they provided them and there wasn't any extra charge. i had several colors to choose from. but i also got married almost 5 years ago, so things may have changed! i'd be surprised if they charged for them thoughh. we did our "welcome dinner" the night before the wedding at Dreams. we didn't rehearse anything, because, well, how would we? but we just got everyone together so they could meet, hang out, and we could thank them. we had our dinner served on the pool patio area. well, first we had a cocktail hour and then a sit down dinner.