XP: rehersal dinner?

msuprincess04

A girlfriend and I were talking about my wedding. It's not for a while, so it's not pressing, but she seemed to think we needed to have a rehersal dinner and invite all of the out of town guests. It's a destination wedding in Mexico. Everyone is an out of town guest! What's the etiquette on that? I was planning to skip the rehersal/dinner all together.

KellyBrian2013

If you don't do a rehearsal, you don't need a rehearsal dinner. If you do hold one, then have the dinner, but it is not necessary to invite all OOT guests (though many do). The only people that have to be included at the RD are those involved in the wedding/rehearsal.

achiduck

It's perfectly fine to skip the rehearsal and RD if that's what you want.

Everyone will have their own ideas about what you HAVE to do for your wedding. It's easiest to just smile, nod, say "thanks, I'll consider that" and then change the subject.

msuprincess04

We are all adults in our late 20s and early 20s. It's a short ceremony and seems like it'd be pretty simple and not really necessitate a rehersal.

Thanks!

s-aries8990

It's nice to invite them to the RD if you are having one, but it's not necessary, especially since you're having a destination wedding. Maybe an informal group meeting at the hotel bar/ by the pool would be a nice way to greet everyone at once and see everyone before the big day!