Rehearsal Dinner help

Ok this is our situation....
We're getting married on a Saturday night and our church said they don't do rehearsals usually, but IF we wanted one, they would do it on the Friday night before the wedding after 8:00pm only. Well that means 8:00pm rehearsal w/ the church and then dinner reservations at like 9:00pm near the church. Do I really want to be eating dinner that late the NIGHT before I get married?
If I do it on the Thursday night before the wedding then I would be inconveniencing my entire wedding party being they all live on Long Island and the rehearsal is in Brooklyn. Make sense?
Help!!!

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Posted by LaurenF

how about doing the dinner beforehand- at like 5? this way you can be guaranteed to be done by dinner in time to go to the church to rehearse. the people in your BP can hang around to rehearse, and the OOT guests can go to their hotels.

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That may be a better idea. People can leave work earlier on Friday for a 5:00pm dinner. Do you know what it's like to have the entire BP living on LI or CT and they complain about going to Brooklyn...its insane! Why do i even worry about it so much?! Thanks, I may try that idea and run it by the FH.

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Posted by LaurenF

how about doing the dinner beforehand- at like 5? this way you can be guaranteed to be done by dinner in time to go to the church to rehearse. the people in your BP can hang around to rehearse, and the OOT guests can go to their hotels.

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I agree. We're having our rehearsal at 6pm and RD at 7:30. People are definitely going to have to leave work early regardless. The only person in our BP who lives on Long Island is my 15 year old cousin (and this includes FH and I) so I'm thinking a lot of people will take off the whole day.

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Posted by LaurenF

how about doing the dinner beforehand- at like 5? this way you can be guaranteed to be done by dinner in time to go to the church to rehearse. the people in your BP can hang around to rehearse, and the OOT guests can go to their hotels.

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If you really wanted the rehearsal, I would definitely go with this option and it works out perfectly if you do have any OOT guests.

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Posted by MissingTheBGene

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Posted by LaurenF

how about doing the dinner beforehand- at like 5? this way you can be guaranteed to be done by dinner in time to go to the church to rehearse. the people in your BP can hang around to rehearse, and the OOT guests can go to their hotels.

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If you really wanted the rehearsal, I would definitely go with this option and it works out perfectly if you do have any OOT guests.

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Don't forget though, I can't do the church rehearsal until after 8:00pm the night before the wedding. Is that too late? Will I be wishing I did it the Thursday night? Just asking because I know that some people say the night before the wedding you're running around still trying to get things done and in order. Thanks girls

It's definitely not too late, especially if you do the dinner first. Our church blocks off 30 minute slots for the rehearsal.

You'd be out later if you had an earlier rehearsal and a later dinner!