Rehearsal/Rehearsal Dinner Invite

[Deleted User] · June 2012

What wording would you recommed for a rehearsal/ rehearsal dinner invite?

Your presence is requested...

You and guest are invited...

Any other ideas?

We are inviting everyone that is a part of the wedding including their SO's, but are also inviting a few extras... such as my grandma that lives with my dad and can't drive, a few of FI's out of town family members that are staying at his parent's house, etc. There will be about 36 people total that we are inviting. We would really like everyone that is part of the wedding to show so they know what to do and when, but am not sure how to word it. I am printng the invite on wedding stationary I got from Vistaprint and am also wondering if it is ok to put the rehearsal invite in the wedding invite for those that we're inviting, or do I need to send it out separately? If it needs to be sent separately, how far in advance do I send it? Thanks in advance for any help/suggestions!

Summer2011Bride · June 2012

I think both options you suggested sound formal, which is OK if you're having a formal RD. We weren't, so we got invitations on VP that just said,

"You are invited to a rehearsal dinner honoring bride's name and groom's name" hosted by _________ (my in-laws offered to host).

We put the RD details on the main part of the invite, but then at the bottom in smaller font we typed "Rehearsal will be at 5:30 at _______ (location)"

ETA: We sent our RD invites out separately, about a month before the wedding.

[Deleted User] · June 2012

Thank you! Our rehearsal will be at the hotel and then the dinner is going to be at Carrabba's Italian Grill so it won't be very formal, but also not very casual. I like "You are invited to a rehearsal dinner honoring bride's name and groom's name" hosted by _________. My FI's parents have offered to host it as well. Do you think it's ok to put it in with the wedding invite?

[Deleted User] · June 2012

I already bought cute wedding stationary from Vistaprint to use for the rehearsal invites. I'm not sure when I'd be able to use it if I don't use it for something for the wedding. Any suggestions?