rehearsal dinner

noun

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

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Indeed, the report indicates that the venue reportedly locked security staff out of its camera network and facial recognition software for seven hours on July 2, the night of the rehearsal dinner, and again for their wedding ceremony on the 3rd. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 July 2026 The New York City venue reportedly locked security staff out of its camera network and facial recognition software for seven hours on July 2, the night of Swift and Kelce’s rehearsal dinner, and again for their wedding ceremony on the 3rd. Walden Green, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026 News reported that the newlyweds also had sung together at their rehearsal dinner. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026 After the rehearsal dinner, the couple was among the approximately 1,000 invitees who attended Swift and Kelce’s blowout wedding celebration the day before the Fourth of July. Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for rehearsal dinner

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