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Joanna
Savvy October 2021

Is it bad to send the rehearsal dinner invite with the wedding invitation?

Joanna, on June 2, 2021 at 10:58 AM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 8
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I'm about to order my invitations, and since most of the people coming to the rehearsal dinner are coming from out of town, I thought it would make sense to mail the rehearsal dinner invitations at the same time so our relatives could plan on being in town for it.

Apparently this is some kind of big faux pas, but I can't find any answers as to why. Does anyone have any insight?

If it helps, my rehearsal dinner will include bridesmaids, groomsmen, the officiant, two sets of parents, my grandmother and a few cousins. It's about 25 people, including FH and me.

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Latest activity by Lisa, on June 2, 2021 at 12:19 PM
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    Master July 2019
    Hannah ·
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    I don't really see why it would be an issue to include the rehearsal dinner invites in with the wedding invitations. Just make sure you only add them to the people invited.
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  • Jasmine S.
    VIP May 2022
    Jasmine S. ·
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    Agreed. Just have it on a separate card and only put it in the envelopes of the 25 people who are invited
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  • Alycia
    Expert September 2021
    Alycia ·
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    Nah, I needed to save money so I sent them together.

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  • Mcskipper
    Master July 2018
    Mcskipper ·
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    This is normal. Every formal rehearsal dinner I’ve been invited to, the invite has arrived as a separate card in the invitation suite. It does have its own rsvp though (the one I have currently was an email on the RD invite to respond to just for that event). The only faux pas I could see is if you made just one rsvp card for both events so even people not invited to the RD saw it. As long as you have a separate rsvp system for the second event, it’s fine .
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  • Samantha
    VIP October 2022
    Samantha ·
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    I’m putting them in the invitations for anyone inviting, I think it’s normal to do that.
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    Champion July 2019
    Veronica ·
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    I don't see why it would be an issue to send a rehearsal dinner invite to those you are inviting to both events. I would make sure you include a reply card for both events though so you can make sure you have a proper headcount for each event.

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  • Lisa
    Rockstar July 2022
    Lisa ·
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    I don't see why it would be an issue. I hadn't thought about this before, but I think it sounds like a smart idea to save some postage costs!
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  • Lisa
    Super October 2021
    Lisa ·
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    We will be sending out rehearsal dinner invitations with our invitations. I don’t see it as an issue.
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