Rehersal Dinners

[RaggedyAnn]

We had ours at out favorite restaurant-that happens to be Chinese. They had a catering menu that we were able to order platters off of. It was so successful that 4 years later my brother had his at the same restaurant. Immediate family, grandparents, bridal parties and their significant others were in attendance both times. At both events the groom's parent paid for everything...drinks and food.

I went to a friend's sister's and they had a clam bake. That one was really fun...but you have to live by the shore.

As far as the drink tickets idea, my brother gave each guest at his wedding a drink ticket at their place setting instead of having an open bar at the wedding. I thought it was a great idea if that is something you do-since people tend to over do it and waste the alcohol in open bar situations.

[trojangal]

My parents sponsored our rehearsal dinner since DH parents are deceased. We wanted a casual get-together with all the wedding party members and family members in town as well as those out of town people who arrived early. It was sort of an open door policy. We had a buffet set up with all kinds of different foods from BBQ and potato salad and coleslaw and baked beans as well as baked chicken, mixed vegetables, salad. We had the opportunity to visit with almost-family friends who flew in from the state and spend that time. It was definitely low-key, casual, and most important, FUN!