the Receiving Line. Guests file by and congratulate the happy couple. Most couples simply have the MC thank everyone for coming or the bride and groom can stand up and thank everyone for coming (naming those that had to take a long trip to get to the wedding) and raise their glasses to the guests.
It is becoming more and more common that the bride and groom welcome the guests to the wedding reception and then they are announced into the reception hall. Usually it is the parents of the bride,...
Wedding receptions can be held after the wedding especially in the case of the couple either choosing to elope at the last minute or if the couple had a destination wedding that not all their guests...
You should contact the caterer who catered your wedding reception. It is well noted that caterers take away food at different intervals at any large event for a good reason ... so guests don't take...
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