rehearsal dinner

noun

US
: a formal meal after a wedding rehearsal for the people participating in a wedding ceremony

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Guests were seen arriving at the venue Thursday night for what was reportedly a rehearsal dinner ahead of a bigger bash Friday. — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026 Swift and Kelce celebrated their rehearsal dinner at Madison Square Garden’s Infosys Theater last night. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026 The billionaire pop titan and the NFL star, both 36, kicked off their wedding festivities Thursday afternoon with a rehearsal dinner at the famed sports arena. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 Both Dunham and Antonoff, 42, were also seen heading, separately, to Swift and Kelce's rehearsal dinner the night prior, on July 2. — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for rehearsal dinner

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