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Since we are doing a destination wedding, we knew we wanted to make the most of the weekend with so many people having to travel to be there with us. And really, who doesn’t love a weekend-long party?

Once we determined our venue, we needed to decide on what to do for our rehearsal dinner. We loved the idea of incorporating Frogger’s family lake house so it only made sense that our rehearsal dinner be there. And since our wedding is a destination for the majority of our guests, we thought it would be a great idea to open our rehearsal dinner up to everyone and make it more of a rehearsal party.

Can I tell you how much I love the fact that we have a full weekend of wedding festivities? All of our favorite people hanging out together in our favorite place… I just can’t wait!

On tap for the evening:

Delicious grub from our favorite winery who runs an incredible BBQ on site courtesy of Frogger’s mom. We’re talking fall-off-the-bone ribs, fresh Pacific salmon, coleslaw, baked beans and cornbread. I’m just going to wipe my drool… carry on.

A variety of great tunes to create a laid back, fun vibe of background music.

Activities like volleyball, croquet, bocce ball and Frogger’s favorite – home run derby.

Good conversation, gorgeous weather and all with the backdrop of the sun setting against the mountains over the lake.

I have a feeling this will be the perfect way to start the celebration. Everyone will have had a day or two to explore the area and enjoy the lake, we’ll have the rehearsal party Friday night and the wedding Saturday night.

Then following the wedding on Sunday morning, my mom has graciously offered to host brunch at their place for anyone who is interested. I love that we will be able to see everyone one more time and recount the events of the weekend before they have to head out to the airport. It doesn’t get much better than this!

Are you opening up any wedding events to all of your guests? Anyone else planning a full weekend of wedding events for their guests?