Ceremony and Reception at the Same location

JBKempf Posted: Oct 07, 2005 04:48 PM

Ceremony and Reception at the Same location

For those having the ceremony and reception at the same location are you having a rehersal?

Mrs_B Posted: Oct 07, 2005 04:53 PM

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we didnt.. we went through everything a few minutes before the ceremony LOL

BlondeJD Posted: Oct 07, 2005 04:55 PM

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Posted by Mrs_B

we didnt.. we went through everything a few minutes before the ceremony LOL

Same here - it was about 15 minutes before the invite time. I chose not to walk down the aisle though, so that would still be 'special' (DH and I saw each other before the ceremony). I just sat in a chair and supervised from the back of the ceremony room

JBKempf Posted: Oct 07, 2005 05:00 PM

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Yea Med Manor just said that they don't normally do that so I was confused. I guess we will just wing it that day!!! That should be an experience.

AnniesSS Posted: Oct 07, 2005 05:39 PM

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I wanted to - for my own sanity - but DH, BIL and my sis all vetoed me, so I just went with the flow. Worked out just fine

lindz Posted: Oct 07, 2005 05:50 PM

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yes and it made us feel a lot better! Regardless of where the ceremony is, I think a rehearsal is important, for us anyway.

Mrs. dleeny Posted: Oct 07, 2005 06:47 PM

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no. we're doing a walk through about an hour before the ceremony with the Rabbi.

melissaandsean Posted: Oct 07, 2005 10:46 PM

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yes! I wanted to do it, and it's really 'tradtional' to do that in my family, so we did it. It worked out well, since there were a few final things I needed to go over with the MD.

JBKempf Posted: Oct 07, 2005 10:52 PM

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Did the hall charge you for the rehersal? How about the officiant?

littlebookworm4 Posted: Oct 07, 2005 11:05 PM

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yup - it was actually at the request of my BMs.

cjik Posted: Oct 08, 2005 01:57 PM

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We did, but we asked the hotel we used for our guests for a meeting room. They gave us one, free of charge, since we didn't need it long, and we booked so many rooms with them. We had our wedding at a restaurant, and they could only offer us the rooms at off-peak times, which was convenient for no one.

JBKempf Posted: Oct 08, 2005 02:43 PM

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ooh, that is an interesting idea.

suezboss Posted: Oct 08, 2005 03:04 PM

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We DID, b/c I didn't want the rehersal 30 min before the ceremnony- (like the hall wanted to do)... while I was already dressed... I didn't want it to take away from the 'real' cremony...

103005FallBride Posted: Oct 08, 2005 04:08 PM

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Our hall offers to do one 1/2 hr before ceremony. All but me will participate in that. We plan on doing one at our RD mostly for the children.

JBKempf Posted: Oct 08, 2005 05:18 PM

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That is also another good suggestion. I didn't think of that. I mean I just really walk and stand, but the FG and RB need to know what to do and so does the rest of the BP.

MrsMichel07 Posted: Oct 09, 2005 11:47 PM

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Sorry to be on the 05 board.....

I am getting married at my hall.

You can do ur rehersal ANYWHERE.... someone home, a park anywhere....

I doubt if I will do it at the hall... no need to....
I might do here in my house or in my moms basement.