Rehearsal dinner question

I think that's fine, unless you think people will want to drink at lunch & hang out after? We had a dinner so there was a lot of drinking at ours, then people went to the hotel bar after and continued to hangout.

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Thanks! The place we are going to do the rehearsal dinner is actually only open for dinner so if we did a lunch (which we have done before in their banquet room) there will be no alcohol served. They have a bottle of red and white and then just soda and water. So I don't believe that would be an issue.

I think as long as you're ok with them not serving alcohol with lunch, it's totally fine. If you want to be able to drag out the meal and time with out of town guests who aren't rehearsing though, maybe a dinner would be better. It'd be nice to end near the hotel, but people are going to have to drive to the restaurant regardless.

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I was thinking like two hours for the lunch so people can mingle and what not. I am fine with no alcohol. I was just thinking because for out of town guests they will be staying with family in the area of the restaurant, it would be easier on them and us. They will only have to travel up to 15min to the restaurant and the bridal party will be the same and they we will all just travel to the venue and then the hotel.

I seriously see nothing wrong with doing it backward!

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Ok, cool. Thank you!

I think doing it backwards is fine. But I also don’t think 20-25 minutes is that far away.

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I agree. I don't this it's far but I do think its just a hassle going from in town to the venue then back in town then back up near the venue to the hotel. I feel like it is easier to be in town then go to the venue then go 5 minutes up the road to to hotel.

View Quoted Comment Yes, you’re probably right. Especially if people are traveling in town on Friday for the rehearsal. Probably the least amount time on the road the better. I think having the rehearsal lunch/dinner first is completely fine.

20-25 minutes is not bad at all for a driving distance between venue, rehearsal dinner and hotel. My venue & rehearsal dinner are just 10 min away from each other, bu the hotels are 25-3 minutes away from the venue. It's really not a big a deal. Organize it however you want. I'm doing my wedding rehearsal at venue at 6pm with rehearsal dinner starts at 8pm (walk in at 7:30pm to get drinks and wait for people). It's really not a big deal - don't let it stress you out