How to Choose a Menu for Your Rehearsal Dinner

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Choosing the menu for the rehearsal dinner is very important, especially if those hosting the rehearsal dinner are not the ones hosting the wedding reception. It is very important to remember that the rehearsal dinner cannot upstage the reception. Follow these steps to planning a menu for a rehearsal dinner.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Step1
Determine the menu being served for the wedding reception before selecting anything for the rehearsal dinner.
Step2
Do not choose anything that is considered more of a delicacy that what is being offered at the reception. If the reception will include baked chicken, do not serve lobster at the rehearsal dinner.
Step3
Almost always, rehearsal dinners are sit-down rather than buffet. Having a buffet will not breach etiquette, but it is worth noting tradition.
Step4
Plan items that traditionally go together. In other words, you may not want to have spaghetti with green beans on the side.
Step5
Stick to the same type of food. If you are going with Italian food, be sure that all of the courses are Italian.
Step6
Ask the people at the location of the rehearsal dinner their favorite menu combinations. You may find that they have very helpful insight into which dishes are compatible with one another.
Step7
Remember that drinks are part of the menu as well. Be sure they coordinate with the food you serve.

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