rehearsal dinner
noun
US
: a formal meal after a wedding rehearsal for the people participating in a wedding ceremony
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Ahead of their Friday nuptials, the soon-to-be newlyweds attended a rehearsal dinner in London.
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Sarah Title, People.com, 10 July 2025
The length feels very elegant and can work for event like a rehearsal dinner or an engagement party.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Glamour, 2 July 2025
The wedding heavily sampled Ye (formerly Kanye West) and Kim Kardashian's pan-European nuptials in 2014, which saw Parisian pre-wedding events, a rehearsal dinner in Versailles and a Florence ceremony.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 2 July 2025
Scroll down to find five fabulous rehearsal dinner outfit ideas for different locations and styles.
—Sarah Zendejas, Vogue, 23 June 2025
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Sarah Title, People.com, 10 July 2025
The length feels very elegant and can work for event like a rehearsal dinner or an engagement party.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Glamour, 2 July 2025
The wedding heavily sampled Ye (formerly Kanye West) and Kim Kardashian's pan-European nuptials in 2014, which saw Parisian pre-wedding events, a rehearsal dinner in Versailles and a Florence ceremony.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 2 July 2025
Scroll down to find five fabulous rehearsal dinner outfit ideas for different locations and styles.
—Sarah Zendejas, Vogue, 23 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for rehearsal dinner
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“Rehearsal dinner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rehearsal%20dinner. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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