Any restaurant recommendations? I'm well-versed in city dining, but I wouldn't know anything about reserving a whole restaurant or a private area. Should I do just a simple dinner, or dinner with entertainment? Should our wedding party give speeches? Should we show slides of our baby pictures? What is usually done?
There's a nice rehearsal dinner that I've been to that had no music, just speeches given by family and friends, and a slideshow of the bride and groom. I think that's a simple and nice way to do it? Is there something else I should be thinking of?
Does anyone know what's a good price for food and open bar per head? Not the super fancy restaurants, we like rustic and cozy. I know they can run expensive. I'm looking at restaurants like Nom Wah ($5500 for 50 people, open bar included), Public, Hill Country. Although the latter two I suspect are out of my budget. Ideally I wouldn't want to spend more than a few thousand for 50-60 guests.
