Rehersal Dinner/welcome dinner in Puerto Rico

What part of PR are you getting married?

View Quoted Comment Wedding is in Rio Grande at Hacienda Siesta Alegre, we are staying in the San Juan area.

A rehearsal should not be expensive. Most people do simple pizzas and beer or whatever is the lowest cost delicious takeout type food.

We didn't have a destination wedding, but we did a rehearsal dinner/welcome dinner combo because the majority of our guests were travelling from out of town. We had between 70-75 guests in attendance at the dinner the night before the wedding. We were able to keep costs down by renting a party room, having a caterer do heavy app stations, hiring some students to serve as bartenders, and DIY-ing the decor. The whole thing came out around $3000, which was very reasonable for us. If you can try to DIY part of it, that would be a good way to keep costs down (though that might be difficult if you're having a destination wedding in PR). Maybe contact some more casual restaurants nearby and see if someone can offer you a package deal, or something with heavy app stations instead of a full sit-down meal.

View Quoted Comment Thats a great idea! I will check with some of the local more casual restaurants! Thank you!

My ILs hosted our rehearsal dinner in their apartment. Do you live in the area, or will you have access to a kitchen?
Rehearsal dinners don't have to be decorated, fancy, or anything other than yummy. Ours was super low-key and fun, with simple dishes like pesto, chicken cacciatore, pork loin, and homemade chocolate cake (made dairy and gluten free for certain guests). At this point I should mention my ILs *are* Italian-American.

But, as mentioned above, it could really just be pizza and beer.

Our Rehearsal/Welcome Dinner was in Southern California. We originally were planning on doing something low-key and inexpensive like a food truck at the hotel most guests were staying at( but my in-laws suggested having it at a nearby brewery (Stone Brewing in Escondido). It ended up being about $12k for 80-90 people. This included an open beer/wine bar.


However, I agree with PPs. The Rehearsal/Welcome Dinner doesn’t need to be fancy. I’ve been to one held at a local Italian family restaurant and another at a BJs restaurant.

Hi! If you decided what you are doing would you mind sharing? I am starting to plan my destination wedding in PR

$12k for a rehearsal dinner??? Jeezus. I am going to elope at this point.