A complication arises when a guest, Tommy Gray (Alan Mowbray), greets Godfrey familiarly as an old friend.

At the grand ballroom of the Waldorf, 800 guests dressed in black tie greeted the 36 debutantes lined up in the Basildon room of the hotel for two and a half hours.

Each guest greets the first person in the line (who, of course, is the person of lowest precedence).

The wedding party may form a receiving line at this point, or later at a wedding reception, so that each guest may briefly greet the entire wedding party.

The guest of honor and her consort, Donovan Leitch, fellow Ford model and son of "the" Donovan, greet their guests.

Holden staff and guests greet arriving buses with welcoming applause.

"The honored guest greets Eternal Salmissra," the chorus announced.

Another guest greets her, saying, "I hear you're a very happy young lady."

In typical fashion, at a dinner party the architect gave for 10 of his friends on a Wednesday evening, guests greeted their host by asking what they could do to help.

Each guest greets the first (lowest precedence) person in the line and, if necessary, introduces himself.