My exact sentiment about planning our rehearsal dinner
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Okay, I wanted to share the story of our rehearsal dinner with you today but I can hardly talk about the dinner without mentioning the planning of the dinner . . .
The planning of our rehearsal dinner was one of our biggest challenges. It took us five months, not to mention plenty of blood, sweat & tears. The premise seemed so simple: a casual dinner to celebrate with our bridal party, families & out-of-town guests. Sounds easy, right? Nope, not in Hoboken. I started out focusing on our favorite restaurants, then tried anything & everything. Most restaurants are too small for private parties & the few that can accommodate large parties charge a fortune. Frustrating.
After getting nowhere fast, we decided to host our rehearsal dinner at the Hyatt on the Hudson to keep things easy for ourselves & our guests. The Hyatt offered us the Harborside Room, a good-sized room with pretty views of the Statue of Liberty. We were on the right track! But it wasn't as easy as we hoped. We didn't like any of the plated or buffet dinner options because they were too formal, very similar to our wedding menu. We wanted the rehearsal dinner & wedding to be vastly different especially now that the venue was essentially the same. I began to wonder if McDonald's would mind a party of 50.
The Hyatt sent me their complete corporate & private catering menu in what I can only guess was sheer desperation. I stumbled upon a "themed snack break" of soft pretzels, french fries & funnel cake. My stomach growled at the mere thought of my favorite foods. We were on to something! With the easy additions of salads, 3 choices of pizza & 3 choices of sliders, we were set. We sent out easy, cute invitations from Pingg & called it a day. At last, we had managed to create the fun, casual rehearsal dinner of our dreams!
Check in tomorrow for the scoop on my last dinner as a Soon-to-Be Mrs.!
haha yeah good luck finding a venue in hoboken is right! my friends had theirs at the brass rail, though, and it was really nice.
ReplyDeleteyes, the brass rail deserves an honorable mention because they could accommodate our party! in the end, they were a tad more formal than we wanted.
ReplyDeleteUgh we had a hard time planning ours too; and they messed up the time and food orders. I was so humiliated! at least the wedding went off without a hitch :)
ReplyDeleteI was so unprepared for how difficult it was! I'm sorry yours was a pain too . . . I'd hoped it was just me! But yes, the wedding is so much more important!!!
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