Hello! My name is Yvonne and I am trying to plan the rehearsal dinner for my wedding in January... Just a couple things I needed a second opinion on... if you could contribute any wisdom that would be great!
- Attendance: My wedding is going to be limited to ourselves, the bridal party, family, SO's of bridal party/family, officiant, livestream videographer, photographer, and person who is doing sound, which puts us at 28. I'm looking at the general etiquette and who to invite and that basically leaves us at 24-25 who are invited (only 3 family members not invited). Is that right? I'm thinking about how it'll feel for those who attend the RD; it's almost like the reception on repeat given that most ppl will be in attendance. The 3-4 who aren't invited may feel left out even if they aren't playing a role in the ceremony, and 2 of them were a little passive-aggressive about not being invited to the proposal and I also live with them. (That's a story for another day.)
-Scheduling: My ceremony is going to be outdoors at 10:00AM in January, and the sun typically sets around 5:00PM that time of the year, so the rehearsal "dinner" shouldn't really take place at night... However, if I have it during the day, it's tricky because my MOH is in grad school and her class schedule is packed so I risk not having her there. It's unfortunately not during her winter break at that time. (Of course, I think she's fully capable of walking down the aisle without practice or we can use someone to stand in for her and record it so she at least has a good understanding of the timing/pace/etc for the walk... IDK haha.) Should I still schedule the rehearsal in the day?
