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What did you/will you wear to your rehearsal and dinner? ... Dress or casual?

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    MsHymanRoth    October 24, 2009   Boston

    I cannot decide. We have invited the photographer to come too ... for the church part. I don't know if we should dress up or stay casual.

     
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    LittleBear    June 28, 2009   Chicago/beach wedding in NC

    I wore the dress I wore when we got engaged. It was a sundress so nothing too fancy.

    I would attach a pic but my computer thinks it's after 5 on Friday Tongue out

     
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    ejs4y8    June 20, 2009  

    I dressed up in a nice cocktail dress from white house black market. It's sat in my closet since june and was only worn that once! i get ti wear it again in 2 weeks tho =]. It was just too cute to pass up! And i love a reason to get dressed up in general since i wear such boring jeans and polos and khakis to work every day.

     
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    ke3    09.05.09   Sacramento, CA / upstate NY

    i also wore a cocktail dress. it was fun & made me feel pretty & excited for the festivities to start!

     
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    OttawaBride2011    May 21, 2011   Ottawa, Ontario

    my mom just said i could have her wedding dress "re-designed" and i plan to wear that to the rehearsal dinner! she is about 6 inches shorter than me so i will be getting it chopped off to make it knee length, and possibly altering the top a bit!

     
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    contrarymary    October 17, 2009   Placentia, CA

    we had a courthouse wedding last november already so i am wearing the same simple white dress that i wore then. i think it will add a thoughtful touch to the start of our wedding weekend!

     
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    Mrs. DG    July 18, 2009   Seattle/Tahoe

    I wore brown linen shorts and a chiffon draped tank top.  It wasn't dressy, but it was classy... Considering my partner wore board shorts and flip flops, I felt it was appropriate.

     
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    jocelyn3476       New Jersey

    Dressy.  But that is just my family's style.  And I can't imagine going into my church in anything less.

     
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    AnamCara    April 10, 2010   Ireland/Connecticut

    I bought a Laura Ashley dress that I'd had my eye on for ages and it finally went on sale - way way way on sale!  I found it before I was engaged and thought about buying it for another event but when I re-discovered it on sale it turned out that the floral pattern matches the color I picked for the bridesmaid dresses!  So I had to buy it for the rehearsal/rehearsal dinner.  It's cotton/strapless/dark pink floral on white with a full skirt just below the knee. I figure a little cardigan and peep toe shoes and I'm golden!  Yay!

     
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    spaniel    March 2010   Los Angeles, CA

    I am probably going to get dressed up--but just a little bit, in something I already own.

     
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    snmcdowell    9-13-08   Chicago

    I went super dressy and wore the white floral applique dress by BCBG and did pearls and high heels. Some random girls thought it was my wedding gown and were yelling Congratulations and I love your dress! at me when we left the restaurant. It was really fun.

     
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    artbee    February 28, 2010  

    i'm going casual, we're just going to have a lunch at my fi's parents house.

     
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    krissycake    November 21, 2009   orlando,fl

    I am planning on wearing a dress and depending on weather, maybe a little shrug/sweater...tights would be fun!

     
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    arizonabride    June 2, 2010   Tucson, AZ

    I might wear a LBD. Not sure. I have a WHBM black w/ floral print that I haven't worn yet, but I may wear that to the couples shower. I think our RD/Welcome Party will be at a sports grill so maybe I should be more casual.

     
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    Br1tSh1n1ngStar    10/17/09   New Jersey

    I got a dress on sale at Lord and Taylors, it's off white, with black ribbing, I wish I had a picture, it's so so cute, I died when I got it! I can't wait to wear it!

     
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    Kittyachi    August 2010   New York

    I love any excuse to dress up - and whatever it is, it will be white. I'm bride-ing it up all weekend.

     
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    Noelle-a-Belle    October 16 2009   Southern CA

    I LOVE dressing up.  I can't resist, I'm always overdressed for events.  I am wearing this awesome awesome dress (the RD is at a nice restaurant, but not fancy schmancy or anything). 

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    mdarrah    4/4/09   Los Angeles, CA

    We had a low key rehearsal and dinner, but I worse a semi dressy sun dress just because I could!

     
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    krissycake    November 21, 2009   orlando,fl

    i just bought a dress today for the RD!

    i literally tried on 9-10 dresses today, and settled on this one because it's simple, but so easy to accessorize for re-wearability...and it has thick straps so regular-undergarment-friendly! =)

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    Soon2BeMrsC    March 20, 2010   Wine Country

    I think we are going casual.  FI really wants to wear shorts.  I'll be lucky if I can get him in some cargo pants.

     
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    stlginkgo    3/20/10  

    looking for a great dress! :) Prob will end up buying one from white house black market

     
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    DCarole    11/14/09   Dallas

    My fiance is wearing a button down shirt with jeans and I thought I would wear jeans with a cute top and heels.  I want it to be casual for my guests, since the wedding is pretty formal.

     
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    missomally    July 11, 2009   Missouri

    @OttowaBride - That's such a neat idea!

    We had a casual Western BBQ for our rehearsal dinner, so I wore a cute white dress from BCBG, cowboy boots and hat, and a jean jacket. 

     
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    PeytonL79    12/6/2009   DC Area

    A black one-shoulder cocktail dress from Ann Taylor.  It's not on their website anymore, but I saved a pic.  The rehearsal dinner is in a cute little French cafe.

     

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    nybride09    9/19/09   New York, NY

    i wore a little white lace sheath dress that my mum had gotten me for the courthouse ceremony - which i didn't get round to wearing before.

     
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    scissors    June 19, 2010   Atlanta, Ga

    I'm having my Mom's wedding dress made into a short rehearsal dinner dress. Well, it was the one she wore for their 25th-anniversary vow renwal. They threw a full wedding. :p It's gonna be ridonk.

     
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    Ember78    December 15, 2012  

    We're going for informal/casual. Just because that's what we've only ever seen and it is less formal than the actual wedding day. 

     
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    I'll be dressed up.  The rehearsal dinner won't be super fancy, but I'll be in a cute dress.  

     
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    scissors    June 19, 2010   Atlanta, Ga

    Yeah, ours is going to be in a hole-in-the-wall mexcan restaurant. I think a short fun white dress would be balla' there. lol

     
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    IA_Snowflake    August 29, 2009   Missouri Valley, IA

    I just wore a simple sun dress.  But we had an outdoor wedding and then went to an outdoor bar for our rehersal dinner.

     
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    gamblina    October 29, 2010  

    it really depends on where the dinner is at for me. we're going to be at a nice restaurant, so i'm dressin up! i can't wait!

     
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    realeastcoaster    July 11, 2009   Canada

    We had a picnic BBQ for our rehearsal dinner before the sun set, so we kept the clothes pretty casual. That's just how we are. :) 

     

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