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Mine won't be for another 15 months, but I'm already stressing about it. I'm trying to keep it as cheap as possible, without sacrificing fun and style. I'd love to have a rustic BBQ or picnic style rehearsal, but I'm not sure where to have it (a drawback of living in the city - no backyards).
I'm thinking about Versailles in Manhattan Beach. Anywhere with a banquet room would probably work but my mom hates spicy food so we have to avoid Mexican. Something that's pretty hard to do in Southern California.
We had ours at the fanciest Chinese buffet in town and everyone LOVED it!
I have so many people coming to my rehersal dinner. My family, each of our wedding party (7bm & 7gm) and their significant others and the people from out of town (we have a lot of people coming from Europe)
So we decided to have it at my parents house. They have a lovely back yard, I can have it catered by my favorite mexican place and we can hire a bar tender. All way less than going out to dinner! I am actually really excited!!!!!
We are going with Miceli's in Universal City. They have a family style menu for large parties. They range from $20 to $26 per person, and that already includes taxes and gratuity.
Ours isn't as large as yours (we have so many OOT guests that inviting them to the RD would really just be having the wedding twice): about 20 ppl. The RD is the only thing either set of parents is paying for (we're having two ceremonies, so two RDs, so each set of 'rents hosts one), so they got to choose where they wanted to host it. My parents are hosting the 1st RD at King's Hawaiian in Torrance (we're from Hawaii, so it seemed appropriate). FI's parents will host theirs at the Disneyland Resort, restaurant TBD (2nd ceremony is at Disneyland Hotel, so the whole WP will be at the resort for the rehearsal).
Maybe you could narrow down the area for us? LA is rather large & I've got a bunch of suggestions, but I don't know which area you'd prefer...
Edit: forgot to mention the cost of King's: it'll be under $20/person for entree, dessert, & non-alcoholic drink. My parents will have a separate bill for alcohol; it was a restaurant thing with the deal.
@ms.pascua: King's? Where is that? That price is pretty good! :)
@keladry - how many people? I am not in LA, but we had ours at Mimi's - it was fun and affordable, and they started in Anaheim. =D
OK, guys, don't laugh, but there will be literally 50 people coming. ALL of my family is out of town, so my mom is insisting that they will all be invited to the rehearsal. In terms of location, Universal City is alright, and Torrance might be ok, but we are trying to keep it in the Hollywood, Westwood, Downtown, Santa Monica or Pasadena areas.
@ Mrs. Louboutin: Our wedding will be in Miracle Mile, and the guests will more than likely be staying in that area, downtown or Pasadena, since it's a nice area.
@ Ms. Caniche: We are in the process of trying to find a house and if we nail one down by the wedding, we are so having the rehearsal there! Catering has got to be cheaper and plus we can decorate ourselves. But we need that house!! 
@msqthoney: I just saw the pictures from the Basement at Miceli's and I am calling them right now. It looks amazing!! Is the food good?
In the Pasadena area, check out La Orange Grande Cafe, Cafe Bizou and Elements Cafe. The owner at Elements actually approached me while I was meeting with my photographer and said he would love to host a rehearsal dinner at the new location (next to Pasadena Playhouse). Good luck!
@keladry: i love their appetizers, actually :) and their caprese salad! :)
@They have another branch in hollywood. I saw your PP and you said you wanted to keep it in that area.
We are doing the Melting pot. It is coming out to 32 per person.
@msqthoney: King's Hawaiian Bakery & Restaurant is in Torrance. Check it out: http://www.kingshawaiian.com/restaurants/ It's my favorite Hawaiian food restaurant up here in the mainland (I'm from Hawaii, so it seemed appropriate to have my parents host their RD at a Hawaiian place).
@Keladry: If you're looking for places that can seat 50 & are pretty informal, I love PitFire Pizza on Westwood Blvd...south of Wilshire. EXCELLENT pizza & pasta (good crowd pleaser), cool atmosphere, good wine & beer list. The seating can be a LONG banquet table or several booths.
King's Hawaiian sounds awesome. It's almost local food or at least will seem local to my Ohio and Missouri relatives.
http://www.paulmartinsamericanbistro.com/
We had ours at Paul Martins American Bistro. They have a beautiful outdoor patio (not much of view) and their indoor is so beautifully done. They have amazing organic food, their service is impeccable. And a really good wine list too!
We are having ours at Buffalo Wild Wings. Yeah not as fancy but super fun! Its also cheaper too. You can feed a group of 15 for about $150-200.
We'd love to have the rehearsal dinner at home, but we're already having a BBQ the day after at our house. (Well, apartment but our quadplex has a huge backyard.)
One of my cousins had her wedding in LA and had In-and-Out Burger at a beach. I didn't go, so I don't know which beach. They gave out beach towels as favors.
we had our rehearsal dinner at maggiano's. great prices and lots of food!
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Hi All,
I'm currently searching for a great rehersal dinner location for our bridal party and our out-of-town guests, which is a rather large number. We want to keep the price point around 30 dollars per person, and we don't necessarily have to be in some back room of a restaurant. We're currenlty in price negotiations with The Abbey, but are willing to visit other restaurants in order to get a great place.
Any other suggestions or where are you having your rehersal dinner?