The Wedding Ceremony Is Most Couples' Initial Focus, But The Rehearsal Supper Can Be Memorable, Too

There are so many arrangements, expenses and pressures that go together with preparing for a wedding. If couples aren't mindful they can get so consumed with planning the wedding and trying 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 go to, reception plans to get in order and was attempting to find a location for the rehearsal dinner. The third bridal shower was scheduled at my home. I'm her godmother so I had wanted to have it be unique for her. A few days before the wedding shower we talked on the telephone. She sounded very stressed. She and her fiance were also having difficulties deciding on the best wedding songs for the nuptials. I recommended that she get here the night before the bridal shower and stay all night and we would chill out and I would help her make a list of what needed to be done prior to the wedding. She thought this sounded like a good plan.

I did the vast majority of the preparations for the bridal shower prior to my niece arriving so that we could give attention to her requirements. She said that the rehearsal dinner was her greatest stress due to the fact that the location 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 so we could get one need out of the way thereby giving reassurance that the other would be handled as well. As I imagined finding the best wedding songs was just a matter of searching the net, listening to samples, placing some orders and that was that. Now to tackle the rehearsal dinner.

The rehearsal banquet is normally handled by the groom's family; as a matter of fact some people refer to the event as the groom's supper. My niece's fiance is from a different state so his family is prepared to pay for the rehearsal dinner, but they're not able to take over making the preparations. My niece had touched base with the restaurant where the wedding reception will be at, but the only available space was the area where the wedding reception would be happening. My niece explained 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 handle the rehearsal dinner. Both had other gatherings booked. Her fiance's mother and father are divorced, also both have remarried. This meant that there were additional people to include in the rehearsal dinner. This was also adding to her anxiety 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 the place the rehearsal dinner would be held diminished her ability to arrange a chart.

I asked my niece if she had called the church to check if the fellowship area would be accessible. Everybody could just mix 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 evening. We called two delis and ordered catering. 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 organize for the drinks.

The rehearsal dinner was a pleasant relaxed evening. The guests were able to visit and mingle and the bride and groom didn't feel pressured to sit in one spot while everybody ordered their food and had it served. With having a buffet line the atmosphere was very casual and the out of town guests didn't have to attempt to find another place in an area that they were not familiar with.

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