There are countless arrangements, expenses and stresses that go hand in hand with arranging a wedding ceremony. If couples aren't mindful they can get so consumed with planning the wedding and attempting 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 be at, reception plans to make and was trying to find a location for the rehearsal dinner. The third bridal shower was located at my home. I'm her godmother so I had wanted to make it really special for her. Shortly before the shower we talked on the telephone. She sounded very stressed. She and her fiance were also having difficulties selecting the best wedding songs for the nuptials. I recommended that she arrive the night before the wedding shower and stay the night and we would relax and I would help her make a list of what needed to be done prior to the wedding. She thought this sounded like a great plan.

I did the vast majority of the preparations for the wedding shower prior to my niece getting there so that we could focus on her needs. She said that the rehearsal dinner was her greatest stress due to the fact that the place 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 day so we could get one requirement out of the way thereby giving confidence that the other would be handled as well. As I imagined finding the best wedding songs was just a matter of searching the net, listening to samples, ordering and that was that. Now to tackle the rehearsal dinner.

The rehearsal supper is historically arranged by the groom's family; in fact some people refer to the event as the groom's supper. My niece's fiance is from out of state so his family is prepared to pay for the rehearsal dinner, but they're not able to assist with making the plans. My niece had reached out to the restaurant where the wedding reception will be held, but the only available space was the area where the wedding reception would be happening. My niece said 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 host the rehearsal dinner. Both had other happenings scheduled. Her fiance's mother and father are divorced, also both have remarried. This meant that there were additional people to incorporate in the rehearsal dinner. This was also adding to her anxiety because she was attempting to suss out the etiquette for seating. She had the seating chart figured out for the wedding, but not knowing the place the rehearsal dinner would be held diminished her capability to arrange a chart.

I asked my niece if she had called the church to find out if the fellowship area would be open. Everyone could just mingle and have a light catered meal. This would be much less formal and would be relatively easy to plan. The fellowship area was open that day. We called two delis and ordered catering. 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 pal of his tend bar and would arrange for the drinks.

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

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