Rehearsal Luncheon?

I honestly was thinking about doing a lunch/very early dinner rehearsal myself. Our venue (a museum) closes at 5 so we have to do the rehearsal before no later than 4. I also don't want to be out/up/entertaining too late and would love to just relax the night before. So no, I don't think its odd. And I've been through the nightmare that is DC traffic, personally I would thank you so much for not putting me in it during rushhour.

No, it really doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is that if you want people to take the time to rehearse, then you treat them to a meal. Dinner or lunch doesn't make a difference.

But are you sure all WP members can do the rehearsal on Friday during the day?

DonnaBelle, this was exactly what we had done for our wedding. Our venue also did Friday events so their usual time for rehearsals was Thursday evening. That was incredibly inconvenient for everyone involved in my wedding so our venue gave us permission to do it Friday afternoon before the scheduled wedding.

We had our rehearsal around 12 and then we had a luncheon at a restaurant immediately following. It worked out perfectly for us, especially since our wedding was out of state so people had already taken Friday off of work to travel anyway, so they didn't need to take an additional day just for the rehearsal.

That would be the only problem I'd potentially see with a Friday afternoon rehearsal, if people need to take an additional day off of work for it. That wasn't an issue for us so it worked out perfectly.

I was thinking about having rehearsal friday during the day as well... Let me know how it works out for you!

I think that is a nice idea!! Just make sure you communicate that early to everyone, so they can go ahead and start making plans now,

Just in case they are thinking they don't have to be in the city until later that evening. but I think its prefectly fine and I would do it if I could!

As long as those who need to be at the rehearsal are available earlier in the day, I think whatever you want to do is fine.

My best friend had a rehearsal luncheon. It was awesome because we got the rest of the night to watch wedding movies, have a couple glasses of wine, and chill out before the big day. We got to bed really early, had lots of quality time and we were well rested.

There is a wedding at my venue on the day before as well, so we have to do our rehearsal by 1pm while they're setting up. We're going to have everyone back to our home afterward for dinner. I haven't heard anyone think this was weird or anyone offended by it. I think its perfectly fine to have lunch.

I did a rehearsal lunch at the pizzeria where H and his best man work. Delicious, inexpensive, fit our needs. Go for it.

I considered doing this because it was cheaper but some people in our wedding are working that day and won't be available until the evening. So I would say its totally appropriate.

Also strongly considering a rehearsal lunch. DW with garden ceremony so figuring rehearsal with WP following lunch and then be free to greet and meet with later arriving guests to enjoy the sights and dinner afterwards without being rushed.

We are having a rehearsal luncheon and are really happy it worked out this way. We are marrying on a Sunday and there is another wedding at the venue on Saturday so we have to be done with rehearsal by 2pm. We decided to do rehearsal at 11am and then immediately go to the luncheon. The price we got was awesome and this leaves the rest of the day for our OOT bridal party members to explore the town a little bit. I think it is a fabulous idea!

I don't think anyone would care if it was a lunch or dinner. As long as everyone you need is available, I'd say go for it.

I had a friend do a rehearsal at lunch time and some of us weren't able to make it because we have work . . . and before someone starts saying that your BP should love you enough to take a day off of work for you, remember that not all of us can easily arrange for time off of work or school. So I would make sure that your BP can be available or that you're ok with a few of them missing it.

Cool...thanks everyone. We've reached out to the BP and our parents, and no one has a time conflict, so it looks like we're good to go!