Is the wedding rehearsal necessary?

hatroopes

I will be using the same location for ceremony and reception. The coordinator at the venue says we have 7 hours for both and there will be a $350/hour charge for every additional hour. I really wanted an after-party, but my fiance says that will be too expensive if we do that, and I kind of agree. The coordinator says we can have additional time if we dont have a rehearsal and use the rehearsal time the day of the wedding. It sounded like a reasonable compromise at the time, but I'm worried about things not going too smoothly the day of. She assures me that she will make sure everyone knows what they are doing. What do you ladies think?

cincy2011

Nope, I would say a rehearsal is necessary. 

krimson19

as small as my wedding was, we had a rehearsal.  i think it's best to run through it at least once. 

hisSparklett

I would say yes, it will help to make the day run more smoothly.

missheaven1999

Yes the rehearsal is necessary,  unless u want ppl walking at different paces & standing in the wrong spots.

7venAfricano

I think it's important to have the rehearsal over adding more time, only because your ceremony is the heart of your day. You want things to look put together and to run smoothly and that is what the rehearsal is for. To work out any kinks or issues before the main event. To basically do the run through at the actual ceremony is a bit risky because you won't get any do overs if something goes wrong. JMO

kiyamurph

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_african-american-weddings_wedding-rehearsal-necessary?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:400Discussion:5e92ba55-dd9a-40b1-8a25-8a714c9bccb9Post:6f6f8519-bf9b-441b-abe1-8fb7bd162d36">Re: Is the wedding rehearsal necessary?</a>:
[QUOTE]I think it's important to have the rehearsal over adding more time, only because your ceremony is the heart of your day. You want things to look put together and to run smoothly and that is what the rehearsal is for. To work out any kinks or issues before the main event. To basically do the run through at the actual ceremony is a bit risky because you won't get any do overs if something goes wrong. JMO
Posted by 7venAfricano[/QUOTE]


Ditto!  When my cousin got married a few years, her SIL caused major drama and because of all of the drama she didn't come to the rehearsal.  She decided to actually show up for the wedding (I would've told her to stay home, but that's just me) and it was so glaringly obvious that she missed the rehearsal.  The BM walked half way down the aisle, stopped, and waited for the GM that we were paired with to come and get us, and then we walked the rest of the way to the altar.  She had no clue what she was doing and she totally messed up.  So the point is that the reheasal is majorly important and I don't think it should be skipped.

shesheduke

OMG kiyamurph did we go to the same wedding rehearsal is necessary. lol