Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Step1
Generally, when planning the rehearsal dinner, one starts with the time of the rehearsal.
Step2
Give yourself 1 hour for the rehearsal. This amount of time may sound unnecessarily long, but it is much better to have an extra 15 minutes to visit with the wedding party than to start off the weekend behind schedule.
Step3
Determine how long it will take to drive from the ceremony site to the location of the rehearsal dinner.
Step4
Add 5 to 15 minutes to that time depending on traffic conditions in the area and the distance to the rehearsal dinner.
Step5
Usually the date for the rehearsal dinner is the same as the date of the rehearsal. However, scheduling conflicts do occur. If the ceremony site is unavailable the night before the wedding, you may need to have the rehearsal earlier in the week and then have the dinner the night before the wedding.
Step6
If the rehearsal dinner location is unavailable the night before the wedding, schedule the rehearsal dinner at a time earlier in the week. Do try to wait until your out of town guests are in the area so that they can attend the dinner as well.
