Rehearsal dinners average price

concon361 Posted: Apr 23, 2006 08:43 PM

Rehearsal dinners average price

I am sure that this has been asked before, but I couldn't find it...can you ladies tell me what the average price per person was for your rehearsal dinners please. We were given a quote $40(this includes tax and tip) per person and we wanted to see if that was a lot or average. The place is in Babylon Village and would include a 4 course meal no alcohol included. Guests would have a choice for each course of three different options. As always thanks for the help,and I thought this was very cute..FH said 'ask the girls!' haha

sarahradio5 Posted: Apr 23, 2006 08:58 PM

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Mine is 40pp PLUS tax and gratuity. Originally, it didn't include alcohol, but I got them to throw that in. (I'm having my RD at my restaurant hotel, which is VERY yummy! .)

Summer101 Posted: Apr 23, 2006 08:58 PM

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We are paying 35 a person so your price sounds about right!!

Calimali Posted: Apr 23, 2006 09:05 PM

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$34 per person

butterflybabe Posted: Apr 23, 2006 09:06 PM

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We are paying $35 per person too!

IslandPrincess Posted: Apr 23, 2006 09:08 PM

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that sounds about right - as much as it ***** to pay that much! I told FH we could have ours at the restaurant he wants (Oak Room at Bethpage Black since he golfs EVERY day) and that's $40 without the drinks - anyone have any ideas how to get them to either include drinks or lower the price for alcohol at all? Is it possible to bring your own wine?? This rehearsal dinner is stressing me out more than the wedding itself!

sd9403 Posted: Apr 23, 2006 09:18 PM

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We were quoted $33 pp (buffet) including alcohol. Tax and gratuity not included.
So yes...yours sounds good!

donegal419 Posted: Apr 23, 2006 09:31 PM

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Blah... these are higher than I thought they would be. I guess I think that because I a monly paying $52 pp for my WEDDING! (The only perk to getting married in February!!) Don't mean to hijack the thread but does anyone have recommendations for places under $30 for a rehearsal dinner?

IslandPrincess Posted: Apr 23, 2006 09:38 PM

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Posted by donegal419

Blah... these are higher than I thought they would be. I guess I think that because I a monly paying $52 pp for my WEDDING! (The only perk to getting married in February!!) Don't mean to hijack the thread but does anyone have recommendations for places under $30 for a rehearsal dinner?[/QUOTE

what town are you looking in?]

M&LSept1606 Posted: Apr 23, 2006 10:11 PM

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we're having a buffet, in the dining area in the back of a local pizzeria. It's $19.95 pp, running tab on alcohol.

MrsStefan Posted: Apr 23, 2006 10:13 PM

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We are paying about 40 per person. It dosent include alcohol, but we are going to keep a tab at the bar so that out guests don't have to pay. The dinner includes a choice of 6 meals. I think that the place quoted you about average.

kimbermiller Posted: Apr 23, 2006 10:18 PM

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Posted by donegal419

Blah... these are higher than I thought they would be. I guess I think that because I a monly paying $52 pp for my WEDDING! (The only perk to getting married in February!!) Don't mean to hijack the thread but does anyone have recommendations for places under $30 for a rehearsal dinner?

Hey Karen,

No clue if you are into this idea, but Kyle and I are having the RD at Jani's in RVC. And they have a bunch of options. I think there is one for like, $13.95 and another for $16.95 per person, not including liquor. We decided Chinese would be fun and totally different than the wedding food the next day, which is nice too. Just thought I'd pass it along.

luvmyhuny Posted: Apr 23, 2006 10:41 PM

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I know I have some time but a friend of mine had hers last week and only paid $20 per person which included beer wine & soda.. she ran a tab and it was 'Family Style ' food was good.

I think $40 is high !

klingklang77 Posted: Apr 23, 2006 11:52 PM

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mine is $24 (plus tax and grat) a person for food only. it is family style and it includes: bread and foccacia, veggies and potatoes, 2 salads, 1 chicken dish, 1 fish dish, 1 pasta dish and sorbet and biscotti for dessert.

we are bringing our own wine with a corkage of 10 or 15 per bottle (i forget). sodas and coffee are included. we are getting the wine for pretty cheap and FMIL wanted australian wine, so FILs are bringing over wine on their trip over here. wine is pretty inexpensive there, especially for some nice wine.

i am having it at nick diangelos.

waterspout4 Posted: Apr 24, 2006 01:10 AM

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I know ours was around $25 per person with tax and tip. It didn't include alcohol, but the food was awesome! FMIL added wine carafes and pitchers of beer, which wasn't much.

concon361 Posted: Apr 24, 2006 06:38 AM

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Thanks Ladies..now I know at least where we stand

MayBride06 Posted: Apr 24, 2006 09:32 AM

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40 pp. including alcohol plus, plus. This is a 4 course sit down menu including dessert at the maine maid inn.

MarcusGirl Posted: Apr 24, 2006 09:49 AM

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$ 38 pp including alcohol. I think that sounds like a lot w/o alcohol.

sarahradio5 Posted: Apr 24, 2006 10:38 AM

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I think it's hard because RD's are usually on weekend nights. If you have a rehearsal dinner during the week, you might be able to work with some restaurants since they might not usually be as booked during the week as they are on weekends. Mine is on a Saturday night, so it's hard to negotiate with restaurants when they're going to get business that night from regular patrons anyway.