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My FILs are paying for the RD, and they have set the budget at $2500. Right now, that is including about 40 guests. We are planning to have it at a local restaurant here.
I am thinking that we will just have it at a resturatuant that is between home and the venue. (We are getting married in the town where we live, 45 minutes away from our hometown where I will be the night before the wedding.) His parents can't pay...they were pretty well off but they both just had major surgeries and are having other issues... I'm already maxed out budget wise...is it okay to just have it at a resturaunt with just those who will be at the rehearsal and call it a night?
I think having just those people that need to attend the rehearsal at the dinner is perfectly acceptable! We are in a similar situation because we both have huge immediate families (13 siblings between us, all with spouses and multiple children), but I think in general, people probably won't mind, because it leaves them the ability to decide when they want to arrive, and not to be trying to make sure they get in town in time for the dinner, especially because our rehearsal is on a Friday afternoon and not everyone wants to take off on Friday to travel, I'm sure.
Yes, that's us - huge family. Good point about the guests not having to stress about being there the night before. That makes me feel a little better. :-)
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My wedding is going to be very intimate....my immediate family and his and our grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc...that we are close to. All of our friends from college will be a part the wedding party. Total, 120.
Almost everyone is coming in from out of town for this...but we are majorly on budget here....we can't afford to pay for their hotel rooms but some of them live an hour and have offered to let the ones who live farther stay there, though that won't be enough for everyone....I already feel a little guilty about this.
The rehearsal dinner is already up to 50, just including wedding party and our immediate families. I don't want to just leave the rest of the families hanging that night, but everyone who is going to be at the wedding can't be at the rehearsal dinner! Is it wrong to only have the wedding party and our immediate families there considering?