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Do officiants come to rehersal dinner?


Question: We are getting married and I am not sure to invite officiant or not? What is proper?
Answers: You should invite the officiant and his wife. Anyone who is going to be at the rehearsal should be invited. And you should also invite there spouse or boy/girlfriend. If you have children in the wedding invite there parents and siblings. You shouldn't invite the photographer, like I said only invite people who are at the rehearsal. Its nice to also invite grandparents but you don't have to.
I would say invite anyone you want. Hope this helps!
After being in a wedding, I learned that it's important to invite anyone involved with the actual ceremony to the rehearsal dinner....that includes the preacher, wedding party, parents of the bride and groom, ushers, and anyone that might be running sound, lights, candle holders, flower girls, ring bearers, etc...I'm not sure if it's proper, but it just seems polite.
The Officiant and his/her spouse DO get invited and it's actually VERY impolite to exclude them. EVERYONE involved in the actual ceremony (and their spouses or spouse equivilants but not casual dates) must be included, as well as the parents of both bride and groom.
It is acceptable to decide that only grown-ups are coming to the dinner. If you are so inclined, you can include out of town guests who might otherwise be at loose ends, but it's nor required or even really expected. You do not invite the professionals involved...The photographer is not a guest, neither is the florist, the caterer or the DJ.
If you want photographs, hire the photographer, don't invite him. Professionals get paid for their time and skills and it is unfair to put them in the position of feeling that you want them to Sing for their supper ....or better still, get a half dozen one use cameras and let everyone use them to get informal snapshots.
well, if you want professional pictures taken of your rehearsal and rehearsal dinner, then you should invite the photographer. you don't really have to invite the officiant to the rehearsal dinner, but to the rehearsal you better. lol! but it would be courteous if you did invite the officiant to the rehearsal dinner. but again it is up to you and how many you can afford at the dinner.
yes, you should invite the officiant but, not the photographer unless you want pics of the rehearsal dinner. you can if you want whatever the budget will allow because your buying their dinner.


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