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About Rehearsal Dinner Invitations
Custom suggests that the groom's parents host the rehearsal dinner and, therefore, issue its invitations. The rehearsal dinner takes place on the night before the wedding and is given as a courtesy to the bride's family. The rehearsal dinner invitations are usually worded formally, but many times just first names are used. This less formal style can be a way to let guests know how you, your fiance, and your fiance's parents wish to be addressed.
Just as the rehearsal dinner should not compete with or upstage the wedding, the invitations to the rehearsal dinner should complement the wedding invitations, although they should not match them.
Who is invited to the rehearsal dinner?
Traditionally, the rehearsal dinner was held for just the wedding party in order to get them fed after the rehearsal -- and to give the bride's mother one less thing to be responsible for. While many rehearsal dinners are still reserved for the wedding party, others have expanded to include the wedding party, their spouses or dates, and out-of-town guests.
When are rehearsal dinner invitations sent?
The invitations are sent two weeks before the wedding.