Editing Wedding reception (section)

===Receiving line=== <!-- "Receiving line" redirects here -->
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In a receiving line, newly wedded couple, the hosts, and often their parents and any honour attendants, stand in [[order of precedence]] and greet every guest in turn.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Everything You Need to Know About Receiving Lines at Weddings |url=https://www.brides.com/story/wedding-receiving-line-etiquette |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=Brides |language=en}}</ref>

Each guest greets the first (lowest precedence) person in the line and, if necessary, introduces him/herself. The first person then introduces the guest to the next person in the line, and turns to the next guest. As each guest properly speaks little more than his/her name (if necessary) and conventional greetings or congratulations to each person in turn, the line progresses steadily without unnecessary delays.

Western etiquette requires at least one of the hosts and the newly married couple, as the guests of honor, to welcome and greet the guests, but the other members of the wedding party, parents who are not hosting the party, siblings, etc., are not required to stand in the receiving line. It is increasingly common to feature only the couple, since more modern couples host and pay for their own weddings rather than their parents.

After formally receiving each guest in this fashion, the receiving line is finished and the people who had been duty-bound to stand in it can mingle with guests, eat, and enjoy more extended conversations.