I always feel awkward when I approach the bride and groom in their reception line. I have only been to one wedding where I was the one who knew the person getting married. Every reception I have gone to since then, it has been Katie that has known the happy couple. This leaves me with a dilemma: hug or shake hands? I always shake the groom's hand -- that one is easy. The tricky part is the bride. I try to follow her lead. Sometimes she is so happy that she wants to hug everyone. Other times the bride is a little standoffish and would rather shake hands. One time I tried to shake hands but the bride wanted to hug, so my arm got stuck in between us.
I went to a reception this evening and found a solution to the problem. I just kind of stood behind Katie so that the bride couldn't reach me so the only way I would possibly congratulate them both was to shake hands. I think I'll do that from now on.
Life is just so dang complex! Good fix, Bryan. :)
ReplyDeleteHahahaha!! Reception lines are always awkward. I find greeting the parents to be the worst. "Hi, you don't know me and will never remember me." and then if there's a pile-up in front of you, you have to say something like "How was the weather today? She looks so pretty. Uh, well, ok. Congrats again."
ReplyDeleteI know EXACTLY how you feel! I'm big into the hand-shake......
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