{"id":2299,"date":"2023-07-15T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-15T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/makeaplan.blog\/?p=2299"},"modified":"2023-10-15T23:35:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T03:35:36","slug":"wedding-rehearsal-what-to-expect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/makeaplan.blog\/index.php\/2023\/07\/15\/wedding-rehearsal-what-to-expect\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding Rehearsal: What to Expect"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Prior to getting married, I had never been a bridesmaid or a part of any pre-wedding festivities. Therefore, when it came to scheduling our wedding rehearsal, I really didn’t know what to expect. If you’re like me, I’m here to answer all your wedding rehearsal questions below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is no right or wrong way to run a wedding rehearsal. Mainly, be prepared to make a lot of decisions at your rehearsal. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will have to decide where everyone is standing, who is going to be walking in, when music will start and stop, etc. It is the time to figure out exactly how your ceremony will run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hot Tip: <\/strong>Think through how you want your ceremony to look prior<\/em> to the rehearsal. It will help things run faster and more smoothly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Who runs the rehearsal?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Typically, your wedding rehearsal is run by your coordinator or your officiant<\/strong>. These tend to be people that have been to numerous weddings so they generally know the process of how things should run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you don’t have a coordinator, then I recommend designating one very organized person who can help run things. It is better to have one person in charge than too many cooks in the kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Who attends a rehearsal?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A good rule of thumb is to have anyone that “moves” during the ceremony be present <\/strong>at the rehearsal. This means the entire bridal party, flower girls and ring bearers, parents, and anyone perhaps doing a special reading or participating in some other way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The point of your rehearsal is to understand the flow of the ceremony so everyone knows where to go and when to move. Therefore, make sure you include anyone that might need to move during your ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n

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When should I have my wedding rehearsal?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Coordinate with your venue to determine when you can schedule your rehearsal. Generally, this might be a few days before your actual ceremony<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rehearsals have to be scheduled around other weddings and events, so they might fall on a weekday or in the morning. For my rehearsal, we had ours on the Friday morning before our Sunday ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t schedule your wedding rehearsal too far in advance.<\/strong> You want it to be close enough that no one forgets what they are supposed to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Who goes first in the processional?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The best way to figure out your processional is to actually work backwards<\/strong>. Determine where everyone will end up, whether they will be sitting down or standing by the bride and groom’s side. Traditionally, when facing the alter, the bridal party stands on the left and the groom stands on the right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From there, work backwards walking people out one by one. All you need to do then is reverse the order for the processional.<\/p>\n\n\n

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There is no right or wrong way to do a processional. <\/strong> This is how we did ours:<\/p>\n\n\n\n