Potluck rehearsal dinner

Order pizza!!

Unless there's a specific cultural reason to do it, I would say no - just order some food in.

Order pizza and buy beer.

Rehearsal dinners are to thank those that attended your rehearsal, and to relax with VIPs. Danger aside (one bad cook has the whole wedding party dying from food poisoning on the wedding day) it's tacky and rude.

If you have a really really small group, having them all just over for supper at your home and cooking isn't something I would have a problem with, but self-catering is always a problematic idea and lots of other posters will tell you not to do it here either.

Definitely no to the potluck. How many guests are you expecting? I think if it's a small enough group (under 20) grilling is fine.. but you can always order pizzas too! It doesn't have to be fancy. But you are right your bridal party does need to be properly hosted.

Absolutely not. You want to thank your wedding party for attending the rehearsal by requiring them to bring their own food? No. This is no different from the wedding - host your guests properly.

So many smaller places do pick up catering. You can get subway sandwiches, or noodles & co, or Panera bread, or pizza, or Chinese, or Jimmy John's or literally countless other quick meals that won't break the bank.

Do something like that instead.

That is just bad hosting to do a potluck. I am really ethnic and know no culture to potluck a meal like that. The pride is presenting a worthy table for your guests. Mismatched unclean crockpots and electric roasters don't cut that.

No potlucks. Order pizza. You're already asking them to take another day out of their life.....

We are getting a food truck and just buying beer and wine - much easier! No potluck

Absolutely no potluck. Order takeout or have to catered.

Rehearsal dinners are a way to thank your wedding party for coming and rehearsing, I wouldn't make them bring a dish to their own thank you! It doesn't have to be fancy though, FH and I are ordering some pizza and having wine and beer.

UO I say there is absolutely nothing wrong with grilling, purchasing sides and beer and wine for your rehearsal dinner.

I came right to posting. A RD is in part a thank you from the coupke to their BP. This reason alone should negate any thought of pot luck/having guests contribute to their thank you dinner.

Stay strong Danielle!!!!

My best friend's rehearsal dinner was a potluck. While it worked out and no one seemed to care that it was, I found it to be a chore just because I was in the wedding party. As if going to the rehearsal wasn't enough. No potlucks!

I agree. Order food in.

"I'm really ethnic and know of no cultures that do that" - I guess you can speak for all cultures then.