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I
don't want to have a reception necessarily. I was thinking I would have a
casual sit down dinner at a local restaurant the night before with all the
guests that want to come. The restaurant has a dance floor so we can make it a
party. Is that appropriate or just lazy?
What you
are suggesting is a bit different, but today, you can do pretty much what you
want to as long as it is tasteful. You don't mention who is paying for the
dinner the night before (which is usually when the rehearsal dinner is held for
the wedding party). It would not be proper for you to invite guests and then
expect them to pay for their own dinner. Since a reception is held after the
marriage, you would not call this a reception.
You should certainly invite your fiancé's family to the wedding. To exclude
them will only make the situation worse. His parents should also be invited to
the rehearsal and the rehearsal dinner (which they would normally pay for. I
assume that your fiancé is paying for it?). They may choose not to come, but
you have done what you should.
Since you don't really want a full reception, have you considered having just a
cake and punch reception immediately after the ceremony? That way your guests
won't feel like they missed something.
Glenna Tooman, Wedding Expert, ForeverWed.com
Memory Makers Event Planning, LLC
http://www.memorable-events.com
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