rehearsal dinner

Night-before celebration

A rehearsal dinner is a meal held the night before a wedding, typically following the ceremony rehearsal.

It gathers the wedding party, close family, and sometimes out-of-town guests for food and toasts in a more intimate setting than the wedding reception: His parents are hosting the rehearsal dinner at their favorite restaurant.

Opposites
wedding event sequence

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Celebration following a marriage

reception · wedding breakfast · after-party · honeymoon · community celebration

formality and finality

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Celebration following a marriage

wedding banquet · formal reception

Family

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