Wedding
Rehearsal: Work Out All The Kinks
Leading up to the big wedding day draws much stress
and nervousness. Tempers become short, moods rise and fall, and the all-around
demeanor is filled with tension. Many people get nerve-racked
when it comes to weddings and this is not solely reserved
for the bride and groom. Parents, friends and wedding
party alike all carry the same emotional stresses. The
bride and groom have a natural fear and sense of worry
about them and rightfully so. So why should the wedding
party and families would be nervous? They do not want
to mess up, that is why. There are enough things that
can go wrong and they do not want to add to it.
This
is where the wedding rehearsal and dinner come into play. The rehearsal is a trial run so to speak. This ensures that
everyone knows where to be at the appropriate time and that
all systems are a go. There is nothing worse than someone standing
in a spot that interferes with the flow of the ceremony, when
in reality they are to be standing twelve feet to the right
of left of their current location. Not only is this embarrassing
to the individual, it is a major point of stress for the bride
and groom, who may or may not have hired a videographer to
capture the perfect moment on tape. No one wants to be the
one that trips the bride as she walks down the isle. This would
be a moment that can never be redone and it would be a shame.
So, on that note, here are some tips to get the wedding rehearsal
to run smoothly.
The
location of the rehearsal should be done at the location
where the ceremony is to take place. This will help everyone
will be familiar with the layout when it is time for the real
deal. The rehearsal should be the night before the actual ceremony.
This way everything will still be fresh in everyone’s mind.
By doing the rehearsal the night before and in the same location,
there is a minimal margin for error. Anyone whom is directly
involved with the service should attend, including all bridesmaids,
the maid or matron of honor, the groomsmen, the best man, the
clergy or officiator, the parents of the bride and groom, flower
girls, ring boy, organist, and anyone else that is in the immediate
circle. It is not customary to have friends at the rehearsal
of the ceremony, yet not forbidden. This is personal choice.
You can however, have the friends not come to the rehearsal
but come to the dinner afterwards, which is sometimes quaint
and lively. This can indeed relieve a lot of stress on the
bride and groom, making for a relaxing evening which they have
so rightly deserved, after all their effort to get this day
in order.
Normally in tradition, it
is the groom’s parents that pay for the rehearsal dinner. However, this trend is gong by the
wayside as many things are not either spilt down the middle
or the bride and groom have elected to pay for all on their
own, showing independence. It actually would be a nice wedding
gift for someone else to pick up the tab on the rehearsal dinner,
and would definitely lighten an already heavy financial load
off of the bride and groom’s back or in other cases, the parents
of the two to be married. It is customary to have the official
at the rehearsal dinner as a token of appreciation. Consider
inviting the spouse, as well. Not inviting them to the dinner
could be misconstrued as both rude and disrespectful. The matter
of children at the rehearsal and dinner has been subject of
much debate, yet when you think about it, it would be most
wise to have them there, as it would introduce the kids to
the surroundings and where they are to be situated come the
big moment. It is not a child’s fault if they have no idea
what is going on, and are not instructed, if they tend to wander
or act up a touch. This also gives the children the opportunity
to meet people that will be in the party so as they can be
accustomed to the prior to the event and reception.
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: 2006
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