Who to Invite
Turn the dinner into a fabulous welcome
party - if your wedding is mostly local friends
and family but a few key people traveled far to
come to your wedding, extend the invitation
to them as a thank you for their extra effort.
If you’re throwing a destination wedding or
a party where at least half of the guests are
from out of town, show your appreciation by
inviting everyone to some kind of night-before
festivity.
How to Invite Your Guests
If your rehearsal dinner will be a fancy affair
with lots of out-of-town guests in a hotel
banquet room, a country club, or someplace
similarly dressed up, you should send formal
invitations. You’ll also want people to RSVP so
you have a head count for the caterer. If, on
the other hand, your rehearsal dinner will be
fairly low-key or small—a party at a restaurant
or an intimate gathering at your future inlaws’ home, then you don’t need to be as
formal with your invitations. You can send
e-vites, use DIY invites, or call to personally ask
people to join you. Just make sure it’s clear to
your guests where they need to be and when.
If you’re sending out invitations, get them out with, or shortly after, your wedding
invitations to help everyone keep their schedules straight, book their travel plans,
and ensure timely RSVPs. Give far-flung attendants the basic plans far in advance so
they can book flights with the proper arrival time.
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