My fiance and I have decided to use groomsmen to seat the guests (no dedicated ushers). The problem is we don't know how to dismiss them after the ceremony! The groomsmen will escort the bridesmaids out the back of the chapel for the recessional, and would have to circle back around to the front in order to start dismissing the guests. It sounds like a lot of running around.
We were thinking of asking the parents of the bride and groom to do this. The chapel is small and close to the road, so only the bride and groom will be in the receiving line. We thought this would be a good way for the guests to offer congratulations to the parents.
Is this a good idea? We're not sure where this would fall on the etiquette line, and we certainly don't want to offend our parents by giving them additional duties.
Thank you for any suggestions or opinions on this matter!
Nancy Tucker
PRESIDENT - WEDDINGS BEAUTIFUL
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It is not necessary to dismiss all of the guests. You can have the spouses escort the mothers and grandmothers out and then the guests just follow. Sometimes the bride and groom actually go back inside to dismiss each row. This is done in place of a receiving line. You may want to consider that. Nancy Tucker President of Weddings Beautiful US http://www.weddingsbeautiful.com and http://www.coordinatorscorner.com
Etiquette Now
WEDDING ETIQUETTE EXPERT
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I completely agree. It is just understood that when the parents exit, guests follow. Rebecca Black, Etiquette Now
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