Wedding Rehearsals: How to Guide
Rehearsals Don’t Have To Suck
Since most couples are getting married for the first time everything about a wedding tends to be a mystery. That goes for the wedding rehearsal as well. So what’s needed for a wedding rehearsal. The short answer is: nothing! A wedding rehearsal isn’t really that necessary. However, if you’re going to double book your venue, pay more money to rehearse and take up more of your friend’s and family’s time then try to make the most of it. Here are a few tips on making the rehearsal worth it.
Get In. Get Out .
Try not to waist any time. Make sure the people orchestrating the rehearsal are ready to go. That is your coordinator and your Officiant any other professionals you’ve paid to “practice” with you. Make sure to discuss the specifics of the rehearsal with at least these two people prior to heading to the church the night or day before your big day.
Follow the Leader
The coordinator and the Officiant are in charge. Not the bride, not the bride’s mother, not the groom or groom’s men, not the venue manager, not the photographer. The coordinator holds together everything for the wedding up until the bride marches down the aisle. The Officiant picks up at this point and handles the ceremony. The coordinator then resumes her role after the recessional. Let the Officiant guide and direct you and your bridal party during the rehearsal ceremony. Let the coordinator coordinate everything else.
Sober Sensitive and Serious
The rehearsal will come and go quickly if everyone in the bridal party and any on-looking family members arrive knowing they are expected to behave for about 1 hour. If at any point the rehearsal is going in a direction you didn’t expect, simply let the Officiant/coordinator know and adjustments can be made. While the rehearsal is going on, there will be instructions being given, inform those involved that if they don’t pay attention, they’ll look foolish the next day.
Have as much as you can at the rehearsal dinner and the post-wedding reception but for your own sanity’s sake (and your wallet) let the rehearsal happen as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Contact: Ric Latendresse
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