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Rehearsal Dinner: Is it mandatory?

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Now Mrs. S., on June 28, 2015 at 4:31 PM

Is the rehearsal dinner mandatory? Simply put, my family is not the richest in the world and we are spending a lot of our own money on other, more important stuff for the wedding. His parents are already helping a lot by paying for almost the entire cost of the food FOR the wedding. We thought of cheap places to go but the wedding party has 10 people in it, including us. Is it rude not to have one? Any thoughts on what could be done instead of one? Or does it even matter to begin with?

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Haley · on June 29, 2015 at 11:42 AM
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I don't think it's mandatory, but there are definitely cost effective ways to go about it. When my sister got married we just had family bring in some shredded chicken, potato/pasta salads, clips/pretzels, etc. Very low key, but it was perfect.
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Pezzy · on June 29, 2015 at 11:50 AM
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Didn't have a rehearsal.... and it turned out fine. We went over walk downs 15 minutes ahead of time. I wanted a rehearsal, would have made everything easier... but half the wedding party wasn't getting into town on time..

Sine we had no rehearsal... we had no Rd to pay for. But if you rehearse... you feed.
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FutureMrsCrane · on June 29, 2015 at 2:02 PM
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Like a lot of other people said, if you're having a rehearsal, you kind of have to do some sort of dinner. I liked the idea of just getting pizza and taking it back to your house. Or you could even just all hang out at a pizza place. It doesn't have to be fancy. I don't blame you for not wanting to say anything to the groom's parents since they're already paying for part of your wedding.
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pinguino · on June 29, 2015 at 2:12 PM
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If you are having a rehearsal, a dinner is necessary. But as others have said, it can be done in an inexpensive fashion. I would personally prefer a low key BBQ or pizza the night before, some comfort food would do good for nerves IMO. Plus, you are going to have a fancy dinner the next day at the wedding anyway. If either of us had been to more than one wedding before, then we would love to skip the rehearsal in the first place, but we are wedding noobs and could use a dry run. If you have the rehearsal, please feed your guests that you are requesting/requiring to attend.
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