to think "rehearsal dinners"are a ridiculous concept?

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unless I have not fully understood what it's all about.

In all american movies and sit-coms where there's a wedding they have a rehearsal dinner the night before the wedding, where the hosts welcome their guests and thank them for coming, and then the best man and bridesmaid make a speech about the couple etc.

Is this just to practice for the wedding reception following evening??? And the, 24 hours later, they will welcome for real their guests AGAIN and make the heartwarming speaches that everyone has already heard the night before???

AIBU to think this is ridiculous?

How can you "offend a tradition"? Real or not! Insulting a culture is something different and what we're talking about. Insults with no basis in fact aren't that uncommon but people still get upset about them. I'm sure we could all think of one based on sexuality, race, religious beliefs, etc that would upset those people.

Even after people said that it wasn't true she still came back to say it was a ridiculous idea. Yes, an idea that's all hers!