Who attends the wedding rehearsal dinner?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

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.

Answer 4

* 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.

Answer 5

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.

Answer 6

• Guests who attend a rehearsal dinner: bride and groom to be; their parents; sometimes grandparents are asked; maid of honor; bridesmaids; best man; ushers; flower girl or ring barer if there there is a flower girl or ring barer. It is up to the bride and groom to be to decide who extra guests should be there, but keep it low ... the parents are paying for the rehearsal dinner.