Rehearsal dinner

For our rehearsal dinner we included all of our out of town guests, our parents, grandparents, and we let our bridal party have a plus one.

I plan to.

Plus ones are up to you, but people in relationships should be invited with their significant others.

We are only inviting people in the processional, so no out of town guests, extended family (unless in the wedding), or significant others for WP.

I really havent gotten any pushback and people understand. So do what you want!

No ma’am, the rehearsal dinner is supposed to only be for parents, grandparents, and the people in your wedding party (bridesmaids, groomsmen, ring bearer, officiant, etc.)

I would absolutely include the plus ones of anyone invited to the rehearsal dinner- my fiancé was a groomsman in a wedding and I wasn't invited to the rehearsal dinner, so I was stuck just hanging around alone for 6 hours. Incredibly awkward and weird, especially given we'd flown in for the wedding and therefore had no car, it was a small town, etc.

Yes, I'd for sure include plus ones.

Yes, absolutely.

I have struggled with the rehearsal guest list as well. Where I come from, it is understood that the Groom's parents pay for the rehearsal dinner. My MIL wants everyone at the Rehearsal dinner - aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, wedding party... I did not want a rehearsal dinner of 50-60 people when we will be seeing them all the next night. I felt like it would over shadow the actual wedding. We have yet to come to a decision.

The problem is, my FH's family defines "immediate" family much more loosely than I would and so there is no where to draw the line. I think it would be easier to have just those in the wedding, as a thank you for coming to a rehearsal. What are your thoughts?

We are including plus one's but our wedding is basically a domestic destination wedding and it would be odd to ask people to leave dates behind.

For us, only the wedding party

For our rehearsal dinner we told our wedding party that their guests are welcome to join us for dinner after the actual rehearsal.