I just finished with a wedding rehearsal. As a minister, I think wedding rehearsals are a blast — much more fun than the actual wedding. People at a wedding rehearsal tend to be more relaxed and laid back, whereas most everyone gets at least a little bit tense at the actual wedding ceremony. Tonight’s wedding rehearsal was delightfully relaxed; I actually got time to chat with many of the people in the wedding party, and if I knew both Spanish and ASL in addition to English I would have had time to talk to most of the people in the wedding party.
Tomorrow, the actual wedding ceremony will go by in a blur; the only time I’ll get to talk with the bride and groom or anyone in the wedding party is when I tell them where to stand or what to do. Nope, wedding rehearsals are much more fun for ministers than the actual wedding.
Couldn’t agree more.
The rehearsal always takes twice as long as the actual wedding–and I usually enjoy the whole thing. Lots of laughter.
And people are always grateful after a rehearsal.
They feel good. Relaxed and reassured.
Half the time, I can’t get them to leave the church.
Of course, I had a good teacher for how to do a rehearsal.