The Wedding Is A Lot Of Peoples' Primary Focus, But The Rehearsal Dinner Can Be Memorable, Too



There are countless plans, expenses and stresses that go together with preparing for a wedding day. If couples aren't careful they can get so consumed with planning the event and attempting to get all the details right that there is little time to enjoy the experience. When my niece was planning her wedding she had three bridal showers to go to, reception plans to get in order and was endeavoring to find a location for the rehearsal dinner. The third shower was located at my home. I'm her godmother so I had wanted to make it unique for her. A few days before the bridal shower we talked on the telephone. She sounded very stressed. She and her fiance were also having problems selecting the best wedding songs for the wedding ceremony. I recommended that she arrive the night before the bridal shower and stay all night and we would kick back and I would help her organize a list of what needed to be done prior to the wedding ceremony. She thought this sounded like a great plan.

I did most of of the preparations for the wedding shower prior to my niece arriving so that we could give attention to her to do list. She shared that the rehearsal dinner was her greatest stress because the place they had reserved had double booked, so they needed to locate a new location. We began by working on finding the best wedding songs for the wedding so we could get one need out of the way thereby giving a good feeling that the other would be dealt with as well. As I imagined finding the best wedding songs was just a matter of searching the internet, listening to samples, ordering and that was that. Now to settle the rehearsal dinner.

The rehearsal supper is normally handled by the groom's family; the truth is a number of individuals refer to the event as the groom's dinner. My niece's fiance is from out of state so his family is is paying for the rehearsal dinner, but they're not able to assist with making the preparations. My niece had touched base with the restaurant where the wedding reception will be located, but the only space available was the area where the wedding reception would be held. My niece said that the plan was to decorate the reception area prior to going to the church for the rehearsal.

We called two nearby restaurants to see if they could handle the rehearsal dinner. Both had other gatherings planned. Her fiance's parents are divorced, also both have remarried. This meant that there were extra people to incorporate in the rehearsal dinner. This was also adding to her tension because she was attempting to figure out the etiquette for seating. She had the seating chart approved for the wedding day, but not knowing where the rehearsal dinner would be held limited her capability to prepare a chart.

I asked my niece if she had called the church to find out if the fellowship area would be accessible. Everybody could just circulate and have a light catered meal. This would be much less formal and would be relatively easy to plan. The fellowship area was available that day. We called two delis and ordered a buffet meal. My niece called her fiance and told him the new plans for the rehearsal dinner. He thought this sounded great. He would make arrangements to have a buddy of his tend bar and would set up for the drinks.

The rehearsal dinner was a nice relaxed evening. The guests were able to visit and mingle and the bride and groom did not feel the need to sit in one spot while everybody ordered their food and had it served. With having a buffet line the atmosphere was very casual and the out of town guests did not have to attempt to find another place in an area that they weren't familiar with.

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