Is it necessary?

sabatron

I think my fiance and I are gonna forego the rehearsal dinner. We don't see the point in having one, since we're having a short civil ceremony (with MOH, bridesmaid and a best man) at the place we're having the reception. I just don't see why we need to practice walking down the aisle and saying 5 lines. Do people throw rehearsal dinners even if there is no actual rehearsal of the wedding? Is it ok to not have one? Is there something else we can do instead?

hayleymajayley

The only thing that is required is a bride, groom, officiant, sometimes witnesses, and a marriage license. Beyond that, you are free to do or not do whatever you want!

I'm not doing a rehearsal dinner either.

sucrets4

You definitely don't need to have one.

If you do anything else (going out to dinner), people would probably expect you to pay for it.  I don't know if there's a money issue or not.

sarabellam

If there is no rehearsal, you could safely skip the RD, IMO. Instead, meet with family and friends for drinks and appetizers. Go bowling. Go to the movies.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

We might not do a rehearsal, but we're doing an RD or a welcome dinner for our families, WP and OOT guests. You can have a small party the night before if you'd like.

JanoBean75

We're not having one. Some people are coming in Thursday, some Friday morning. Our wedding is at 4:00 on Friday. We'll have a quickie rehearsal in the chapel and what happens happens.

julezlee

We didn't have a rehearsal but we held a welcome dinner for everyone the night before.  Just gave us another chance to see everyone and treat them to a meal since they came such a long way. 

Love is Bald

order some pizza and call it a day.  less stress for all involved.