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Rehearsal Dinner Invitations

ceglare4ceglare4
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Sorry if this has already been discussed, but if it was I didn't participate because I wasn't planning on doing this until now! So our rehearsal is at 9 AM on Friday, since they have Friday weddings in the evening. Our rehearsal dinner is at 6 PM, so I'm going to send invitations. My questions to you are:

-When are you sending the invitations?
-Where are you getting the invitations from? Are you going to try to make them look like your wedding invites? Something totally different? How formal will they be?

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  • bridetobe71412bridetobe71412
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    edited April 2012
    We did discuss this, but that's ok :) It's always fun to recap.

    FILs are handling the invitations since they are hosting. We gave them a list of the people and their addresses and they chose the invitations.

    FMIL showed me a mockup of the invitations and they are formal (almost more formal than the wedding ones, which is kind of annoying). But that's to be expected because she hired a photographer and florist for the RD, so whatever. She's taking "formal" to a whole different level . . .

    As for timing, I told FMIL to wait on sending them until after I send my invitations. I think she's going to send them mid-to-late May. Everyone knows about it already, though, so it's not an issue with respect to planning travel arrangements. 
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  • littlemoments324littlemoments324 member
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    Totally different from invites!!  Informal...I'm making them..still trying to decide on design or just order from VP...

    edit:  sending them out probably a month before the wedding i think
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  • ceglare4ceglare4
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    I totally did not even think about who should send them. My dad and stepmom are hosting it so I guess I'll have to get in touch with them. I think that late May would be good to send them too, since I'm sending the wedding invites the first weekend of May.
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_july-2012-weddings_rehearsal-dinner-invitations?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding Club BoardsForum:066005ef-215f-48b1-8655-328b41e07c52Discussion:ab3815ef-91f7-46e7-9526-3c7e13fbe9bfPost:a7a4ab39-188e-4023-b27b-2325d959f6c0">Re: Rehearsal Dinner Invitations</a>:
    [QUOTE]I totally did not even think about who should send them. My dad and stepmom are hosting it so I guess I'll have to get in touch with them. I think that late May would be good to send them too, since I'm sending the wedding invites the first weekend of May.
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    I think depending on the formality of the event, formal invitations aren't always necessary. Since my FMIL is going OFF on this thing, she insisted on formal invitations. Many people do word of mouth or even informal invitations. I'd discuss with your dad and stepmom what you think is appropriate given the number of people invited and what the event entails.
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  • ceglare4ceglare4
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    Well, I was going to do word of mouth, since it is pretty informal, probably less than 35 invited. But today I decided that we should do invites, probably informal, because of the big time gap between our rehearsal and the dinner.
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  • k8888k8888
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    -When are you sending the invitations? - Mid-end of June (RSVP is July 11, dinner is July 20)
    -Where are you getting the invitations from? - Got freebies from Vistaprint
    -Are you going to try to make them look like your wedding invites? Something totally different? How formal will they be? - Different and informal... we're sending them just so everyone has the address and I've also included directions from the church to the restaurant on the back of the invite.



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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_july-2012-weddings_rehearsal-dinner-invitations?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding Club BoardsForum:066005ef-215f-48b1-8655-328b41e07c52Discussion:ab3815ef-91f7-46e7-9526-3c7e13fbe9bfPost:8d3387fb-b320-4f35-8316-06f03acc9cb0">Re: Rehearsal Dinner Invitations</a>:
    [QUOTE]Well, I was going to do word of mouth, since it is pretty informal, probably less than 35 invited. But today I decided that we should do invites, probably informal, because of the big time gap between our rehearsal and the dinner.
    Posted by ceglare4[/QUOTE]

    Good point. Maybe talk with them this weekend and mention something like VP and say you're happy to handle the design of it if they need help.

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  • Skyjewell23Skyjewell23 member
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    Since my family and everyone involved in the wedding is so close we aren't doing invitations. Honestly I had never even heard of doing invitations to a rehersal dinner until I can on the knot. 
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  • lvisserslvissers
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    Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think the bride should be worried or responsible for rehearsal dinner invitations unless they are hosting the event themselves??? I am not planning on doing anything for the rehearsal dinner myself other than provide a guest list to FIL's and provide the groom's cake and show up. If my FIL's decide they want invitations or word of mouth, I'm leaving that entirely up to them. I have enough other things to be concerned with.
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  • k8888k8888
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    FI was just in a wedding where no one knew anything about the RD and it was pretty chaotic trying to make sure everyone know where they were going and when.

    I got free invites through VP so it was easier for me to offer them to FIL's than to have to worry about coordinating the entire wedding party otherwise. 

    Even though it technically shouldn't be the bride's concern... it would absolutely end up being my problem anyway haha.
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  • butterflyjumper1butterflyjumper1
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    my FIL's are hosting, but fiance and I offered to take care of the invitations.  We are doing ones that correspond with our color scheme, but are total cheapies. We mostly just wanted everyone to be aware of the time and have the address.  We will probably send them about a month before the wedding.  It also asks for an RSVP so we know for sure that all dates are coming, etc., since FIL's are paying per person. 
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  • ceglare4ceglare4
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    I think I'm gonna hit up VP and see what I can find. I would rather find the invites myself and then have my dad send them out. This isn't really this "thing" if you know what I mean. I doubt he's even thought about needing to send out invites.
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  • LADY324LADY324
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    My FIL's are hosting it and sending out the invitations so I have no idea what the invites will look like or when they are sending them out.  But I do know that they are sending a formal invite.
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  • MeaganR12MeaganR12
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    We're hosting so we're sending the invites. We're inviting all OOT guests, WP, and family. We'll probably send them a couple weeks after the wedding invites I suppose. I was going to say we'd send them after we received RSVPs but people might book airfare for late Friday night and then they'd miss the dinner.
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  • mekiakoomekiakoo member
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    I believe MIL is making the invitations for the rehearsal dinner but I will see if she can include the actual rehearsal too which will be on the day before for the same reason (weddings during the day on Friday).
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