I've never seen a receiving line move quickly. There... I said it.No matter how quickly you want the guests to move along so you can start doing your formal photography (photos like group family shots after the ceremony) it's next to impossible to start quickly.
I think the number one thing that guests dislike about wedding photography is how long they have to wait for the formals to get shot before they can get to throw rice at the bride and groom. By the way, nobody throws rice any more! It's usually "bubbles" or bird seed now.
Anyway, if you calculate how many people are going to be at your wedding and how long it will take to say "Congratulations," hug and kiss and do all the other things people usually do when they greet you, you can imagine how long a receiving line is going to take.
So, many couples just reserve doing a receiving line until the reception where they have more time to deal with it. In its place, they quickly do their formal photos and then they can get outside to get bubbles or bird seed tossed at them.
By the way, did you know that bubbles often stain dresses? Nobody ever thinks about this, but I've heard that many bridesmaid's dresses (as well as wedding dresses) have been ruined by the bubbles! Unless you get those bubbles off you quickly, it's going to eventually stain the dresses. The bubble solution that is supplied today are a rather "thick" formula and when the bubbles burst on you, it tends to leave a sticky residue. So if you are going to use bubbles, have your bridesmaids stand "up wind" when they line up to blow bubbles. As for the bride... well, there's not much that can be done. It's the colored dresses that show up more of the problems from bubbles anyway...
Bird seed isn't much better. That stuff gets all over the place! Try getting it out of your hair or out of your dress when it's traveled down the inside... I'm sure you can imagine what a pain it is! I think rice was easier to deal with when it was used years ago. Oh well...
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