The Wedding Is Most Peoples' Primary Focus, But The Rehearsal Supper Can Be Special, Too
There are numerous plans, expenses and pressures that go hand in hand with preparing for a wedding ceremony. If couples aren't careful they can get so consumed with planning the wedding and endeavoring to get all the details right that there is little time to enjoy the experience. When my niece was planning her wedding day she had three bridal showers to be at, reception plans to get in order and was trying to find a location for the rehearsal dinner. The third bridal shower was given at my home. I'm her godmother so I had wanted to have it be really special for her. A few days before the shower we talked on the telephone. She sounded very stressed. She and her fiance were also having difficulties finding the best wedding songs for the wedding ceremony. I recommended that she get here the night before the wedding shower and stay all night and we would relax and I would help her organize a list of what needed to be done prior to the wedding. She thought this sounded like a wonderful plan.
I did most of of the preparations for the bridal shower prior to my niece getting there so that we could give attention to her needs. She shared that the rehearsal dinner was her greatest stress due to the fact that the spot they had reserved had double booked, so they needed to locate a new location. We started off by working on finding the best wedding songs for the wedding day so we could get one need out of the way thereby giving confidence that the other would be dealt with as well. As I imagined finding the best wedding songs was just a matter of searching the net, listening to samples, ordering what was selected and that was that. Now to settle the rehearsal dinner.
The rehearsal banquet is historically handled by the groom's family; in fact a number of individuals refer to the event as the groom's supper. My niece's fiance is from another state so his family is is paying for the rehearsal dinner, but they're not able to take over making the plans. My niece had touched base with the restaurant where the wedding reception will be held, but the only space available was the area where the wedding reception would be happening. My niece stated that the plan was to decorate the reception area prior to going to the church for the rehearsal.
We called two local restaurants to see if they could host the rehearsal dinner. Both had other gatherings scheduled. Her fiance's parents are divorced, also both have remarried. This meant that there were additional people that would be at the rehearsal dinner. This was also adding to her tension because she was doing her best to suss out the etiquette for seating. She had the seating chart approved for the wedding, but not knowing where the rehearsal dinner would be held diminished her opportunity to prepare a chart.
I asked my niece if she had called the church to check if the fellowship area would be open. Everybody could just mingle and have a light catered meal. This would be much less formal and would be relatively easy to plan. The fellowship area was open that date. We called two delis and ordered a buffet meal. My niece called her fiance and told him the new plans for the rehearsal dinner. He thought this sounded wonderful. He would make preparations to have a buddy of his tend bar and would arrange for the drinks.
The rehearsal dinner was a nice relaxed evening. The guests were able to visit and mingle and the bride and groom didn't feel the need to sit in one spot while everybody ordered their food and had it served. With having a buffet line the ambiance was very casual and the out of town guests didn't have to try to find another place in an area that they were not familiar with.
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