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How about just begin kissing and greeting everyone starting with the family and moving your way back? Pretty soon everyone will get the hint and come greet you and then there will be no awkwardness. Then dive right into mingling.
can you go outside? even if you guys just sneak away for a minute so they can move over toward the dining section it'll feel more like 'ok this is the wedding, this is the reception.'
im having the same sort of problem with my outdoor wedding. i think we're just going to run back into the house! :)
I thought about going outside... but then i thought "hmm.. strapless gown + January wedding=my butt is staying inside" But i will definately resort to this if nothing else comes to mind...
The immediate mingling idea works too...
Thanks for the ideas
For dismissing your guests, you could always act as your own ushers...greet and speak with guests one-by-one as you dismiss them from their seats. That way everyone would have a chance to speak with you after the wedding, and no one would have to stand in a long huge line :-)
As far as showing a separation between the two events...I second the idea to head outside! Could this be some time that your photog. could use to do some portraits of you two (so it wouldn't be wasted time)? You leave with the photog, take some pics outside or wherever your photo location is, then enter the reception after X amount of time.
you could always have your officiant announce that the two of you are going to take a few minutes to be alone and that in the meantime, guests are free to start mingling. then you and your FI could sneak off to another room (the coat closet, if you have to!) and take a few moments to just be together before rejoining everyone else.
lol I love the visual of a bride and groom announcing their retreat to a coat closet! :-D
Where are you guys getting ready? Does your venue have a bridal suite/lounge-y area that you two can hang out in for a while?
Haha we had this exact same problem! We outlined a nice long aisle that went past the door that I actually came out of, so at the end we just walked to the end of the aisle.....and stood there. Mr. Bluebell yelled out "That's it!" (which wasn't planned) and everyone just started stepping up to hug us etc at that point. It wasn't the most graceful exit, but at least we got to walk along a nicely designated aisle first! And people certainly did figure it out quickly enough. :-)
I would go outside, like others have suggested. You could get a wrap or shawl to keep you warm for a short while and it could make for some really cute pics (you wrapping your pashmina around both you and your new hubby as you hug him, for example).
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I need a little help....
My wedding ceremony and my reception are being held in the same place... It's a large room with a beautiful huge fire place... we will be exchanging vows in front of the fireplace.. unfortunately there are no other "rooms" except the kitchen and the bathrooms and an open room for the dance floor... we will not be having any attendants, and there will not be any type of recieving line... question is... after all the ceremony things are over, there really is no where to go to for a processional... how do i end the ceremony? I am afraid we are just going to end up standing there like "ok.. it's over... go get a drink!"
any creative ideas for processional alternatives?