Digital Rehearsal Dinner Invitations: What to Send and When

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A digital rehearsal dinner invitation is an online invitation sent by text, email, or link.

Rehearsal dinner invitations are warmer and more personal than wedding invitations. They go to close family, the wedding party, and out-of-town guests. The headcount matters because a restaurant needs a number.

A digital invitation reaches guests in seconds and updates itself when plans change. Replies gather in one place, giving you an exact headcount without phone calls. Out-of-town guests get a map and a countdown to reply.

Include the host name, date, start time, full address, and map. Add dress code, a meal or dietary question, and a clear reply-by date. Keep the layout scannable because people read invitations on phones.

Send invitations three to four weeks before the wedding. Ask for replies about two weeks out so the restaurant can confirm the headcount. Send one nudge a week before the deadline.

Keep the wording plain and warm, and name the hosts. Skip formal third-person phrasing unless your crowd expects it. Add one line about the relaxed evening, short toasts, and early end.

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