invite priest to rehearsal dinner?

bridgetlb

do you invite the priest to the rehearsal dinner? what about the reception?

emimayor

Yes to both.

juliebug1997

We didn't invite him to the rehearsal because he had another rehearsal right after ours.  We did invite him to the reception because he had space between our wedding and the other wedding but he declined.

Donnaaries

He is sticking around for the reception.  But our rehearsal is at 1:00pm (with a rehearsal dinner at 6:30pm) and he's out in Rockwall whereas the wedding is in Dallas, so he will not be making an apperance at the rehearsal dinner.

Jay+Marissa

Invite him to both, though he may or may not come

fallbride1109

Proper etiquette is to invite any officiant to both, although they usually politely decline.

BanannaP

Do you send them a physical invite or is verbal ok? Do any other vendors need invitations?

fallbride1109

I sent my minister and Rabbi a wedding invitation and an invitation to the RD.

bridgetlb

anna, i was thinking the same thing!!! does any know: Do you send them a physical invite or is verbal ok? Do any other vendors need invitations?

llc2011

I am inviting our pastor to both the RD and the reception and will be sending actual invites to her and her husband.

I'll be sending a RD invite to our photographer because she is awesome.  I mean she's going to be there anyways taking pictures as part of our package, but I thought it would be nice/cute to send her an invite anyways.

Donnaaries

I didn't send formal invites to any vendors, just verbal... oops.

We had guests added from both parents at the last minute, and I literally had to fight just to keep one copy of the invitation for ourselves..

emimayor

I wouldn't send invites to any other vendors unless there is special circumstance like Laurens. However, you should send a  formal invite to your officiants.

Tiffany618

I sent both RD and Wedding Invitations to our pastor and his wife.   He has been FI's family pastor since he was a kid so they are probably coming to both.

solr111

We are inviting the rabbi to our reception, and I think that's pretty common. How formal the invitation is probably depends on how close you are to the officiant. If they've known your family for a long time, you should probably send a formal invitation. If you met them just before the wedding, a verbal one is probably okay. As for the vendors, many of them will be working the wedding, so I don't think an invitation is necessary.