why are rehearsal dinner places so expensive??!!?!

jags77 Posted: Jul 15, 2003 10:14 PM

why are rehearsal dinner places so expensive??!!?!

i feel bad bc fh's parents are hosting the dinner. i am looking at danford's, three village inn, and port jeff country club for the dinner. they are about $45 per person including beer and wine plus tax and gratuity. isn't that high?? these are less expensive than other places i've looked at too!!

daisybride Posted: Jul 15, 2003 10:23 PM

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ThreeTwenty Posted: Jul 15, 2003 10:58 PM

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It's all part of the scam......

corinne7477 Posted: Jul 15, 2003 11:24 PM

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our place is 21 including beer or wine choice of lobster, chicken, salmon. what area are u looking for?

MarciaD Posted: Jul 15, 2003 11:26 PM

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We are having our's in Freeport I think it's $25 pp including wine and beer. FMIL insisted on hosting the RD...

lorimari Posted: Jul 15, 2003 11:27 PM

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What about LaParma in Huntington???? Its delish italian food and its family style. They do packages for like $23-$30 a person and that includes wine and dessert!!!!

corinne7477 Posted: Jul 15, 2003 11:31 PM

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i love la parma awesome food and really nice people only thing not too much privacy for rehersal dinner also need to see if your night is a busy night for them. i love that place wish i could have it there but our wedding is the next day so we chose chinese instead.

lorimari Posted: Jul 15, 2003 11:33 PM

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Corinne - good thinking about the privacy! Piccola Bussola which is right next store, italian, family style has the same prices as LaParma and the food is super good there too. They have a room off to the side you could use!

jags77 Posted: Jul 15, 2003 11:34 PM

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corinne- where is that place??

i am looking in setauket/stony brook/port jeff/smithtown/st james but am open to other areas.

lorimari Posted: Jul 15, 2003 11:36 PM

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In Commack you could go to the Bonwit Inn - they have private rooms upstairs.

Smithtown - I looooooove LaFamiglia but its too noisy and busy for a RD.

Hmmmmmmmm - I'll post tomorrow when my brain is functioning better!

Maribelle7777 Posted: Jul 16, 2003 09:32 AM

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wish my FFIL would host ours. But 'they don't do that in Ireland' so if I want one, I have to pay for my own. If I had a dime for everytime I heard 'they don't do that in Ireland'.....grrr...some men are SO STUBBORN!

MarcellaBella Posted: Jul 16, 2003 10:06 AM

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Thank god I am not paying for it.. FMIL is paying 68 bucks a head plus tax and tips in NYC, for 80 people...

MSANTINO Posted: Jul 16, 2003 06:41 PM

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I booked the Irish cofee pub in East Islip, the pace is fabulous, you have your own private room, iam paying $40 a head and that incudes open bar for 4 hours, i think it is $28 pp with no liquor.