There are so many plans, expenses and stresses that go together with preparing for a wedding ceremony. If couples aren't careful they can get so involved with planning the wedding and trying to get all the details right that there is little time to enjoy the experience. When my niece was planning her wedding she had three bridal showers to go to, reception plans to get in order and was trying to find a venue for the rehearsal dinner. The third bridal shower was scheduled at my home. I'm her godmother so I had wanted to make it unique for her. A few days before the shower we talked on the telephone. She sounded very anxious. She and her fiance were also having difficulties deciding on the best wedding songs for the wedding ceremony. I recommended that she arrive the night before the bridal shower and stay all night and we would relax and I would help her organize a list of what still had to be done prior to the wedding. She thought this sounded like a good plan.

I did most of of the preparations for the wedding shower prior to my niece arriving so that we could give attention to her needs. She shared that the rehearsal dinner was her main stress due to the fact that the location they had reserved had double booked, so they needed to locate a new location. We began by working on finding the best wedding songs for the wedding so we could get one need out of the way thereby giving confidence that the other would be dealt with as well. As I predicted finding the best wedding songs was just a matter of searching the net, listening to samples, placing some orders and that was that. Now to settle the rehearsal dinner.

The rehearsal supper is normally handled by the groom's family; in fact a number of individuals refer to the occasion as the groom's supper. My niece's fiance is from a different state so his family is is paying for the rehearsal dinner, but they're not able to assist with making the preparations. My niece had touched base with the restaurant where the wedding reception will be held, but the only space available was the section where the wedding reception would be happening. My niece explained that the plan was to decorate the reception area prior to going to the church for the rehearsal.

We called two nearby restaurants to see if they could handle the rehearsal dinner. Both had other gatherings scheduled. Her fiance's parents are divorced, also both have married again. This meant that there were additional people to include in the rehearsal dinner. This was also adding to her tension because she was attempting to suss out the etiquette for seating. She had the seating chart approved for the wedding, but not knowing where the rehearsal dinner would be happening diminished her ability to prepare a chart.

I asked my niece if she had called the church to look into if the fellowship area would be accessible. Everybody could just mingle and have a light catered meal. This would be much less formal and would be easy to plan. The fellowship area was open that evening. We called two delis and ordered a buffet meal. My niece called her fiance and told him the new plans for the rehearsal dinner. He thought this sounded great. He would make preparations to have a buddy of his tend bar and would arrange for the drinks.

The rehearsal dinner was a nice relaxed evening. The guests were able to mingle and socialize and the bride and groom didn't feel pressured to sit in one spot while everybody ordered their food and had it served. With having a buffet line the atmosphere was very casual and the out of town guests didn't have to attempt to find another place in an area that they were not familiar with.

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