Necessary or Not: Ceremony Rehearsal?

Definitely necessary. Found this out at my neices rehearsal. It took more attempts than I thought to get everyone moving at the same pace and timing things correctly. Some were practically running and then the kiddos were slower than the bride herself. Not to mention a few tripped over the runner. Lol. The day went great without a hitch thanks to that rehearsal.

It's just us. So not necessary.

Necessary even if it’s minutes before the start of the ceremony

We are doing a rehearsal at the venue, and we think it is 100% necessary. We have a large venue, and have a few older people that will need to know what is doing on.

We will be doing a dinner afterwards, but only for those who wish to attend.

This is necessary for us. We have people in the wedding party where this is their first time being in a wedding, and also even going to a wedding. I don't know what would happen if we didn't at least get together and discuss what will be happening, lol.

Skipped it! No wedding party and even then, the DOC helps everyone line up and go.

Absolutely necessary. I've never been to a Catholic wedding and I'm kind of nervous about it lol

Necessary. I’ve been a bridesmaid in both situations, and even a just a quick run-through is 1000x better than none. Even when everyone has been in a wedding before, each one is a little different (I especially learned this when my husband and I were discussing how to walk in for the ceremony, he had no idea there were different ways to do it, and I had never seen the one way he was familiar with), plus people get nervous and it puts their minds as ease. We had a rehearsal that seemed a bit too rushed, and I wish we had spent a little more time on, tbh. The bridesmaids and groomsmen were not evenly spaced day-of (which of course I did’t notice as it doesn’t really matter) so we have a bunch of pictures with one bridesmaid just out of shot!

Necessary. A lot of the bridal party has never been in a wedding before (my MOH has never even attended an American ceremony) plus it is religious so that adds to the complexity.

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Maybe you can see if they have any days earlier in the week open for you all to get in there to rehearse!

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That's awesome! I'm the same way, so it's nice to give everyone an idea of how things are going to go!

We don't have a wedding party, so for us is not necessary.

Somewhat necessary, my MOH has never been a part of a wedding, and neither has one of the groomsmen.

Absolutely necessary! Need to know where everyone needs to be and where and when the timing starts and stops and so on.

Yes I think it’s necessary! But not a Formal dinner after.

Absolutely necessary! It’s the most important part of the day so I want everyone to feel comfortable before it’s go time.

Necessary for us.

Some guests that are in the wedding party are from out of town and do not know each other, so this would be a great time for everyone to meet. We will not be having a rehearsal dinner, but maybe an informal pizza night afterwards before everyone parts way to prepare for the big day. In order for everything to run smoothly, a quick run through of the day would be beneficial.

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Good point, even just a quick run through the morning of can make things run so much smoother!

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That's awesome!! I agree, I think it's a nice way for everyone to get acquainted and know where they need to be the day of!

Absolutely necessary! You don't want your wing ceremony looking like it was just thrown together or like you're winging it. And the more items you have on the agenda, the more it needs to be practiced. Finally, if you have kids in the wedding, they need to know exactly what to do, where to be, and what to expectour you will have a disaster on your hands.