How To Plan A Rehearsal Dinner
Top wedding pros share their expertise on ways to plan this significant and personal celebration. By Elizabeth Jenkins; from Summer 2006
RELINQUISH CONTROL
When the groom’s parents host, the bride should respect their budget and not interfere with their ideas for the evening.
MAKE A LIST
N.Y.C. planner David Tutera, says couples have two options when deciding whom to include: either everyone or just the bridal party and immediate family (though some couples also invite out-of-town guests). Who’s considered immediate family? Planners agree that the parents, grandparents and siblings of the bride and groom must be invited, but they say aunts, uncles and cousins are not automatically included.
When the groom’s parents host, the bride should respect their budget and not interfere with their ideas for the evening.
MAKE A LIST
N.Y.C. planner David Tutera, says couples have two options when deciding whom to include: either everyone or just the bridal party and immediate family (though some couples also invite out-of-town guests). Who’s considered immediate family? Planners agree that the parents, grandparents and siblings of the bride and groom must be invited, but they say aunts, uncles and cousins are not automatically included.
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