Wedding Rehearsal & Dinner

Traditionally, the rehearsal and dinner are held the day before the wedding. If using your venue is over budget, I would recommend having the rehearsal there then moving to a restaurant in the same area for the dinner! You could even host it at home if you and your guests are willing to make the drive that day!

Can you rehearse at the venue then have dinner at a nearby restaurant?

View Quoted Comment I was thinking of that but there aren't alot of good options to have it at. It's mostly like chain restaurants that I've found so far. But I will keep looking.

As PPs said, definitely have the reception at the venue! For the dinner, maybe you could host the rehearsal dinner at your home? You don't need to worry about it being fancy - pizza and drinks would work fine, for example!

We are doing pizza at home unless I find somewhere cheap to host. I don't think you need to host.

Also do you have a big party? We may not even have an actual rehearsal in the venue so that would save travel and you could do something closer to where you live and still do a mock rehearsal if you really wanted.

View Quoted Comment I just counted and we have about 20 people including in bridesmaids, groomsmen, inlaws, etc.