Wedding Rehearsal or no?

I recommend having one as it is a time to not only see everything through - and if any changes need to be made, but also a time to get some (albeit a little) of the jitters out having to go through everything. Also, if you have small kids in the wedding - RB & FG - it gives them more familiarity with the venue. I think we may just do a cookout afterwards :0)

I want to have one just to calm my own nerves, so *I* know what to expect! Plus my FH and his family are in charge of the food that night and they're already excited about it, since it is "their part" to the wedding

Yes you might want to have a rehearsal because if not espically the men, you will be fustrated the day of the wedding. You need to practice how they come down the aisle, what song to walk in on, it really helsp, maybe you can take off work the day of or before to get the extra things done.

We’re all meeting at the rehearsal dinner venue a little early and doing a walk through. And then we’re doing the dinner afterward. Even if you can just find 15-30 minutes to do a quick run through I would.

We are having a rehearsal to go over the logistics of who walks when, who walks with who and how the ceremony will flow. I have been to weddings without one and people are a bit more disorganzied (not everyone though). It doesn't have to be that long and you don't have to do dinner after. We are going to do the rehearsal and dinner after, but you can do pizza and beer/soda, bbq, picinic, etc. I was in a wedding where we didn't do the rehersal at the ceremony venue, but did it at the picnic they had at the beach. It is important for people to know when they need to start, who walks with who, what order they are in, how the ceremony will go, who walks out with who and when they walk out. I am very type A personality though, so I need details and plans

Well at first i wasn't going to have one...but then i decided to turn it into a rehearsal/wedding setup party. I have the option to have my venue for 7 hours the day before my wedding for an extra $400, so i was like...hecks yeah lol. So now the day before will serve as rehearsal, rehearsal dinner(party hor d'oeuvres) and we will get everything setup the night before so the next day i wont have to worry.

Thank you ladies for all the feed back we have decided to have a rehearsal :]

Considering not having a rehearsal. Since my FH will walk in alone from the side, my grandson will carry ring and then I will walk down the aisle unescorted...not sure I see the point. Do you think necessary for the music coordination?

Considering not having a rehearsal. Since my FH will walk in alone from the side, my grandson will carry ring and then I will walk down the aisle unescorted...not sure I see the point. Do you think necessary for the music coordination?

My officiant says we don’t need one (3 bridesmaids and 3 groomsmen) she wouldn’t even be there for it so I guess it is pointless for us. But I do want to do some sort of get together the night before the wedding because we have guests coming from all over. Maybe a casual hang?

You DO need a dinner after if you do a rehearsal, so be careful with your advice here. You don’t need a big fancy to-do but if you have people take the time to come rehearse with them you do need to feed them (even if just something like pizza)

a rehearsal itself is not explicitly necessary though. If you’re nervous about how things will go or have some questions to work out about processional order or have an unusual order planned for a lot of people, it can definitely be helpful, but 9 times out of 10 it’s generally okay to skip. You could also take a few minutes morning of and practice the order if you’re worried

Oh lol didn’t realize this was a crazy bump hahaha YIKES

No. Enough is enough. If your party is intelligent, there's no need. You know how to walk down an aisle. It's the same everytime. I'm not doing one and putting everyone out the night before our wedding.