Wedding Rehearsal Dinner | Outdoor Wedding Venues Dallas

So many celebrations and events precede your wedding day. There is the engagement party, showers, bachelor/bachelorette parties, and there is the rehearsal and the wedding rehearsal dinner. When you choose Paradise Cove, we not only provide your wedding in our outdoor wedding venues in Dallas, but your rehearsal and the rehearsal dinner as well.

Who Pays and Plans

Traditionally, the family who does not pay for the wedding pays for the rehearsal dinner. However, it is acceptable for others to host it. Furthermore, the person who pays for it, decides the size and budget for the event.

Where and When to Host

There are a number of options for the location. A local restaurant or private hotel conference room are options for the rehearsal dinner. The local restaurant is a simple option as the restaurant handles all of the food and drinks. On the other hand, the restaurant seldom provides private dining for your party, and there are the issues of other guests wandering into your party. A private conference room would require hiring a caterer and decorating the space, but would provide a higher degree of privacy.

Paradise Cove has the facilities and staff to provide your wedding ceremony, wedding reception, your wedding rehearsal, and the following dinner. Your privacy is assured, as we only schedule one event at a time. Furthermore, we provide a wedding coordinator who will handle all of the details for each event in our outdoor wedding venues in Dallas. With all events on the site, it eliminates the need for the rehearsal party to relocate for the dinner, a convenience out of town guests will appreciate.

Who Receives an Invitation

The wedding party and immediate family members are invited. In addition, it is acceptable for members of the wedding party to invite their significant other. It is also acceptable, and encouraged to invite out of town guests if there is enough space.

Ensure you invite the officiant who will preside over your outdoor wedding venues in Dallas. He or she may not attend, but extend the courtesy of an invitation.

Have Fun

The rehearsal dinner is often an informal dinner with some of your favorite foods. BBQ or seafood, for example, are favorite foods for a rehearsal dinner. It is a fun way to enjoy your wedding party and the invited guests without formality. In addition, a growing trend is a small rehearsal dinner, including immediate family and wedding party, and then a welcome party that includes all wedding guests.

If you have many out-of-town guests expected at your wedding rehearsal dinner, then it can be a fun time to introduce them to some of the highlights in the DFW area. For additional information regarding the service’s Paradise Cove offers in its outdoor wedding venues in Dallas, give us a call. We will be glad to provide you a tour, and explain our services to you. Located on the shore of Lake Grapevine, our beautifully landscaped grounds are sure to please you and your beloved, as well as your guests.

Bridal Shower Etiquette | Outdoor Wedding Venues DFW

Paradise Cove provides luxury outdoor wedding venues in DFW, overlooking Grapevine Lake. A bridal shower is a fun way of helping a young couple to start out a new life by presenting them with items for the household. Bridal showers require planning and work, and may be a bit overwhelming if you have never hosted one before. The following tips and bridal shower etiquette can assist the host to simplify planning.

Who Hosts the Bridal Shower

Typically, the maid of honor or matron of honor will host the bridal shower, as long as she is not a relative of the bride. Generally, the mothers of the bride and groom do not host the bridal shower, nor are they involved in its planning. It is acceptable for them to participate in the shower itself, such as keeping a record of the gifts.

Who Should Be Invited

Invite members of the wedding party, mothers, and sisters of the bride and groom, and up to 15 of the bride’s closest friends. A bridal shower should not be large, as the bride’s friends are hosting.

Do not invite anyone to the shower that you will not invite to the wedding. Multiple showers are acceptable, hosted by different friends of the bride. However, do not invite a guest to more than one shower, without making it clear they will only purchase one gift.

When Should Invitations Be Mailed?

Mail shower invitations 4 to 6 weeks before the wedding.

What should you include on the invitations?

⦁ Bride’s full name
⦁ Date, time, and location of the shower
⦁ Host or hostesses’ names
⦁ RSVP information
⦁ Date of the wedding
⦁ Theme of the shower (if any)
⦁ Whether it’s a surprise for the bride

Bridal Registry

The bridal registry information may be included on an enclosed insert, however, not on the shower invitation itself.

Food

Food and beverages will depend upon the time of day. There is no rule that you must provide the standard fare of finger sandwiches. It is perfectly acceptable to provide food that you know guests will enjoy. Food can be adapted to suit the theme, and the guest list.

When is Gifts Opened?

Open gifts after desert near the end of the shower.

Bridal Shower Themes

When considering a gift for a themed shower keep in mind gift cards are always acceptable. When selecting a theme, ensure potential gifts are included on the wedding registry. There are hundreds of potential themes, some examples follow:

⦁ Kitchen Shower

In this type of shower, gifts are for a kitchen. Items such as cooking utensils, recipe books, toaster oven, microwave, glasses, and kitchen linens are useful gifts for newlyweds.

⦁ Nature Shower

The number and variety to select from are wide. Gifts such as floral or pine-scented candles, silk flowers, outdoor equipment, gardening tools, woven baskets, pottery, and gift cards from the bride’s favorite garden supply or outdoor store, for example.

