Ideas for Different Rehearsal Dinner Locations

Vows are memorized and the walk down the aisle has been perfected.  Now it’s time for the rehearsal dinner; the night-before rendezvous that provides itself with food, drinks, and an abundance of toasts. 

A rehearsal dinner can be anything you imagine.  Typically rehearsal dinners are held the evening before the big day.  It can be an intimate gathering, traditionally at an elegant restaurant, to a separate unique experience that wows family, friends, and the wedding party.  If your wedding rehearsal is formal, your rehearsal dinner can be as casual as you would like it, or vice versa.  Fortunately, there are many fun suggestions for a unique rehearsal dinner that can provide a memorable experience for each individual couple and their guests.
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Dave and Busters is a unique, fun-filled combination of great food and endless games all under one roof and can offer party spaces in all 55 of their locations.  As a couple, you can customize your dinner to perfection, from buffets to appetizers, to sit-down dinners.  Dave and Busters offers a wide range of beverage packages, either drinks by the ticket, the glass, or the tray full.  Depending on how many attendees are at your rehearsal dinner, you can choose from a few different room options.  These include a small party room, not too big, not too small, with beautifully set tables, an executive billiards room, offering a game of billiards and a sit down to a deliciously crafted dinner, to a pool table room where billiards tables double as dining tables that seat up to sixteen people.  Since Dave and Busters in known for their games, entertainment options are available at your fingertips.  You can have your family, friends, and wedding party really enjoy themselves with over 200 games to choose from and entire areas dedicated to billiards, shuffleboard, and bowling.  Special packages are available for party and play combinations.  With these combinations you can choose from five different buffet and power card combination options.
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For the couple who loves baseball, many ballparks offer rooms or suites to rent for your entire party.  Depending on if you would like to have a rehearsal dinner on game day or a non game day depends on what you would like to rent out.  If you are Phillies fans, Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia can offer suites and party spaces for all your guests during game days.  Suites and party spaces range from Giles Party Suites, HOFC Decks, All-Star Suite, Party Tent, Suite Patio, and the MVP Suite.  All suites include a fully catered buffet menu with beer, wine, soft drinks, and bottles waters.  Suites also include many other amenities that range differently depending on the suite of your liking.  If you may be looking for a non game day, couples can rent out The Diamond Club or the Hall of Fame Club in Citizens Bank Park, depending on the size of your party.  Renting out these rooms lets you choose from a buffet or a sit down dinner all catered by Aramark.  With either option, you can have a small intimate gathering or a large extravagant gathering for all guests to remember.
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For the sports buffs who do not want to be at the actual game, may enjoy Chickie’s and Pete’s Sports Bar; a place for any size party.  Having a rehearsal dinner at Chickie’s and Pete’s, they can offer a happy hour, a few tables, a room, or even the entire restaurant.  Each of the 6 different locations offers televisions ranging from all types of sports.  Party menus are available at each location ranging from different packages to choose from.  Beverage packages, food packages, and even specific party packages are given as options of desire.   All food is served buffet style, unless you choose to have party trays, such as Chickie’s wing trays, Mussel’s red or white trays, or the World Famous Crab Fries trays.
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Chickie’s and Pete’s offers a connected interactive sports bar called Play 2 at their South Philadelphia and PARX casino locations.  Play 2 offers video games of your selection or program/game on TV in your own reserved room.  Each room has a server who will take your order, bring out food and beverages, and accommodate any addition food and beverage needs.  Play 2 at the PARX casino location would be a pleasant touch for the gaming couple, because as soon as you walk out of the sports bar, you enter the casino floor where there are slot machines and table games available for an epic night before your big day.
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For the more relaxed couple, wine has played a major role in weddings, so why not host your rehearsal dinner at a winery.  Guests can sample award winning wines produced at the vineyard along with food specially prepared for each couples desires.  Crossing Vineyards and Winery located in Washington Crossing, PA is a beautiful boutique venue offering flexible options on what you would like at your rehearsal dinner.  Crossing Vineyards and Winery is a 200-year old property in the heart of historic Bucks County, offering the romance and grace of the past set against the ever changing beauty of an active 20 acre vineyard.  You can choose from several charming settings, inside or outside, for a one-of-a-kind experience.

-Amanda

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