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shyavon81 Posted:

When are you supposed to

Have the rehearsal dinner and who's invited?

MarjorieFrank Posted:

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It's usually a few days before the wedding... If you are getting married at a church, it's held after you do the rehersal at the church. Only people involved in the ceremony and bridal party get invited, as well as immediate family. It's not usually a huge celebration with aunts, uncles, etc.

meg922 Posted:

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Ours is going to be a week before the wedding. Generally, everyone in the bridal party, the immediate families, anyone participating in the ceremony and OOT guests are invited.

MrsC2010 Posted:

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a lot of people do theirs the night before esp if ur bridal party includes out of towners...

shyavon81 Posted:

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I thought that it was supposed to be the night before, but I can't imagine wanting to do anything the night before other than rest.

MarjorieFrank Posted:

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I don't think it's a good idea to do it the night before. It goes late and you probably want that time to relax and de-stressify. My sister was forced into having it the night before her wedding, thanks to the oh so holy people at our parish, and she hated it. I would have it 2 or 3 days before.

Lsorrent Posted:

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Ours will probably be the night before. But our ceremony isn't until 3:30pm the next day, so there should still be plenty of time to rest and relax.

JAAMS Posted:

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We're going to do it the night before since the BP & fam will be staying at a hotel that weekend (we're having the wedding in CT and we're all from LI). But I think you can do it anytime in that week before. But also, we aren't having our ceremony until 6:30PM, so we aren't going to have to be up super early the next day (even though I probably will be anyway lol).

We'll be inviting our parents, grandparents, any other family that plans to be at the hotel that night, & bridal party members + the families of the kids in the bridal party (as long as they plan on staying at the hotel that night)
RPMG26599 Posted:

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I thought its just the bridal party and the parents of the bride and grrom? I didnt know you had to invite OOT's and aunts and uncles, ect......

jsha20 Posted:

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In my experience it's usually the night before with immediate family, bridal party and OOT guests.

shyavon81 Posted:

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Posted by RPMG26599

I thought its just the bridal party and the parents of the bride and grrom? I didnt know you had to invite OOT's and aunts and uncles, ect......


Same here. I was just thinking bridal party and parents. I can't afford to have the wedding twice!LOL!
RPMG26599 Posted:

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Posted by shyavon81

Posted by RPMG26599

I thought its just the bridal party and the parents of the bride and grrom? I didnt know you had to invite OOT's and aunts and uncles, ect......


Same here. I was just thinking bridal party and parents. I can't afford to have the wedding twice!LOL!


me too! Im sticking to just bridal party and Parents of the bride and groom. People need to understand how much everything is.....
MrsCtoB Posted:

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We are getting married on a Sunday and having the RD Friday night! Just the Bridal Party, their significant others and our parents are invited!

RPMG26599 Posted:

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Posted by MrsCtoB

We are getting married on a Sunday and having the RD Friday night! Just the Bridal Party, their significant others and our parents are invited!


Thats exactly who I thought you invite....I will be doing the same
Lsorrent Posted:

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I think in terms of guests at the RD, it depends on how close you are with extended family.

Mine will definitely be BP (and their spouses) and mine and FH's parents, and a few very close friends that aren't in BP (for size purposes).

FH is also VERY close with some of his aunts and uncles, so they will probably be invited as well. On the other hand, I barely speak with mine, so while they are invited to the wedding, they won't be invited to the RD.

I haven't decided yet if we will invite OOT'ers or not.
20mrsc10 Posted:

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we're hoping to have ours the thursday before the wedding, and will invite bridal party immediate family and oot guests

JAAMS Posted:

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Posted by RPMG26599

I thought its just the bridal party and the parents of the bride and grrom? I didnt know you had to invite OOT's and aunts and uncles, ect......



The only reason we'd be inviting them is if we're having the RD @ the hotel that we are all staying at. Because I would just feel strange otherwise, if Auntie is wandering by looking for food and we're all there stuffing our faces.
ttdiff11 Posted:

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mine is the night b4

futureMrsJSL Posted:

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Posted by MrsCtoB

We are getting married on a Sunday and having the RD Friday night! Just the Bridal Party, their significant others and our parents are invited!


ITA. My wedding falls on a Sunday and I'd probably have the RD on a Friday with the BP, their partners and parents.
2009Bride2Be Posted:

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Im doing mine a week before the wedding. IMO, the night before the wedding everyone should be resting and relaxed. Not out at dinner getting drunk GoD forbid. AND as well as I dont want to see FH the night before. AND I am going to be stressed out so I DEF dont want to have to deal with that on top of everything else.

IF its an OOT wedding thats different then you have no choice. But I would even do that about 2 days b4 not the night b4.

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