Cannot host rehearsal dinner at venue

Can you book rehearsal dinner site at the venue for Friday night as well so you are guaranteed to host your rehearsal dinner there? That seems to be the best option (assuming it isn't too expensive). If that doesn't work, is there a restaurant nearby the venue that you could use to host your rehearsal dinner?

If Covid was not going on, people would be having rehearsal dinners at restaurants. Traditionally they are very low key/casual. Example being pizza or tacos. Those can be delivered anywhere and served with sodas/beers.


As for a rehearsal, if everyone has been in a wedding before then you can get away with skipping it. If the ceremony is religious with many details or the officiant recommends, then it can held the night before or a run through the morning of.

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I wish! But unfortunately they will make more money off a wedding than a rehearsal dinner =( Can't say I disagree with their decision there hahaha

I will definitely look at the restaurants nearby! Thanks!

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I didn't think of the morning of! There's a thought!

Thanks!

Our venue was the same way. We only planned on having the rehearsal there and the dinner somewhere else. We booked a restaurant with a private room for the rehearsal dinner, but this was pre-Covid. We figured worst case we would quickly run over the rehearsal the morning of the wedding. It ended up working out and we were able to have our rehearsal at our venue. It was on a Friday night in July. Airbnbs currently ban any type of event of more than 16 people because of Covid.

I’ve been to rehearsals at restaurants. You also don’t necessarily need one.

View Quoted Comment If you have a rehearsal, then a dinner afterwards needs to be hosted. But the ceremony rehearsal is optional

You can always rent a space elsewhere for the dinner. As far as actually rehearsing the ceremony; if you are unable to, it will not be a big deal. However, I suggest rehearsing the morning of if possible.

Can you have the rehearsal at the venue and the dinner at a restaurant or elsewhere? Or is the rehearsal not guaranteed as well?

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True! We are looking at 2022 so hopefully are looking at better circumstances by then fingers crossed! I like the idea of the private room!

I appreciate your response thanks so much!

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Very true!

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Unfortunately/but also fortunately, the venue only does one event per day so its kind of an all or nothing kinda deal.

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The morning of might be the way to go!

I'm in a similar situation. I'm getting married on a Sunday, so we may not have access the the venue on Saturday. We've already planned to host the rehearsal dinner at a restaurant about two blocks from the venue. If we can use it for a walk-through, great! If not, I'm just going to share some diagrams of the garden and hope everyone understands from that.

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I'm sure it will all work out =) Sounds like you have a solid plan!

I didn’t have a rehearsal, we figured our way down the aisle just fine 😉

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=) good to know! Thanks!

You could do late-ish afternoon rehearsal at the place maybe? Cocktail drinks at a restaurant and dinner after?

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Unfortunately, we cannot be on-site at all if there is a wedding booked. =( But I like the cocktail idea!

We are doing our rehearsal dinner at the house and getting a couple of pizzas.


I think the airbnb is a great idea