A wedding isn't complete with out the rehearsal dinner. It gives everyone from both sides of the family a chance to meet, talk and get to know each other. But a rehearsal dinner is always hard to plan, simply because the couple never knows who is going to show up. Plus, you have to rent the venue, hire the catering, buy special wedding rehearsal dinner decorations [http://www.photoframesplus.com/rehearsal-dinner-favors.html], favors and a whole lot more, and it's all for one single night. It might seem like a small event, but a lot goes into planning one.

So, how do you make this event planning simple? You can downsize your decorations and favors, but that would be no fun. You could hire someone to do it for you but that would cost too much.

The best thing to do is to search for your venues first, then try and find the right rehearsal dinner decorations. That's because where you have the rehearsal is going to dictate how you decorate it.

You should also work on your guest list early to project how many people are going to attend. A simple way to do this is by using an average of the people who respond telling you they will be attending the rehearsal dinner party. You can apply this percentage to the number of guests you invited and come up with a close estimate. You should overshoot it by about 5 percent just in case.

After the guest list is completed it is time to order catering, and shop for the best rehearsal dinner favors. The catering can be simple steak and chicken and sometimes the banquet hall or restaurant will provide it. If they do, take it, this will save you a lot of time and make things very simple. The favors can be as unique as you like. Try something a little more conversational though because some tables might want a conversation piece.