When To Rehearse?

A wedding rehearsal is a must. You will have so much on your mind come the day of your wedding, it's important to make sure everyone knows what to do ahead of time. Truly, it shouldn't take more than an hour and that hour will have saved you from a huge snafu come the wedding day. Really, I'm not interested in ranting on about this one. Just take my word for it, you absolutely need to rehearse your ceremony with all parties in attendance.

Traditionally, rehearsals were always the night before the wedding. However, as of late more and more are having them two days in advance. There are pros and cons to each, so just make sure you take them all into consideration before picking the rehearsal date. Here are 3 important things to consider when choosing your rehearsal date:

• Some vendors (officiant, consultant, venue) will refuse to have a Friday rehearsal, so make sure to check with them ahead of time. Their Friday may be booked with another wedding.
• Rehearsing two days ahead gets it out of the way. This may give you more time to relax, but for some the longer wait until the wedding might cause anxiety. You know yourself well enough to decide which category you fall into.
• If you have your rehearsal two days in advance, your out of town participants might have to take extra time off of work and pay for an extra night of hotel. It takes a lot financially and physically to be a part of a wedding, so remember to be considerate of situations whenever possible.