Q.
My fiance's parents are divorced and are not on good terms. How should I place them in the receiving line, and should their spouses be included?
A.
If you choose to have both of his parents stand in the receiving line, don't place them next to each other. You wouldn’t want to mislead guests into thinking that his parents are still married. Consider placing your parents and the two of you in between his mom and dad. Whether you include his parents’ spouses depends on how you and your fiance feel. If including the spouses seems like a good way to provide a buffer between your fiance’s parents, then it might be a good idea. Another acceptable solution is to have only your moms in the receiving line. Your dads can mingle with guests while you, your husband, and your mothers greet guests in the receiving line.
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lisacall
Oh dear I hadn't even though about this until now! If the step-parents are new I'd say leave them out! My parents have both been re-married for 10 years but I am still most close to my actual parents (like it's not as though my dad bailed and my step dad raised me only, although he was there for me)... I guess I just won't have a receiving line? My fiance and each of the three sets of parents can just make our rounds to the tables separately. I've seen more of this recently anyway, even without the divorce issue.
lildragonflies
How do I handle ALL of our parents being divorced?? If I just have the moms in the recieving line, wouldn't that snub the step dads? On the other hand, I don't think I want 20 people in the line. Do we include all 8 of them??