Rehearsal Dinner Invitations

I just told people through word of mouth... I don't think you need an invitation. If they are part of the bridal party, the rehearsal the night before won't be a huge surprise. I would probably actually think it was a bit weird if I received a seperate invite in the mail.

We'll be doing evites, that way we can get an exact headcount without having to invest a lot of money or time.

As someone else has stated I dont think they are needed, everyone in the bridal party can be notified word of mouth. Ive never heard of this and it seems like a waste of money imo.

Typically, there's a card insert option for the rehearsal dinner details that you only put into the invites for those who are included. So everyone gets an invite, and BP and family who are invited to the RD get an extra piece of paper, with details or a place to check entrees, etc.

Rehearsal dinner invites are pretty customary where I'm from. That being said, though, I agree that word of mouth should work. Just make sure no one invites others who aren't supposed to come.

We're doing a simple invite from wedding paper divas. I've been to weddings where I've gotten a separate invite and ones where I haven't. I think it's a nice gesture if you can do it

They are pretty normal in my area. I say go for it. What's it going to cost a whole $50.

I've just been sending out texts to let everyone know.

Sending RD invitations is normal in my area, too. We've never just been told through word of mouth! We have always received either an insert in the invitation or a separate card in the mail. We sent ours as an insert in the invitation.

So yes, sending a card is a thing (though sounds like not everywhere!), and you aren't crazy!

If your mom thinks that's way too formal, you could compromise and do a Paperless Post evite? Then you'd still get your headcount and meal selections, but it wouldn't be another mailer.

Also, I wonder if the difference is how many people you are inviting. If it's just your BP, then word of mouth is prob fine. We are inviting all out of town family, as well, which is why we wanted something a little more formal.

I don't think its nuts. My mom is making my wedding invites and just adding a separate insert for the rehearsal. We only have a handful of people coming to the rehearsal so it wasn't that much effort to add the extra insert.

You are not nuts at all. We had a semi destination and sent rehearsal invites. People need to know where to be and when.

I'm with Matt on this. There is no right or wrong with this. If you want to save time and money, word of mouth or a text will suffice. If you'd rather it be more formal then send a paper invite.

I've been to 2 rehearsals and one had an invite and the other was just word of mouth. The one with the invite was definitely more formal than the word of mouth one. Not sure if that's always true. We are doing invites because I found a super cute one on etsy and I'm inviting more than just the BP. Can't go wrong either way but if you want it more formal I would send the invite.

My FMIL is sending out separate invites to the rehearsal dinner, but we are also inviting more then just the wedding party. We are having the wedding party, direct family, and out of town family, which is all of our family. So there will be about 70 people there. Our restaurant also wanted people's food choices as well so we need to at least have some sort of idea.

I am sending out evites from Minted.com. They are free too!

I've seen both. For me it seems, the more formal the event the more paper. Last year fh and I were in a wedding and bride sent mass emails, my sister had an insert in her invite, my cousin's in laws hosted an afternoon get together before the rehearsal then my aunt hosted her side of the family for dinner (drama llama in that family)

I've seen invites, Facebook events and just WOM. I don't think there's a right or wrong way. Just know your group and do what's best for you guys.

We had them for our wedding last year, and I'm telling you it made life easier. My mother in law knew how many people etc and everyone that was supposed to be there was. It's also become custom to invite all out of town guest. If your wedding is like mine was and we had over 200 guests who were out of town, we stuck to just wedding party and their families. The invites were not fancy either. I believe my mother in law just made them on her computer. The rehearsal dinner was BBQ and by the lake nothing fancy hope this helps.

2 of the 3 RDs I've been to had a separate invite. I'm sending invites, since we're doing a welcome party instead of a traditional RD, and I don't want to make that many phone calls. Plus, having a true RSVP option will help us get a more accurate headcount for the caterer.