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Rehearsal Dinner

mrsarmbrustermrsarmbruster member
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in Washington-Seattle
 Can anyone suggest a reasonably-priced good place to have the rehearsal dinner? It will be in June....and preferably in Snohomish county/North Seattle.
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Re: Rehearsal Dinner

  • mgoss228mgoss228 member
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    edited December 2011
    Do you know what kind of food you want to eat at your RD?  And what kind of range is reasonable?  $10-15 per person, $15-20, etc?  And do you have an estimated guestlist, how many people will be attending?

    More details would be great :)  You can also look under the "Welcome" post at the top, and go to the Seattle Bio and look under Caterer Vendor Reviews for some ideas.

    The cheapest way is to have someone host it at their home and have food delivered (or if someone in the WP is especially gifted, have them make it, but that might be too much for them to handle).
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  • ginabrat911ginabrat911
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    edited December 2011
    We had our at Buca di Bepo in Lynnwood and that was fun and tasty.  Other good ideas to keep costs low are BBQ or potluck at someone's home or a park. 
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  • fancynewbeccafancynewbecca
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    edited December 2011
    Second Buca Di Beppo... Fun, family style :o)
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  • mrsarmbrustermrsarmbruster member
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    edited December 2011

    There will be at least 40 people, probably closer to 50. Buca di Beppo sounds good! Also P.F. Chang's. FI's parents are footing the bill but nothing too outrageous. I don't know anything about how restaurants approach rehearsal dinners...where are you guys having yours?

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  • mgoss228mgoss228 member
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    edited December 2011
    I'm currently in the consultation/proposal process with a couple different RD "candidates."

    And the general process with restaurants and RDs is to either email or call, find out who at the restaurant you need to contact (usually the event planner/sales/caterer person), and then contact them.  It's good to have a rough idea of what you want (types of food- appetizers, entrees, desserts; bar selection, length of dinner, etc), and any dietary restrictions of any of the guests.

    Then, in my experience, after talking about what you want you receive a proposal from the restaurant, which gives a detailed list of prices for everything (food, service, and any other fees, look to see if they include gratuity).  You then can see if there is any place in the proposal that you can cut costs (or add, depending on what you want).

    That's the point I'm at right now.  What comes after you accept a proposal is usually taste tests and signing the contract and paying a deposit.
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