rehearsal dinner
noun
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: a formal meal after a wedding rehearsal for the people participating in a wedding ceremony
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The day before their nuptials, the couple went to watch a school football game rather than hold a rehearsal dinner, per The Oregonian.
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Adam England, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
The weekend kicked off with a rehearsal dinner at The Ocean View Club’s terrace overlooking the ocean, where Madeline wore a Lanvin gown with intricate seaweed-like lace.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2024
But after a rehearsal dinner that stretches late into the night before the wedding, Amelia’s best friend and maid of honor, Merritt (Meghann Fahy), washes up dead on the beach just outside the Winbury home.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024
The rehearsal dinner appears glamorous and joyful, but things take a dire turn in the early hours of the following day.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
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Adam England, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
The weekend kicked off with a rehearsal dinner at The Ocean View Club’s terrace overlooking the ocean, where Madeline wore a Lanvin gown with intricate seaweed-like lace.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2024
But after a rehearsal dinner that stretches late into the night before the wedding, Amelia’s best friend and maid of honor, Merritt (Meghann Fahy), washes up dead on the beach just outside the Winbury home.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024
The rehearsal dinner appears glamorous and joyful, but things take a dire turn in the early hours of the following day.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Rehearsal dinner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rehearsal%20dinner. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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