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| RECEIVING LINE | GUEST BOOK | MONEY BOXES

AT THE RECEPTION

RECEIVING LINE
It is up to every couple to decide if they want a receiving line following the ceremony or at the reception, or if this seems too formal, it's also possible to greet wedding guests by visiting each table during the reception.

The receiving line following the actual ceremony gives the guests an opportunity to greet hello to the Bride and Groom before they go to the reception. The newlyweds often then go to a location to have photographs taken.

A traditional receiving line at the reception usually takes each guest anywhere from thirty seconds to one minute to go through. To speed up the process, some of the wedding party may be omitted from standing in the line. If you are going to have a receiving line, have hors d'oeuvres and drinks served to keep your guests socializing and the reception activities going.

The mother of the Bride, or whoever is hosting the wedding, is the first person in the receiving line. She then introduces the guest to the next person, the mother of the Groom, who in turn will introduce the guest to the Bride and Groom. The Maid of Honor and Bridesmaids will follow. Groomsmen and children in the wedding party don't usually participate in the receiving line.

If the fathers of the couple are going to be included in the receiving line, they stand next to their wives. Some fathers prefer to mingle with the guests and thereby keep the line "going". Divorced parents may not want to stand in the line together. Step-parents often substitute. The position of their extended family members in the receiving line is up to the couple to decide.

GUEST BOOK

Guest books are still used at wedding receptions to keep a record for the Bride as to who came to your wedding. It also allows guests to leave notes in the book for the couple.

You can order your guest book when you are ordering your invitations, or shop around for something unique, or make one yourself. Wedding decorating and craft books have plenty of good ideas to start you creating. As an alternative to the guest book, some brides are providing a long piece of white scrolled parchment paper. It is placed on the table with pens for the guest's names and/or comments.

Pens can be as fancy as you want. You can tie tulle netting or ribbons around them, or glue tiny white silk or satin rosebuds or white feathers on them. Decorated pens help to create a "special event" ambiance and guests take delight in using them.

MONEY GIFT BOXES

A unique way to receive monetary envelopes at your reception is to buy or make a money gift box. They are fancy box creations with slots in them to deposit envelopes. The boxes are decorated and created as unique images of churches, interesting baskets or anything that will fit in with the motif of the wedding. If you are going to have a money gift box at your wedding reception, make sure it is placed where it can be watched by a member of your immediate family. It is not improper to have the box placed inside the reception area for security reasons.

Traditionally, however, gifts of cash or cheques and given to the groom who slip them inside his jacket. It's why men have the large inside pockets.

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