immediate family as well as anyone playing an actuall role in the wedding. If you are having the rehearsal dinner the night before the wedding, it is also traditional and appropriate to invite out-of-town guests. This is a good show of hospitality, and keeps your guests from having to sit around their hotel room or wander around a strange town looking for somewhere to eat/something to do.
With your wedding planner being such an important part of the event, and more than likely, at the rehearsal, yes, it is appropriate to invite your planner. Because circumstance differ, there are exceptions. Many times the planner will be busy finalizing details and will declline. Depending on the formality of the dinner, she/he may just stop by and make an appearance for a few minutes.
You are obligated to invite all the participants of the wedding party, plus the parents of minors (junior bridesmaids, flower girl, ringbearer). Generally you also have the parents of the bride and groom (and their spouses, if on friendly terms) and the spouses of the wedding party, especially if they are not local. You can also invite grandparents, leftover siblings (if one child is in the wedding party and the parent needs to be there, you may as well invite the other parent and other siblings) and any other out-of-town guests. You can invite the organist and the officiant, but this is not necessary.
* The bride/groom to be (of course); their parents; Maid of Honor; Bridesmaids; Best Man; Ushers and sometimes grandparents or someone very special and close to the bride or groom can be asked to the rehearsal dinner. It is acceptable to let all the above bring their spouses or dates, but you can make it clear that is just for those in the wedding party so you can save money.
Well a wedding rehearsal dinner cost a lot of money. The bride, and groom are expected to pay for the guess. So you don't want to invite everyone expected to show up at the wedding. You just want to invite the people in the wedding party. You want to thank them for being apart of the wedding, and that's mainly what the dinner is for. You can also invite close family member.
To host a budget wedding rehearsal, you will need to get the entire wedding party on board. Then you can rent a small hall and have a potluck dinner.
Often the wedding planner is not invited to the rehearsal dinner, but if the couple want to invite the wedding planner they should also invite his or her's spouse.
The duration of Wedding Rehearsal is 1.4 hours.
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Traditionally it is the Groom's family who will pay for the rehearsal dinner.
Traditionally, The groom's parents pay for the rehearsal dinner, the wedding flowers, the honeymoon, and the alcohol for the reception.
at the same place the wedding is being held
If you are asking what the meal is, this can be either casual to formal; it follows the rehearsal and is also called the grooms dinner. The wedding party attends this and is the last time these individuals are together before the ceremony when everyone is 'on' and has other responsibilities. It is a time to toast each other and each family to bond before the big day. Some have a BBQ and keep it relaxed others go all out in a favorite restaurant. Just try not to overdo this if it is the night before....
The wedding to do list for groom's parents include hosting the engagement party. They provide the couple with a list of guests and host the rehearsal dinner on the evening before the wedding. They may also contribute to some of the wedding expenses.
A rehearsal dinner isn't a formally defined event. The best thing to do is invite close family and anyone who you feel should be there and of course the wedding party.
A wedding rehearsal dinner depends on the restaurant where everyone goes so the prices vary. It is generally the groom's father that pays for the rehearsal dinner and if the father can't afford the cost then a nice buffet or even a BBQ (depending on the time of year) at the groom's parents home would suffice.
Even if you are paying for the rehearsal dinner for your son's wedding you should at least get your son and his bride a gift and if this is not appropriate for certain cultural weddings and money is the gift then give only what money you can afford.