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People at Rehearsal dinner

Knottie36260874Knottie36260874 member
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My future in laws are planning the rehearsal dinner, and we were trying to figure out who all should be invited. The obvious people such as the bridal party with dates, parents and grand parents. My question is when it comes to the people that are doing things in the wedding like being a reader or gift bearer, do the children/adult children and possible dates get to be invited as well?
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Re: People at Rehearsal dinner

  • lyndausvilyndausvi mod
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    Anyone who is involved with the rehearsal need to be invited to the RD.    I've always seen reader and gift bearers at the rehearsal, so they have always been to the RD too.






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    lyndausvi said:

    Anyone who is involved with the rehearsal need to be invited to the RD.    I've always seen reader and gift bearers at the rehearsal, so they have always been to the RD too.

    Ditto Lynda


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  • Jen4948Jen4948 member
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    Knottie36260874 said:

    My future in laws are planning the rehearsal dinner, and we were trying to figure out who all should be invited. The obvious people such as the bridal party with dates, parents and grand parents. My question is when it comes to the people that are doing things in the wedding like being a reader or gift bearer, do the children/adult children and possible dates get to be invited as well?

    Yes.  Anyone of any age, plus their SO, with a role in the ceremony needs to be invited to the rehearsal dinner.
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  • littlepeplittlepep member
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    Yes, definitely invite anyone who is participating in the wedding/rehearsal, plus their dates. 
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  • flantasticflantastic member
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    Knottie36260874 said:

    My future in laws are planning the rehearsal dinner, and we were trying to figure out who all should be invited. The obvious people such as the bridal party with dates, parents and grand parents. My question is when it comes to the people that are doing things in the wedding like being a reader or gift bearer, do the children/adult children and possible dates get to be invited as well?



    The people who have a role in the ceremony, plus their significant others, must be invited.

    Their adult children definitely do not have to be invited - they are their own separate social unit.

    It would be extremely courteous if you could also invite the minor children and true plus ones (i.e. random dates you have given to truly single people - if it's a BF or GF, they fall into the must-invite category as a significant other), if those people have been invited to the wedding - it would probably create a considerable hassle for parents or their date if they had to figure out arrangements for one night but not the other, especially if any travel is involved.

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  • Rachel2017Rachel2017 member
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    Also inviting the parents of children (if any) in the wedding.

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