⦁ Gift Certificate Shower

Ensure gift certificates are for locations listed on the gift registry.

Lying on the shores of Lake Grapevine, Paradise Cove provides the area’s most luxurious outdoor wedding venues in DFW. Beauty surrounds the wedding venue from the stone gazebo to the old oak tree. Beauty predominates here, in a setting of blue sky and the diamond like glistening of Lake Grapevine. It is a fitting place of ceremony in the wonder of a young couple in love, joining hearts and minds in the ancient ceremony of marriage, to stand where flowers bloom while beauty smiles upon their union in Paradise Cove’s outdoor wedding venues in DFW.

Whether your wedding is on the patio among the flowers, before the indoor stone fireplace, or in the gazebo by the blue lake waters, you will find the place for a joining of hearts in our outdoor wedding venues in DFW.

After your wedding, you will enjoy your wedding reception by the fireplace, or on the patio gardens with an elegant dinner in our outdoor wedding venues in DFW.

If you are looking for a special place to host your special day, give us a call, take the tour, and make your selections. We will handle the details while you dream, and prepare to be your most beautiful in Paradise Cove’s majestic outdoor wedding venues in DFW. We hope you find our guide to bridal shower etiquette useful.

When it comes to your wedding registry, there are numerous options available, from traditional department stores to online options. The wedding registry is but one of the many tasks involved in planning the wedding of your dreams. From the skillful staff, to the natural opulence of its setting beneath a blue Texas sky, Paradise Cove is foremost among outdoor wedding venues in Dallas.

Furthermore, our outdoor wedding venues in Dallas is a short drive from numerous recreational activities for guests such as boating, camping, fishing, parks, and trails.

An online registry is convenient for both you and your guests. You can add or delete items from your registry list at any time, and view the items guests have selected for purchase. This provides guests the convenience of shopping from home, and is especially beneficial for those who are out of state.

There is etiquette to consider with the registry, and the following shares some tips for creating an excellent wedding registry, and some common mistakes to avoid:

Do

1. Ensure that you have a wide variety of gift selections and price ranges. Offer a larger assortment of lower and moderate cost items. For example, if you frequently bake cookies using your mom’s kitchen goods, guests will have the opportunity to select what they can afford among cookie cutters, baking pans, measuring cups and spoons, etc…

2. Have your wedding registry complete at least a month before your bridal shower and wedding. This will prevent the rush to create a last minute registry.

3. Add an insert to your invitation with driving directions, local hotel information for those arriving from out of town and weekend activities. An insert is convenient for including links to your wedding registry. Ensure you include the name on the registry so your guests are able to find it.

4. Though new to the U.S., funding sites are becoming popular for cash donations to help with the honeymoon, in lieu of gifts.

5. Send thank you notes as soon as possible after receiving a gift. Etiquette allows you a year to send them, just as it allows guests a year to send gifts, though doing so quickly shows how much you appreciate the gift and their thoughtfulness. If a guest is responsible for both a shower and a separate wedding gift, you can send a single note as long as you mention both gifts specifically.

Don’t

1. Do not register for high-cost items only, as not all guests can afford them. Include both moderate and lower priced items. While you are likely to have family members who are generous with a gift, a guest may live on a single fixed income. Keep your guests in mind as you prepare your wedding registry. Guests who come to your outdoor wedding venues in Dallas with regret that their gift was not anything you have listed, will not enjoy it as much.

However, if you already have the low cost items such as towels, cups, and bowls, it is acceptable to list costly items such as a sofa or dining room set. You can suggest guests go in together to purchase it, or set up a fund for cash donations.

2. Requesting money is not appropriate. A registry with items composed of predominately low and moderate cost items, and a small list of high-ticket items will ensure gifts for every budget. Be sure to include items from walk-in retailers as well.

3. Your wedding registry needs to be available at least a month before your shower and wedding, and even earlier is better.

4. Do not include personal items such as handbags, or perfume is not acceptable wedding etiquette.

5. Do not overdo it. Stay on the priorities of what you really need, want and will use. This will reduce the chance of getting a gift you will not use.

6. Do not add registry information on the wedding invitation, doing so is bad wedding etiquette. An insert is acceptable by most standards, but never on the invitation itself.

Overlooking the sparkling waters of Lake Grapevine, Paradise Cove provides spectacular outdoor wedding venues in Dallas for the first day of the rest of your life. From the landscaped grounds and gazebo, to the indoor reception hall and its massive stone fireplace, Paradise Cove will provide the magical beauty every bride desires for her special day. Give us a call to schedule a tour, and let us show you how special your wedding can be, in the breathtaking setting of Paradise Cove’s outdoor wedding venues in Dallas.

Our dedicated staff will handle the details ensuring your wedding fulfills your dreams, when you select Paradise Cove for your outdoor wedding venues in Dallas. Please contact us or visit our wedding pages for further details on Paradise Cove’s outdoor wedding venues in Dallas. We hope you found our guide for your wedding registry helpful, and look forward to meeting you.