at reception or in reception.

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1) He is at reception

2) He is in reception.

Which one is right?(I am talking about wedding reception).
 

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1) He is at reception

2) He is in reception.

Which one is right?(I am talking about wedding reception).

If it's a wedding reception, he is at the reception.
 

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1) He is at reception

2) He is in reception.

Which one is right?(I am talking about wedding reception).
Neither. As bhai said, if it's a wedding reception it's 'He is at the reception'. If 'reception' is a place rather than an event, it's plain 'in': 'I'm at my desk at the moment, but I'll see you in reception in a few minutes.

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Maybe this is just "business speak" but either "at" or "in" works for me to mean "the waiting area near the receptionist."
 

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I agree with the previous comments.

For a wedding reception: He is at a/the reception.
The reception area of a hotel: He is at/in reception.
 

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Hmm. Perhaps I was a bit hasty in ruling out 'at' for the reception area with the uncomfortable soft seating! But I think I'd tend to use 'at' for visitors and 'in' for fixtures and fittings: 'There's a wide-screen TV in reception showing rolling news.'... But if it works for Barb and Ems with either...:-?

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