Rehearsal Dinner

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We're paying for the rehearsal dinner. I've never been to one where I had to pay for my own dinner.

You should pay for the rehearsal dinner. Your guests should not be expected to pay for anything.

You guys should only be taking your wedding party and parents out if they are walking down the aisle and you should pay as a thank you gift. Just my opinion.

Guests do not pay to attend the rehearsal dinner. It’s totally ok to treat them to pizza or other inexpensive meal. Another option is not to have a rehearsal, then no rehearsal meal is necessary.

The couple is responsible for the bill unless a parent or someone else offers to pay for everyone. The guests should not pay for themselves.

I think its proper etiquette for you to pay. if you really aren't going to, i would let it be known ahead of the actual rehearsal - or not have the dinner at all.

I've been to two different types of rehearsal dinners, one that was catered at a house and one that we had to pay ourselves at a restaurant. The couple warned us before hand that they were going to a restaurant and we were welcome to join if we didn't mind paying ourselves. We were perfectly ok with paying our own meals because it was our decision to go and we knew it was a low budget wedding. They just wanted a pre celebration the day before the wedding so they didn't really call it a rehearsal dinner. Not every wedding is going to be traditional so I say go with whatever fits your need!

In my case, my FH's parents are paying but its because they offered and honestly insisted. Normally, it should be the bride/groom.

The participants in a rehearsal never, ever, pay for a Rehearsal dinner. You can not have a rehearsal dinner. And at another time, thank each of the people in your WP, over a meal or personally. You can time it at 9:30 am on a weekend mornings g, a few weeks before the weekend of the wedding, and just go across the street for donuts and coffee, as long as the couple buys it. A meal is not required when people are not traveling far or taking long near a meal, missing one. But you cannot ask people to buy the meal that is solely to thank them for being in the wedding. Couples, or parents who agreed to host, pay for any RD, or after rehearsal refreshments. Never wedding party.