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Rehearsal Dinners
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With all the planning that goes into an Omaha Wedding and Reception there are all kinds of this to prepare and organize for. One of these things is the rehearsal dinner. When and where to have the rehearsal dinner can easily get overlooked in the early stages of your planning.
This article is just a friendly reminder to not forget about the rehearsal dinner and to start thinking about it now.
In the following paragraphs you will get answers to some of the most commonly asked questions that Omaha Brides and Grooms have when planning for their rehearsal dinner in Omaha.
First let us start off by saying that like most Omaha Wedding Related Events your rehearsal Dinner can either be informal or formal. This totally depends on you and what you want.
The dinner is traditionally held on the eve of your Wedding Day following the Wedding Ceremony Run through / rehearsal.
The grooms parents are usually the hosts and are responsible for the financial aspects of the dinner. However it is more than acceptable to have a close friend or family member take these responsibilities or even the Bride and Groom themselves.
When it comes to who to invite to your rehearsal dinner here is a list:
Bride and Groom
Parents of Brides and Groom
Grandparents of Bride and Groom
All Wedding Party Members (those who are participating in the Wedding)
Close and / or out of town relatives
Officiant
Spouses and significant others of any of the above mentioned
An Omaha Rehearsal dinner can be held in a formal setting in a Dining facility or informally at someone?s house. Either way is completely acceptable.
If you choose to have your Rehearsal dinner at a resturant a lot of the burden will be lifted off in that you will not have to cook, clean, or worry about small details. Most facilities will take care of all of that for you. If you are expecting a lot of your Rehearsal dinner guests to be coming from out of town you should also look at having your rehearsal dinner at the hotel that most of them will be staying at.
Another direction to go is to have your rehearsal dinner at someone?s house. This would make the dinner a lot less formal and can also be a lot of fun. You could do anything from a grill out to a pool party. You could even have food catered in buffet style. Having the rehearsal dinner in this fashion will give more of a personal feel to your evening and guests will tend to relax more.
Another Rehearsal Dinner trend that is worth mentioning is to incorparate a theme. Pick any theme you want and have fun with it.
Here are a few more bits of advice when it comes to planning your Omaha Rehearsal dinner:
1. Stay away from foods that will be served at your Wedding Reception.
2. Take time out during your rehearsal dinner to introduce everyone and add something about that person and what they mean to you in that introduction.
3. Make sure to verbally thank the hosts of the dinner.
4. Extra mention to those that came from out of town.
5. Give out your gifts to your Wedding Party.
6. If your holding dinner in a resturant see if they have a private room.
7. Do not drink a lot and try to be home early. The big night is yet to come.
8. Think about showing home movies, video clips, pictures etc..
9. Sending out invitations is a good idea if you have time.
Sample wording for Rehearsal Dinner Invites:
SAMPLE 1
Please join us for the rehearsal dinner
for the wedding of Tricia and Dave
Dinner to take place at Pepe?s
4040 Main Avenue
Omaha, Nebraska
on Friday, May 6
at 7:00 p.m.
immediately following
the wedding rehearsal
Mr. and Mrs. John Phillips (or Hosts)
SAMPLE 2
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Menter
request the pleasure of your company
at the Rehearsal Dinner in honor of
Steve and Louise
on Friday, the sixth of May
at eight o'clock in the evening
at Pepe?s Restaurant
4040 Main Avenue
Omaha, Nebraska
Compared to wedding invitations which are generally quite formal, the invitations for the rehearsal dinner are usually simple and straight forward. The rehearsal dinner is typically the domain of the groom's family and the invitations can be mailed out any time after the wedding invitations. It's a good idea to send them right after the wedding invitation since an invitation to the rehearsal dinner could have an effect on the travel plans of your guests.
The formality of an invitation to the rehearsal dinner can range from a simple telephone call to engraved cards. Many people choose fill-in cards where the host simply writes the details in the designated blank areas of each card.
This article is just a friendly reminder to not forget about the rehearsal dinner and to start thinking about it now.
In the following paragraphs you will get answers to some of the most commonly asked questions that Omaha Brides and Grooms have when planning for their rehearsal dinner in Omaha.
First let us start off by saying that like most Omaha Wedding Related Events your rehearsal Dinner can either be informal or formal. This totally depends on you and what you want.
The dinner is traditionally held on the eve of your Wedding Day following the Wedding Ceremony Run through / rehearsal.
The grooms parents are usually the hosts and are responsible for the financial aspects of the dinner. However it is more than acceptable to have a close friend or family member take these responsibilities or even the Bride and Groom themselves.
When it comes to who to invite to your rehearsal dinner here is a list:
Bride and Groom
Parents of Brides and Groom
Grandparents of Bride and Groom
All Wedding Party Members (those who are participating in the Wedding)
Close and / or out of town relatives
Officiant
Spouses and significant others of any of the above mentioned
An Omaha Rehearsal dinner can be held in a formal setting in a Dining facility or informally at someone?s house. Either way is completely acceptable.
If you choose to have your Rehearsal dinner at a resturant a lot of the burden will be lifted off in that you will not have to cook, clean, or worry about small details. Most facilities will take care of all of that for you. If you are expecting a lot of your Rehearsal dinner guests to be coming from out of town you should also look at having your rehearsal dinner at the hotel that most of them will be staying at.
Another direction to go is to have your rehearsal dinner at someone?s house. This would make the dinner a lot less formal and can also be a lot of fun. You could do anything from a grill out to a pool party. You could even have food catered in buffet style. Having the rehearsal dinner in this fashion will give more of a personal feel to your evening and guests will tend to relax more.
Another Rehearsal Dinner trend that is worth mentioning is to incorparate a theme. Pick any theme you want and have fun with it.
Here are a few more bits of advice when it comes to planning your Omaha Rehearsal dinner:
1. Stay away from foods that will be served at your Wedding Reception.
2. Take time out during your rehearsal dinner to introduce everyone and add something about that person and what they mean to you in that introduction.
3. Make sure to verbally thank the hosts of the dinner.
4. Extra mention to those that came from out of town.
5. Give out your gifts to your Wedding Party.
6. If your holding dinner in a resturant see if they have a private room.
7. Do not drink a lot and try to be home early. The big night is yet to come.
8. Think about showing home movies, video clips, pictures etc..
9. Sending out invitations is a good idea if you have time.
Sample wording for Rehearsal Dinner Invites:
SAMPLE 1
Please join us for the rehearsal dinner
for the wedding of Tricia and Dave
Dinner to take place at Pepe?s
4040 Main Avenue
Omaha, Nebraska
on Friday, May 6
at 7:00 p.m.
immediately following
the wedding rehearsal
Mr. and Mrs. John Phillips (or Hosts)
SAMPLE 2
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Menter
request the pleasure of your company
at the Rehearsal Dinner in honor of
Steve and Louise
on Friday, the sixth of May
at eight o'clock in the evening
at Pepe?s Restaurant
4040 Main Avenue
Omaha, Nebraska
Compared to wedding invitations which are generally quite formal, the invitations for the rehearsal dinner are usually simple and straight forward. The rehearsal dinner is typically the domain of the groom's family and the invitations can be mailed out any time after the wedding invitations. It's a good idea to send them right after the wedding invitation since an invitation to the rehearsal dinner could have an effect on the travel plans of your guests.
The formality of an invitation to the rehearsal dinner can range from a simple telephone call to engraved cards. Many people choose fill-in cards where the host simply writes the details in the designated blank areas of each card.
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