Officiant not at the rehearsal

Ours will be there. But he is my Uncle also. I've heard some other ladies mention that their officiant won't be at the rehearsal so I am sure its not uncommon.

I think the biggest reason for a rehearsal is to make sure the bridal party and any other involved parties know where they should go and when (or, like you said, to gauge family dynamics). Our officiant was at the rehearsal but we just practiced lining up and went over the ceremony order so we were all on the same page. As long as there's somebody leading the charge (whether it be you, a fam member, or friend) then I think you'll be totally fine!

OK i feel like im goingto be in the same boat because we are doing a simple civil ceremony too with a JP and I am not sure who directs everyone at rehearsal! I guess it willl be me and I will just look up ideas of how the ceremony goes..who walks first..etc. Following this post!

Mine didn't make it! She had a death in her family, which totally made me almost panic as I thought she wouldn't make the wedding itself. She simply talked to us right before the ceremony about how everything would go and made sure the coordinator had all items she needed.

Oh snap, Janeen! That's awful! Yeah I think I'm just going to tell him he really doesn't have to worry about it. FH and I are meeting with him beforehand anyways so we'll know what the ceremony will sound like.

I got married on a holiday weekend and my officiant was booked all weekend/had another wedding when I had my rehearsal. She didn't come, we had no problems.

It was non-negotiable for me. The Officiant had to be available the night before for our rehearsal dinner and I am paying extra for this. We will be running through the whole ceremony twice.

Ours wasn't. The DOC walked us through everything and we were done. It would have been silly for the officiant to come as she wouldn't have known that type of stuff.

Ours won't be there. He said he really wouldn't have to be, but if we wanted him there he would charge extra. I talked to my DOC and she will run the rehersal the day before.

The biggest problem is getting everyone lined up and down the aisle. Once everyone is in front of me, it is easy! My couples get a copy of the ceremony ahead of time and I talk them all the way through the ceremony (turn and face each other, repeat after me, etc.).

When they do want a rehearsal, we run through the processional, highlights of the ceremony (where someone has to do something or respond), and the recessional -- twice. I do charge extra for a rehearsal.

Most rehearsals ive been to have been sans officiant, most instances the bride quickly directs everyone where to go and stand, only takes like ten minutes

I had a rehersal without my officiate. The day before we met with the officiate and went over the ceremony. He was a real pro and assured us he would be able to adapt to any situation and give cues to those who needed to move and when to say what they needed to say.

We then had the rehearsal and that was with our family (like you divorced parents) and the wedding party. Like you we wanted to make sure that all the divorced parents would get along (they did) and we walked through the ceremony to make sure the wedding party knew where they had to be when and work out the timing of the music.

The ceremony the next day went perfectly. No issues.

We didn't even have a rehearsal. We didn't have a BP, just my daughter as FG. We planned via email the weeks leading up to the wedding and talked through everything before the ceremony... no biggie. It all went smoothly.

Thanks ladies! I think I'm going to go ahead and tell him not to worry about coming, especially since he's doing this as a favor.

I almost never do a rehearsal and most of my couples don't either. Part of this is because our venues are all booked on the Fridays and Saturdays, doing it any earlier is difficult because many times other members of the bridal party aren't there. Doing it at another location is really pointless.

It's walking and standing; if your officiant and your venue coordinator are pros, there really isn't any need; they'll line you up (my clients get a color coded processional order with music cues and stage directions before their final meeting with the venue), send you down in good timing, and when you come down the aisle, all eyes are on you, so if they need to straighten out spacing, they can do it then.

Use your 'rehearsal' night to relax with the bridal party at something casual, give gifts, go over timing for the next day and chill out.

Ours wasn't, I wish he had been though, just because I had a DW and didn't really know what was going to happen(also I had never been to a wedding). He started with "do you take this man" etc and I was thinking wait why is my dad still standing up here is he going to be here the only ceremony.lol.Then I was panicking because I told him to make it short and sweet because I was nervous, I thought that was going to be the whole ceremony.We wrote our own vows so the beginning started different than I thought it would, and I was lost.