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Rehearsal dinner invites...

Happily9Happily9 member
Knottie Warrior 500 Comments
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Is anyone else doing these?  Everyone else thinks they are a waste of time, but if they're free then I think they are cute..and show more of our personality than the stuffy invites. 
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Re: Rehearsal dinner invites...

  • acmj11acmj11
    500 Comments
    edited December 2011
    I'm all about free!  I think you could do either.  I don't think sending them is stuffy at all.  We don't even have a rehearsal dinner location yet (we can't come up with a compromise, it's been a touchy subject), so we haven't even discussed invitations yet Undecided.
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  • DondadaTimes2DondadaTimes2
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    edited December 2011
    I didnt for mine. We kept it all pretty small and simple: Immediate family, biological gparents, bridal party and their SOs. It was simple enough to call. The way I see it, they have to be at rehearsal....so let em know where theyre going after.

    But I agree, if theyre free and you dont mind mailing them out....go for it

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  • sbolger17sbolger17 member
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    edited December 2011
    We're planning to send them.  I figure a simple Vista Print invite for 15-20 couples/families will be pretty cheap (or free!) and I think it's nice to give everyone the info in written form.  I'm planning to do a "Regrets Only RSVP" for it as I assume most people getting the invite will be attending.

    I was hoping my FMIL would take charge of it as she's handling most of the details of the dinner, but I said we would do them if she wanted.  And that's what she wanted!
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  • whereismymind32whereismymind32 member
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    edited December 2011
    Since so many of our guests are from out of town, we're doing more of a welcome dinner instead of a rehearsal dinner. It will be a really informal cook-out, but since we could potentially have a ton of people, we're going to have them rsvp in some way. Either by including it on the wedding invite, the website, or a separate invite.

    I've seen lots of cute ideas for rehearsal invites on weddingbee. They often theme them to the restaurant i.e. a cactus shape for a mexican restaurant or something fun like that. I say-do it!
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  • Happily9Happily9 member
    Knottie Warrior 500 Comments
    edited December 2011
    Thanks girls....just wanted to know if I was alone!  I think I will just go for it since they are free! And good luck acjm11 on finding a location!
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  • acmj11acmj11
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_central-new-york_rehearsal-dinner-invites?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:621Discussion:55433c51-ca01-4573-a306-f6dc9aefb10cPost:35568271-929e-4a5d-a656-2eb22ba3393f">Re: Rehearsal dinner invites...</a>:
    [QUOTE]Thanks girls....just wanted to know if I was alone!  I think I will just go for it since they are free! And good luck acjm11 on finding a location!
    Posted by ktobin0519[/QUOTE]
    LOL, thanks!  What a nightmare.  I wanted something laid back and fun because our reception is formal and FI's parents are afraid people are going to think they're cheap.  Soooo, we're having a difficult time because this place doesn't have a big enough room, or it's not the right kind of atmosphere, or somebody doesn't like the food, blah, blah, blah.  I'm ready to just take myself out of the equation.  
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