What exactly happens at one? Seems pretty straight forward to me, groom & bestman up front, bride & moh walk down the aisle. What am I not seeing? Thanx
2007-03-26 12:43:32 · 9 answers · asked by Maria S 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
The rehearsals are generally done the night before, to make sure everyone knows their places, who walks first, where they stand or sit and the flow of the ceremony. It is also a time for anyone to ask questions, so that the ceremony will hopefully flow smoothly. The couple may want to do something that is not traditional, like say a few words to their respective future in-laws. This is the time to find out when it would be best to do this during the ceremony. It is also the last time the bride and groom are to see each other before the ceremony and is generally the last time they and their families can get together for a meal, before the big day. Not all family members can attend the acutal wedding ceremony sometimes but can be at the rehersal, the night before. This may be due to work schedules, etc.
2007-03-26 12:50:33 · answer #1 · answered by angelpoet04 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There isn't always a rehearsal the night before (or sometimes at all). The last wedding I was in, the rehearsal was 20 minutes before the actual ceremony. We were just shown when to walk and in what order. Simple as that. Of course this wasn't a complicated religious ceremony or anything. Generally the rehearsal is held the night before so the bride and groom and attendants will know the how and when of the processional/recessional, when to sit, stand etc, and the order of the actual ceremony. It helps the bride and groom to relax a bit when they know what will be happening the following day. It's also good for any young children who will be in the wedding so they aren't as frightened of that big long aisle.
2007-03-26 15:20:20 · answer #2 · answered by MelB 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't have to have one if you don't want to. If your having a really small wedding with not a lot going on during the ceremony you don't need one. But many weddings have many people involved. Some who have never been in a wedding before. They have many music changes and different people do different things like lighting candles, reading poems or bible passages. Stuff like that. It's just to go though it all and make sure that everyone knows what to do and when to do it. Otherwise you may have the people walking down the aisle in the wrong order and music starting at the wrong time. Also, you eat after wards and that's the fun part. It's a time to feed everyone who has worked so hard and spent so much money to help your special day go off without a hitch. Good Luck!
2007-03-26 13:41:22 · answer #3 · answered by warriorchic84 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a lot more to a wedding than that! Celebrant enters. Groom and attendants enter. Ring bearer,flower girl, bridesmaids, bride and father walk down the aisle. Prayers are said. Songs are sung. Readings are read. Exchange of vows and rings. Order of recession. Some have communion and lighting of the unity candle. There are a lot of things that go on in a wedding and the closer you have it to the wedding date, the less chance of forgetting what you're suppose to do and when. There are no cue cards at the alter, so it's best to have a trial run.
2007-03-26 17:37:40 · answer #4 · answered by Krissi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the wedding details, if there are children involved, who does what & when, has anyone never been in a wedding before.................
There are some weddings that are small enough that do not
require a rehearsal, such as the one you described. But the bigger the wedding the more involved it becomes. It is always a good idea to clue everyone in on what is happening.
I conduct my rehearsals Mon-Thurs no more than a week before the wedding. I can't always do a Friday night rehearsal for a Saturday wedding if I have a wedding scheduled for Friday night.
And by not partying the night before it gives the bride time to attend to last minute details & for both to prepare for the solemnizing event that is about to take place.
2007-03-26 13:07:54 · answer #5 · answered by weddrev 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I could surely do a dinner as a thanks to those that have helped you out and supported you by way of your making plans and all. As on your practice session, there needs to be a few day that almost all of the marriage ceremony social gathering - adding you and her - can also be there that they're open. Even whether it is one week previous or anything. I could occasion the schedules of your marriage ceremony social gathering and make contact with the venue and uncover an afternoon that fits probably the most persons. You must do your practice session at your venue so as to make alterations - however I'm definite you already knew that. If now not, I favored the thought of rehearsing at dwelling. Maybe you would even speak to the venue approximately the probability of seeing the marriage ceremony on an afternoon earlier than yours to peer how they did it. Good good fortune
2016-09-05 17:02:37 · answer #6 · answered by henning 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say if you are just having a best man and MOH then no need for a rehearsel but at big weddings with a large wedding party, someone singing, flower girls and ring bearers, lighting candles well then a rehearsel would be good so everyone knows what they are doing and when they are doing it.
2007-03-27 00:04:21 · answer #7 · answered by Ladybugs77 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is basically what happens at a rehersal, the reason for them is to make sure everyone in the wedding party is familiar with where they are supposed to be standing, make sure that they understand what time they are supposed to be there. That way they understand how things work.
2007-03-26 12:59:21 · answer #8 · answered by WI Wedding Lady 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So Nobody f**ks up
2007-03-26 12:56:15 · answer #9 · answered by Miss Lady 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