Rehearsal Dinner Questions

[Lisa777]

My FMIL has offered to give us the rehearsal dinner and I said I would make the invites. My questions are do I send FMIL one even though she is hosting it? Obviously we know shes coming and also do I put somewhere on the invite that she is hosting it?

Thanks!

[nylons73]

Lisa - I am by no means an expert, but if FMIL is hosting it, then her name should go on the invite as the host.

A common format is something like, 'Mrs. FMIL' invites you to join her in honoring Lisa and DH, at a rehearsal dinner, on the 6th day of June, 2005 (just for an example.)

if FMIL and FFIL are both hosting, then it would be, Mr. and Mrs. FILS invite you to join them at a rehearsal dinner honoring Lisa and DH on the 6th day of June, 2005.

Some people use 'honoring' some people use 'celebrate with' or something like that. You might google 'rehearsal dinner invitation' and see what comes up. :)

[Happy1]

I agree with the format. As for sending her an invite I still would. Or you could just hand deliver one to her. You never know-she may want one for her scrapbook or something.;)

Nikki :D

[kemaji]

I agree with both posters. If you're sending the invitations out, I would make sure she receives one, especially if people will be replying to her so she has final numbers on attendees.

[maplekitty]

I also agree with both psters, however, perhaps show her the invitation before you send them out. Then atleast she feels like she'll have a "final say" in it, since she *is* the host. I'm sure she'll love them, nonetheless, but it would be a gracious effort on your part.

[Jane&Andy]

ITA with everyone else - send her an invitation (I like to keep that sort of thing for scrapbooking) and put her name on it just llike nylons73 posted. :)

[BethElena]

Ditto.

I replied to your post on WC, but it didn't show up, I guess....Shocker :)

[chortles]

I just did my rehearsal dinner invites, which my FIL's are paying for. I looked around and found a bunch of language options on www.verseit.com - take a look, a lot of good options.

And to the other questions - yes, I'd definitely send her one or two, and yes, run the language by her in advance prior to printing. I've been surprised by the strong sentiments people have about language on the invites *shrug*

[Sazoo]

I did the same thing - made the invitations to our RD even though FMIL was officially "hosting" it for us. I showed her the invitations before I sent them out, & then yes I did send one to her because I knew she'd want one to save as a momento from our wedding. ;) Oh, & I put her name & address on the envelope for the return address.