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Your rehearsal and rehearsal mealIt seems like every rehearsal I see on Bridezillas {my Sunday guilty indulgence - until I can't take the bridezillas anymore:)}is a giant fiasco. Unfortunately, I think there are alot of weddings out there that are a lot less organized than they should be. If you are a DIY bride, then I have a few suggestions for you. My brides can rest assured that I use all of these so your rehearsal runs smoothly.Why not have it earlier in the day? Most times, people are tired and antsy because it's LATE. Move it up and you have people with more energy.Have your rehearsal meal before you rehearse. This fill...
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Rehearsal for the Rehearsal Dinnerwww.harvest-restaurant.com On Saturday evening, we dined at our rehearsal dinner venue, called Harvest. It’s a wonderful restaurant, with a great philosophy about local, organic food. They even explained where most of the meats came from (in addition to using local produce). What a perfectly easy solution to what we thought was going to be a headache. Dahlia Dude and I first wanted to save money on the rehearsal and at the same time, have a traditional Wisconsin Fish Fry. Problem was that we could not find a location within walking distance (all other aspects of the wedding are walk able). W...
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Rehearsals at VenuesMore and more couples are opting to have their wedding ceremony and reception in the same venue. This is extremely convenient for guests and many times, you may find it to be more cost effective as well (saving on transportation, alternate venue fees, etc.) With a ceremony most often comes the need for a rehearsal – typically the evening before the wedding – in the wedding ceremony location. And yet, just as common, is a venue’s policy of not guaranteeing the rehearsal date and time until approximately one month prior to the wedding date. Why is that? With so much planning that m...
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RehearsalHow are you getting ready for your long walk down the aisle? Image via Vogue. ...
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Rehearsal
How are you getting ready for your long walk down the aisle?Image via Vogue....
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Is a rehearsal essential?Filed under: Pre-Ceremony PartiesKristen wrote about her nightmare with her officiant, the rehearsal no-show, and the resultant firing of said officiant the evening before the wedding. (Weddings are FULL of drama!) But her story got me to thinking, and I approached my husband, who is also an officiant."Do you do rehearsals?" You'd think I'd have noticed this before ... But the reason I hadn't noticed, it turns out, is that he rarely does them. "It's not part of the usual package we offer. I meet with the couples, we go through the ceremony, and if they want to rehearse, they organize that them...
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Melissa's RehearsalAs is very common with most of my rehearsal dinner orders, this one was pretty much last minute. In those cases, I need to use the materials I have in stock. I had this very pretty mint green cardstock on hand. Since the rehearsal is on the water, I used this slight wave to accent the invitations. Click here to see all of my rehearsal dinner invitations....
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A Riverside RehearsalIt’s always great to photograph at a rehearsal dinner the night before the wedding; it’s so celebratory and much anticipation in the air, and when you have this outdoor setting, it makes for absolutely beautiful images. Leonora and Brian’s rehearsal dinner was hosted by friends; it was a very casual atmosphere with light dinner, drinks, and a breathtaking view. Here are some of my favs: ...
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Rehearsal “Dinner”Since Calla Lily Dude and I are fairly nontraditional folks having a fairly nontraditional wedding, you might think we are doing away with the traditional rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. But we still plan on having a rehearsal and meal afterward–a rehearsal lunch instead of a dinner, so we are calling it the rehearsal “dinner.” We figure, all the key players need to be on the same page, so we need to do a rehearsal and what better way to thank folks than to feed them and enjoy each others company before the wedding. We had planned on just eating pizza at his parent’s house after the re...
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DIY RehearsalFiled under: Negotiating Speed Bumps, Pre-Ceremony Parties, Do-It-YourselfPanic!! Your officiant can't make the rehearsal (he's been in an accident and is in a coma -- that should excuse him, no?). You don't have a bridal consultant. There is NO WAY you're going to let your know-it-all cousin run the show, and you're too nervous to do without a rehearsal. What can you do?Why, do it yourself, of course! In their book, How to "I Do", Holly Lefevre and Christine Cudanes provide neat and straightforward checklist and worksheet explaining how to run your own rehearsal. Oddly, the worksheet assumes ...
