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Carrie
Super September 2014

Grandparents at rehearsal

Carrie, on July 17, 2014 at 10:18 AM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 9

Hi all,

We were planning on inviting our grandparents to our rehearsal dinner. We aren't having them walk down the aisle during the ceremony (we considered it but with parents and an 11 person wedding party it'll already be a long procession). Since they aren't taking part in the ceremony would you invite them to the rehearsal anyways or just have them meet up with everyone afterwards for the dinner?

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Latest activity by Alison, on July 17, 2014 at 3:10 PM
  • C + R
    Master November 2014
    C + R ·
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    Our ushers will walk our grandmothers down the aisle prior to the processional, but we are only inviting our grandparents to the dinner afterwards. I don't feel like that's something that really needs to be rehearsed, plus the less people "experiencing" the ceremony prior to our wedding day, the better IMO.

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  • Ashley P.
    Super October 2014
    Ashley P. ·
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    The only grandparents that will be there will be his dad's parents. All of mine have passed and his maternal grandparents have passed as well. They'll be involved in everything, so rehearsal is a yes as well.

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  • AndixLyn
    Master June 2015
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    Just dinner if they arent involved in the rehearsal.

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  • Kate
    Master May 2012
    Kate ·
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    Our grandparents will probably be in from out of town, and I'm sure they'll want to be a part of everything. So we'll probably let them come to the rehearsal. They would definitely be invited to the RD.

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  • songbird
    VIP March 2014
    songbird ·
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    All of the grandparents that were coming to the wedding were invited to the rehearsal dinner.

    All three of the grandmas are in their 90's and grandpa (the spring chicken) is 89... and while some are still getting around fairly well, we concluded that the walk down the aisle was too long or risky (steps involved) for some. So they were not part of the wedding procession and did not come to the rehearsal.

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  • Emma
    Master October 2024
    Emma ·
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    Inviting them to the rehearsal dinner makes the most sense. I bet they would prefer to see the ceremony on the day of.

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  • Lyssa
    Super January 2015
    Lyssa ·
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    A friend of mine included grandparents at the rehearsal...even though they weren't part of the wedding. Honestly, they just sat there the whole time. And it was kind of a distraction because the parents wanted to make sure the grandparents were okay. I'd invite them to the dinner, but not the rehearsal.

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  • Erika
    Super May 2015
    Erika ·
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    Since I'm doing my dinner the week before all family is invited. The day of the rehearsal I don't expect them to come but they are walking down the aisle and escorted by my uncles. Then his parents and my parents are walking down. Then the bridal party.

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  • A
    Super November 2014
    Alison ·
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    I only have one grandmother still alive so I will be inviting her to the rehearsal and the dinner. I'll leave it up to her if she wants to come to the rehearsal part or if she wants to leave it as a surprise

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