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Rehearsal dinner alternatives?

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Gen, on August 6, 2018 at 2:23 PM

I’m freaking out, I just updated our expense sheet and somehow we are at 18k when our budget was 15 (and I guarantee im still forgetting things)! UGH!

The only thing other than food (our main expense) that surpasses 1k (so is a significant expense) is our rehearsal dinner. I was really looking forward to doing something special with our immediate families and bridal parties the night before! But I feel like this could be a place where we could make a cut and salvage some extra money, if possible.

Have any of you not done a rehearsal dinner, or are not planning to do one? What are you doing instead, if anything?? Maybe a welcome party in our hotel suite, or just having those people over to our house for a less formal gathering with some snacks and drinks? Just trying to figure out if there is another less expensive but plausible option!

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Just Said Yes October 2018
Tiffany · on August 24, 2018 at 5:31 AM
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Hmmmm, If you can and you don't mind being a little old fashioned... Have the rehearsal dinner at home or a friend's house. Make it casual and family style. If they are coming from out of town they can appreciate relaxing. Call in reinforcements that can cook for all of you. Make it an Italian night. Spaghetti, and all different kinds of pasta dishes, with salad and bread. It's simple but it will cut your cost.
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Master August 2017
firstoneat56 · on August 24, 2018 at 7:23 AM
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Rehearsals are generally unnecessary. You and everyone else knows how to walk, right -LOL?

if you still want to have a welcome event, you can host it in your home and cater in. We did that for OOT guests (mostly family) and local family. We catered Kosher deli that cost $16/person. With drinks and dessert. It cost us a little over $500 but we had over 30 people and tons of leftovers.
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