Wedding Help

One part of your wedding planning that the bride shouldn’t have much to do with is the rehearsal dinner. The rehearsal dinner is typically hosted and paid for by the groom and his family. The rehearsal dinner isn’t just a time for everyone to meet and through the motions of the wedding to take place, but it’s also a time for the family to spend some quality time together before the wedding. As I’ve mentioned before in previous articles, you don’t really need to send out rehearsal dinner invitations, but using them could sure eliminate headaches when it comes to who is invited as well as getting the information out. There are many great verses and wording for rehearsal dinner invitations that you can use, some traditional and some just a lot of fun. Here are some ideas on how to word your rehearsal dinner invitations.

Not So Traditional Wording for Rehearsal Dinner Invitations:

John popped the question and Jane said “Yes”/ The wedding is ready, and she has her dress./Practice makes perfect for this day to be great/That’s what we’ll be doing - March 4 is the date./We’ll practice the ceremony, then once we’re free/Its off to the Roadhouse for dinner and sweet tea./ Please join the bride and groom at 6 o’clock at —–.

Practice makes perfect, it’s true what they say,/Please join us for a rehearsal, before our big day!/We’ll meet at the church, at 6 o’clock on the dot/where John and Jane will be tying the knot./After the practice, when is said and done/please join as at —- for food, fellowship and fun!

Traditional Wording for Rehearsal Dinner Invitations

In the wording for a traditional rehearsal dinner invitation, it is customary to mention the names of the people who are hosting the dinner. So here are some more traditional wordings for rehearsal dinner invitations.

Mr. and Mrs. John Doe request the pleasure of your company/at the Rehearsal dinner in honor of Joe and Janet/on Friday, the 23rd of March/at six o’clock in the evening/at Micheal’s Restaurant, 4583 Fourth Ave, College Station, TX.

Please join us for a rehearsal dinner/in honor of Joe and Janet/on July 12, 2009/at 6:00 pm/The Roadhouse/3829 West Manik Dr, San Francisco, California/Mr. and Mrs. John Doe.

Your rehearsal dinner can be as elegant or as laid back as you want it to be, and the wording of your rehearsal dinner invitations and the location of your rehearsal dinner will certainly be a indicator as well. There are lots of different verses and formats that you can use for wording rehearsal dinner invitations, and a little imagination and thought can get you some great original verses.

Tags: Rehearsal Dinner, rehearsal dinner invitations, wording for rehearsal dinner invitations

Our rehearsal dinner was a lot of fun. My husband’s parents wanted it to be something nice since they were paying for it, and a few months before the wedding they came up to help us choose a location. We went from restaurant to restaurant, looking at their party rooms and asking about costs to rent the room and the cost of food for everyone in attendance until we finally settled on a location and put down a deposit on a room. Our final decision was a popular steakhouse that was only about twenty minutes away from our church and where everyone would be staying for the wedding. The room was really beautiful, it had large natural stone with giant fireplaces and paintings, very western theme. We put the deposit on the room, and then his parents left to go back home.

In the weeks leading up to the wedding, we called several times to make sure they still had us on the list for that night, and to verify the times that his mom and sisters could come in and decorate the meeting room for our rehearsal dinner. Calling several times was a great idea as we wanted to make sure they didn’t forget that we were coming. We chose a menu plan for the group which allowed everyone their choice of steaks and sides with salad and dessert, and we were ready to go.

As I mentioned before in my article, Rehearsal Dinner Invitations, I chose not to send out rehearsal dinner invitations, and we ended up having a large group of people at our rehearsal dinner. But then again, we had two pastors and their families, a piano player and her husband, the family doing the special music, and then all of our groomsmen and bridesmaids with their significant others. Not only that, but one of my bridesmaids had her family come in from another country to attend our wedding, and we invited them to the rehearsal dinner as well. We had quite a crowd.

My mother-in-law did an excellent job decorating for the rehearsal dinner, and everything was just beautiful. The rehearsal dinner tables were long rectangles, and she had covered them with white tablecloths and then added personalized candle holders along the tables with some sweet smelling candles that were peach colored, scattered confetti along the tables, and had greenery in a lot of different places as well. It really helped to transform the room into a perfect rehearsal dinner.

My fiance and I passed out the gifts that we had for our wedding party and our parents, all of which went over really well. Our families are very close even spending time together at holidays, and we had an excellent time at our rehearsal dinner. It was a great time to be able to sit back and relax and enjoy the entire family being together again, instead of stressing about the wedding. I’ve written this article basically to say, have fun at your rehearsal dinner, and don’t let stress ruin all of the fun you could be having on your wedding day. For more great ideas on rehearsal dinner options, check out my article on Rehearsal Dinner Ideas.

Tags: Rehearsal Dinner, rehearsal dinner decorations, rehearsal dinner invitations

One thing that I probably should have done when doing my wedding planning was to send out rehearsal dinner invitations. Your rehearsal dinner is typically the night before the wedding, with everyone involved in the ceremony in attendance. Then, the wedding planning or other party walks the bridal party through what will be happening and where to stand. Then, once the rehearsal is over, everyone joins the bride and groom for a dinner either at the wedding location, or at a restaurant. With everything going on, many brides do not send out rehearsal dinner invitations, and I didn’t do it myself. I relied on word of mouth for getting everyone to the right place at the right time, and it worked all right. Looking back though, I probably should have sent out rehearsal dinner invitations, as it would have made things a little less stressful on everyone involved, and of course on myself making sure that everyone knew where we were going, what time to show up, and more. So, if you are wondering what kind of rehearsal dinner invitations to send out, and who should be invited to your rehearsal dinner, then here are some great hints to help you get started.

Who should receive Rehearsal Dinner Invitations?

The people who typically need to receive rehearsal dinner invitations are the parents of the bride and groom, the bridal party, the officiant, anyone doing special music, playing the piano, or any special readings, speeches and prayers, and ushers as well. Many couples also choose to invite grandparents and siblings of the bride so that everyone can be involved. Not only will you need to send out rehearsal dinner invitations to these people, but you need to include any spouses, or guests that go along with the people in your bridal party. This made our rehearsal dinner quite large, as we had two ministers, a piano player and two special songs, several ushers, and a moderately large bridal party. Making a list of people to send out rehearsal dinner invitations to will help to make sure that you don’t forget to invite anyone.

Where to find Rehearsal Dinner Invitations?

You can find rehearsal dinner invitations anywhere that you find any other kind of invitations. Perhaps the best idea for creating rehearsal dinner invitations is to make them yourself on the computer with a special kind of paper. That way you can get everything on your rehearsal dinner invitation that you need to have. If you are not that creative, or just want to make your rehearsal dinner invitations as easy as you can, then there are many websites on the Internet that will print and fold your rehearsal dinner invitations. You can also delegate the responsibility of sending out rehearsal dinner invitations to your maid of honor or other friend who wants to help.

Like I said, I chose not to send out rehearsal dinner invitations because I was just so overwhelmed with my wedding planning, and also, didn’t think about it until it was too late. Check out my other article on Our Rehearsal Dinner for the whole story. But looking back, rehearsal dinner invitations are great, and they can really be a great tool to making sure that you are including everyone that needs to be there.

Tags: rehearsal dinner invitations, rehearsal dinner traditions