rehearsal dinner
noun
US
: a formal meal after a wedding rehearsal for the people participating in a wedding ceremony
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It is usually hosted ahead of the wedding ceremony and can often be paired with a rehearsal dinner.
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Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
At the rehearsal dinner, while getting ready, and during the post-wedding brunch, she was treated as an afterthought.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
The rehearsal dinner itself is also in jeopardy when the power on the riverboat goes out, ruining Preacher’s refrigerated prep work.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
The groom’s family traditionally paid for all costs associated with the rehearsal dinner and honeymoon, wedding day transportation, and the officiant.
—Priya Rao, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2025
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Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
At the rehearsal dinner, while getting ready, and during the post-wedding brunch, she was treated as an afterthought.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
The rehearsal dinner itself is also in jeopardy when the power on the riverboat goes out, ruining Preacher’s refrigerated prep work.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
The groom’s family traditionally paid for all costs associated with the rehearsal dinner and honeymoon, wedding day transportation, and the officiant.
—Priya Rao, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Rehearsal dinner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rehearsal%20dinner. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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