Wedding Rehearsal or no?

Well I went to my first rehearsal a month ago. First we went to the church which took about 45 minutes tops. Basically just went through who was walking in with who, which side we will be walking down on and where we sit once we walk down the aisle. Usually people go to a restaurant after, we just went to my boyfriends restaurant. If you think its going to take too much time, maybe just do the church part and skip the dinner!

I'm not sure if I'm having one either but from what I've read and heard its supposed to be a day when u and the wedding party rehearse how the wedding day will be. For example how u walk doen the aisle etc... some people also have dinner or etc. If I do have one I'm going to try and do it a couple days before the wedding because like u said we already have enough stuff to do for the wedding as it is

Definitly a rehearsal. My aunt had her wedding without any rehearsal and it was a mess!!! The cake was melting away, bridesmaids didn't know where to go, groomsmens were not on time, the bride wasn't on time, and the cops ended up being called because of a fight. So definitely a rehearsal. Don't need a dinner after but just so everyone is on the same page and don't know where to go I would do a rehearsal.

The rehearsal is basically just to give everyone that is in the wedding an understanding as to where everyone is expected to be and at what time. For example, do you want the groomsmen to be standing up at the altar before your arrival or would you like for them to walk in with the bridesmaids? It just pretty much defines what order you want things to go in.

They come standard with a Catholic ceremony. I can't wait, and I'm really looking forward to the dinner afterwards. We have some awesome people coming and it's going to probably more fun than the reception since we can spend time visiting with our favorites.

We are doing a rehearsal with the dinner after. Although the dinner is just going to be at a local pizza place with beer and pop. I'm looking forward to it. To me that is the start of my wedding weekend so I have to have everything done by then.

At each of my weddings, we had a "rehearsal dinner," but no actual rehearsal. In each case, the rabbi gave us the last-minute instructions about who goes in what order, etc., just before we started walking, and that was quite enough.

I'm thinking about not having a rehearsal also. Keep the feedback coming.

We will be having a rehearsal and also the dinner after. Although the dinners going to be more laid back and we hope to have it at FHs parents place

Im planning on doing a rehearsal dinner... we are going to do it on thursday evening and then a restaurant after.. my wedding is on saturday! def did not want to do it the night before!

Go through how people will walk down the asile then a dinner. Its usually just the wedding party and my mother says you invite any out of town guests as well for dinner

When I do a rehearsal, we usually run through the processional, recessional, and highlights of the ceremony where someone has to respond or do something. I don't read the whole ceremony -- want it to be fresh & new the day of the wedding.

We are defiantly having one. We are going to go to the venue and do a mock wedding. You basically run through who walks when and where. So, anyone that is in the wedding party, parents, and any special people should be there. Then you usually go to dinner some where. The rehearsal is to make sure everyone is on the same page for the next day. This should not take more then an hour. For most venues this is also the time you bring in things like your guest book and pen(s), centerpieces (if you did them), signs, etc. It can help a lot. Good luck!!

We are defiantly having one. We are going to go to the venue and do a mock wedding. You basically run through who walks when and where. So, anyone that is in the wedding party, parents, and any special people should be there. Then you usually go to dinner some where. The rehearsal is to make sure everyone is on the same page for the next day. This should not take more then an hour. For most venues this is also the time you bring in things like your guest book and pen(s), centerpieces (if you did them), signs, etc. It can help a lot. Good luck!!

I always recommend one, for all the reasons stated above. That being said, if you absolutely DON'T want to have one, you can get by without one if you have a great officiant and/or coordinator who can get everyone where they need to be. You'll also need to come with how you want everyone to walk (in which pairs, in what order, groomsmen at the front or walking down the aisle etc) before the day of the wedding and give that list to the coordinator/officiant

We aren't doing one. Our coordinator at the venue tells everyone when to go, and I generally have a bridal party that knows how to listen. I'm not worried about it. But we are doing a dinner the night before

My mother suggested a quick walk-through between getting the venue set up and the bridal party leaving to go get dressed. Our party is very small (literally just me, the groom, our best man, and the two people who are walking me down the aisle) so I think this might be a wise choice -- but we definitely want a Family and Wedding Party dinner. We're hoping to have about 15 people at his folks's place.

We HAVE to have one lol. FH's granddad is our officiant and gets super nervous doing family functions. Because of this, we wants a run through of the ceremony before hand. Plus I stress WAY too much to not have practiced before. Yes. I need to practice walking haha. I have stairs that I need to tackle for my aisle.

I think it's a good idea for everyone to get a general feel of what the actual day is going to be like so nothing goes wrong. It's not necessary, but I think it's something that might relieve .00002% of the stress we're currently undergoing!

I had a MOH and DH had a BM. My son walked me down so we just kinda went through the motions at home in our Living room the night before. When we got to the Venue that morning, My lady in waiting took about 10 minutes to show us where to stop at when we walked in and how to exit.