Home » Wedding Planning » Receiving Lines » Receiving Line Order
Receiving Line Order
There are a number of different variations to the traditional receiving line order.
The order you choose will depend how many people you want in the receiving line and can be as formal or as informal as you like. You may even decide that only the bride & groom will greet the guests.
Below you'll see a few examples - but feel free to move the order around or add/remove people to suit your personal choice and circumstances.
- Traditional receiving line
- mother of the bride
- mother of the groom
- bride
- groom
- chief Bridesmaid
- bridesmaids
- modern receiving line - parents first
- mother of the bride
- father of the bride
- mother of the groom
- father of the groom
- bride
- groom
- chief bridesmaid
- best man
- modern receiving line - parents first (mixed)
- mother of the bride
- father of the groom
- mother of the groom
- father of the bride
- bride
- groom
- chief bridesmaid
- best man
- modern receiving line - host & hostess first
- mother of the bride
- father of the bride
- bride
- groom
- mother of the groom
- father of the groom
- chief bridesmaid
- best man
- modern receiving line - parents divorced
- mother of the bride
- father of the groom
- bride
- groom
- mother of the groom
- father of the bride
- chief bridesmaid
- best man