Can anyone tell me what the roll is of the brides mother at her daughters wedding reception?
The mother of the bride stands in the receiving line greeting guests… (A helpful hint for the receiving line… You will get a few people who want to stand and have a long drawn our conversation, the receiving line is not the place for it.. As you shake hands subtly keep the line moving by gently swinging in the direction of the flow of traffic, if that doesn’t keep the person moving introduce them to the next person in line even if it take passing the handshake down to keep it moving..) After the receiving line breaks up the mother of the bride will sit at the head table for the meal and then will circulate through the guests chatting… If some one wants to have a longer conversation this is the time but don’t get caught with one person all evening… (Helpful hint when circulating each wedding party member should have a “buddy” through out the evening you make eye contact at regular intervals have a subtle secret gesture or other thing that means HELP and it the “buddies” job to c
It depends on how old and/or independent your daughter is. She might be heavily consulting you on all wedding matters and be expecting your help to set up and coordinate everything, or she may be doing all of this quite individually (tends to be so with older brides) and therefore just wants you to have a good time! I would check with your daughter. Just remember though, once the wedding starts, you’re not a hostess anymore…you’re a guest so enjoy yourself!
