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"Chris and I decided to skip lots of traditional elements for our wedding (stay tuned for the guest book/cake topper debacle!) but one thing we knew we couldn&amp;amp;#8217;t pass on was the rehearsal. So last Wednesday night, we invited our wedding party as well as close friends and family to meet for a quick run through. Thankfully, we roll with a pretty punctual crew so we were able to get started right on time. After our site coordinator went through a few of the venue&amp;amp;#8217;s rules, we got down to it. Our close friend John officiated. After Chris walked his mom down the aisle, my grandparents, brothers and mom followed. But I think Chris was too busy paying attention to our site coordinator to snap any photos! Chris&amp;amp;#8217; BFF, also named Chris, escorted Lauren. You can just see Chris&amp;amp;#8217; cousin Damien walking with Ronida in the back ground. Does this dress look familiar? I bought it for the rehearsal but loved it so much I also wore it for my bachelorette! And finally, my pops and I strolled down the aisle. I&amp;amp;#8217;m a huge crybaby and during these past few months that I&amp;amp;#8217;ve truly realized where it comes from! My dad was holding back tears the entire night! Even when we stood on deck waiting for the wedding party to head down the aisle, he had huge tears running down his face. It made my heart melt. I can&amp;amp;#8217;t wait to share how things went down during the actual ceremony! We wrapped things up pretty quickly and headed out to eat early. Since nearly all of the 20 people we invited out don&amp;amp;#8217;t live near the venue, we had dinner at a small Mexican restaurant a few blocks away. I&amp;amp;#8217;ve only been to one rehearsal dinner before so I was a bit unsure what protocol was. We ended up catching up, drinking a few beers and doing serious work on our generous portions of food. Right after dinner, Chris and I thanked everyone for celebrating with us. After our older relatives left, we youngsters hung out in the comfy booths until the restaurant closed. I know not everyone is a fan of rehearsals, but I&amp;amp;#8217;m so glad we went with one. We worked out a few kinks that would not have been fun dealing with on the big day. Plus, it was such a treat to spending time with our close family and friends. Will you (or did you) have a rehearsal before the wedding? If so, will the dinner be someplace fancy? Or somewhere low key? Do you think rehearsals are actually necessary? Have you ever been in a wedding that didn&amp;amp;#8217;t have a rehearsal? For more on rehearsals&amp;amp;#133; * Joanna played the cutest game at hers! * Adorable outfit ideas for your run through. * Wow! This rehearsal dinner was anything but low key! More Ways to Get Glamour FREE Beauty Stuff! Enter for your Chance to Win a New Prize Every Day! Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter Add us to your iGoogle homepage "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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