Digital rehearsal dinner invitations let you invite the bridal party and family in minutes, even when plans change last minute or guests are flying in from out of town. Each design is fully editable in our free browser-based editor and downloads as a JPEG, PNG, and PDF file for sharing by text message, email, or group chat. Customize host names, the bride and groom's names, the dinner date and venue, dress code, and any wedding weekend itinerary details. Perfect for welcome dinners at destination weddings, last-minute date changes, and any rehearsal dinner where you want to invite the bridal party and family digitally.
A digital rehearsal dinner invitation is a digital version of the invitation sent for the dinner held the night before the wedding. It is shared by text message, email, or group chat instead of mailed as a printed card. Our digital rehearsal dinner invitation templates are fully editable in our free browser-based editor. No Canva account, no Photoshop, no software to install. Customize the host names, the bride and groom's names, the dinner date and time, the venue, the dress code, and any wedding weekend itinerary details. Whether you are sending a digital rehearsal dinner invitation to your bridal party and immediate family, an electronic rehearsal dinner invitation for a destination wedding welcome dinner, or a rehearsal dinner evite to a small group of close friends, every template here is built to be customized in your browser and shared digitally in 10 to 15 minutes from purchase to sent.
Clean lines, modern typography, and generous white space. For couples whose rehearsal dinner is as polished as the wedding.
Watercolor florals and soft botanicals. A favorite for garden rehearsals, vineyard dinners, and brunch-style welcome events.
Earthy textures, terracotta, and hand-drawn details. Great for desert weddings and ranch dinners.
Formal typography and traditional layouts. For couples who want the digital convenience without losing the formal aesthetic.
Warm tones and hand-lettered scripts. Perfect for barn dinners and farmhouse-themed weddings.
Digital invitations are not always the right choice for the rehearsal dinner, but they win in specific scenarios. If any of these describe your wedding, digital rehearsal dinner invitations are likely the better choice than printed:
Destination weddings with a welcome dinner. The night-before dinner at destination weddings has evolved into a welcome dinner that includes all out-of-town guests, not just bridal party and family. With everyone already coordinating travel via text and email, digital invitations for the welcome dinner are now the default.
Small bridal party and immediate family. Most rehearsal dinners are 20 to 40 people, all close to the couple. The bridal party group chat already exists. Sending the rehearsal dinner invitation by group chat is faster than mailing 20 to 40 printed invitations.
Last-minute date or venue changes. Rehearsal dinners often shift dates or venues in the final weeks before the wedding. Digital invitations can be updated and re-sent in minutes. Printed invitations require a reprint and a second round of mailing.
Budget-conscious couples. Digital rehearsal dinner invitations cost the price of the template (under $25) for unlimited sends. Printed invitations for 30 guests cost $50 to $100 (printing) plus $20 to $30 (envelopes) plus $20 to $30 (postage), totaling $90 to $160.
Couples hosting their own rehearsal dinner. When the bride and groom are paying for the rehearsal dinner themselves (rather than the groom's parents), the budget pressure makes digital invitations more appealing. Save the stationery budget for the main wedding invitation suite.
For destination weddings, the rehearsal dinner has effectively been replaced by a welcome dinner that includes all out-of-town guests rather than just the bridal party and family. Our templates support both formats:
Traditional rehearsal dinner. Held the night before the wedding for the bridal party, immediate family, and officiant (typically 20 to 40 people). Often more formal. The invitation lists the host names (traditionally the groom's parents), the dinner date, time, venue, and dress code.
Welcome dinner. The destination-wedding format that includes all out-of-town guests on the night before the wedding. Larger (50 to 150+ people), more casual, designed to greet travelers. The invitation often doubles as a wedding weekend schedule announcement, with the welcome dinner listed alongside the wedding day and any farewell brunch.
Many of our templates work for both. Customize the title ("Rehearsal Dinner" vs "Welcome Dinner"), the host names, and any weekend itinerary details based on which format your wedding is using.
Coordinate with whoever is hosting (the groom's parents, the bride and groom, or both) to confirm the date, time, venue, and dress code 4 to 6 weeks before the wedding.
Pick a template that matches your wedding invitation suite. Filter by style above so the rehearsal dinner stationery feels coordinated with the rest of the wedding.
Open the template in our free browser-based editor. Edit the host names, the bride and groom's names, the dinner details, and any weekend itinerary information.
Download the file pack (PDF, JPEG, PNG).
Send the JPEG by text message to the bridal party group chat, by email to immediate family, or via shareable link if you want a single message that goes to everyone.
For welcome dinners at destination weddings, send 4 to 6 weeks in advance so out-of-town guests can finalize travel. For traditional local rehearsal dinners, 3 to 4 weeks ahead is enough.
If you prefer a printed rehearsal dinner invitation, browse our printed rehearsal dinner invitations. For the main wedding invitation, see our digital wedding invitations or printed wedding invitations. For the bridal shower, bachelorette, or other pre-wedding events, see bridal shower invitations and bachelorette party invitations.
Yes, especially for small rehearsal dinners (20 to 40 people, all close to the couple), destination welcome dinners, and casual rehearsal dinners. Most rehearsal dinners are intimate enough that the bridal party and immediate family already share a group chat with the couple, which makes digital sharing the natural default. For very formal traditional weddings where the groom's parents host a black-tie rehearsal dinner, printed invitations may still be the more formal choice. Many couples send digitally to the bridal party and friends but mail printed invitations to grandparents and older relatives who appreciate the keepsake.
Send digital rehearsal dinner invitations 3 to 4 weeks before the dinner for local weddings, or 4 to 6 weeks in advance for destination weddings or weddings with significant travel. Send after the formal wedding invitation has gone out (which is typically 6 to 8 weeks before the wedding) since rehearsal dinner invitations go to a smaller subset of guests. For welcome dinners at destination weddings, the timing aligns with travel booking deadlines, so 6 weeks ahead is the safe minimum.
A digital rehearsal dinner invitation should include the same information as a printed invitation: the host names at the top (whoever is hosting and paying), the bride and groom's names, the dinner date and start time, the venue name and address, dress code (often more casual than the wedding itself), an RSVP contact and deadline, and any directions or parking notes. Digital invitations have an advantage because you can include clickable links to the venue address in Google Maps, the wedding website, and the wedding weekend itinerary.
Save the JPEG image from the template download to your phone. Open your text messaging app, attach the image, add a short personal note ("You're invited to the rehearsal dinner!"), and send to the bridal party group chat or to each guest's phone number directly. The image displays inline in the message thread on every modern smartphone. For RSVP responses, ask guests to reply directly to the message or include a link to your wedding website RSVP form.
A traditional rehearsal dinner is held the night before the wedding for a small group (bridal party, immediate family, officiant) immediately after the ceremony rehearsal. A welcome dinner is the destination-wedding version: a larger event that includes all out-of-town guests on the night before the wedding, not just bridal party and family. Welcome dinners are usually more casual than traditional rehearsal dinners and are designed to greet travelers. Some couples have both: a small rehearsal dinner for the immediate group and a separate welcome reception for everyone.
Yes. Every digital invitation template downloads with a high-resolution print-ready PDF (300 DPI) alongside the digital sharing files. Print at home on standard 100lb to 110lb cardstock for the few guests (grandparents, older relatives) who prefer paper, while sending digitally to everyone else. This hybrid approach keeps stationery costs low while preserving the formal touch for guests who appreciate a printed invitation.
