Rehearsal Dinner invites

Everything I’ve ever read is that the brides name goes first on everything pre wedding. And then the groom goes first after. Our rehearsal dinner invitations have my name first even though his parents are hosting.

These are very casual verbal invites. You don’t need to worry about name layout and no one needs to know or cares is hosting as long as they are not expected to open their wallets. If you want to design them, go for it but is an unnecessary expense if you are on a budget. Just call/text/email the info.

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Thank you! I thought so too, but found myself second guessing lol

Bride's name comes first, regardless of who is hosting

Bride’s name first, but the groom’s parents names up top. If they are hosting it would be something like Mr & Mrs Groom Parents invite you to rehearsal dinner in honor of Bride name & Groom name

For these, like invitations, the formality of the occasion and of the communication method vary, and determine the language. None of the rules of the order of things like names, spelling out words and time, anything like that matters at all unless the occasion is formal. Is your rehearsal dinner a formal catered or multicourse meal, multiple courses, people in formal clothes, guests in formal clothes? If yes, women's before men's before marriage. ... But if just an everyday restaurant dinner, dressy clothes but not formal, the usual RD is informal. You may use the phone or email or real mail, but informal formats of each. And you the writer and artist have a free hand. Start with the dog narrating yhings, or the invitation in dog dream thought bubbles, if you want, and it is fine, for something really informal. And anywhere on the scale according to the formality of the occasion. 🤗I jave received RD invitations to be at salad and soup bars, withe the names in for.al order, women first, two generations mentioned, requesting the honour of my company and such, and I think there is a general misunderstanding, that formal rules always apply. They don't. " You are invited" ... ending "Jake's parents, Jim and Myrna" is fine, if a first names gathering, or take it up to Mr. and Dr. Curtis if you will.
Go from variable order, consistent only within your message, but not following rules of the most formal etiquette, and your invitation will be fine to the reader, and give them the message, how to dress by your level of formality and the venue named.

These were all really helpful tips and advice! Thank you, all!