Key to a Great Rehearsal Dinner

The key to a great rehearsal dinner isn’t great drinks or a fancy convention center (although they do help!) Rehearsal dinners are about creating great memories and preparing for the big event. In this blog, we’ll explore some tips to ensure that your rehearsal dinner is not only memorable but relatively stress-free.

Plan casual

It’s becoming the norm for couples to opt for a more casual rehearsal dinner. This makes it less stressful for both you and your guests and creates a more relaxed environment. This relaxed environment helps facilitate conversation between guests who previously have never met. Alongside casual dress, consider opting out of assigned seats too and instead have open-style seating.

Have fun with it

Giving your dinner a fun theme to go along with it can add to the structure of the event. Because the Coastline Convention Center is placed conveniently by the Cape Fear River, one of our favorite dinner themes includes plenty of water-related decor and food items. This can help remove some of the decision making in the process, too.

Time is everything

Choose a time for the rehearsal dinner that’s easily accessible for your guests. Rehearsal dinners typically take place during the evening starting around 5:30 or 6. Use this time to make any announcements related to the wedding or to give special instruction so that everyone is on the same page for the big day. Don’t go overboard, though – dinners are about relaxing and enjoying the moment, not for giving instruction.

Choose us!

The Coastline Convention Center is your number one choice for hosting your rehearsal dinner. We provide one of the best spaces in Wilmington and give our guests numerous options to enjoy. Take the stress out of wedding planning and have us help you instead. To learn more about our facility, check out this page.