My Big Fat Polish Rehearsal Dinner

My Big Fat Polish Rehearsal Dinner

March 10th, 2010 @ 5:23 pm by Mrs. Pudding
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Our rehearsal dinner has been stressing me out lately. You see, with so many out of town guests, we are looking at having a big guest list for the dinner. And when I say “big”, I mean HUGE. And when I say “HUGE”, I mean bigger than many wedding receptions.

The guest list is currently approaching 100.

We don’t have much planned for the rehearsal dinner yet. We have decided that since the wedding will be “Polish light” (we want both of our cultures incorporated), the rehearsal dinner will be a Polish bonanza. We will be serving Polish favorites such as pierogi, cabbage rolls, and barszcz.

(yum)

(YUM)

We also know that we will have some version of the Polterabend (a post on this is coming, I promise!).

Other than that, I have no idea what our rehearsal dinner will look like. I want the atmosphere to be fun and friendly, and I am looking forward to our families having the chance to meet each other before the wedding. I have to admit though - sometimes I feel like we are planning two back-to-back weddings!

Will your rehearsal dinner be big and fabulous, or small and intimate? Are you incorporating any cultural details into the event?

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29 Responses to “My Big Fat Polish Rehearsal Dinner”

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VintageDivine (message) 336 posts, Helper bee

*wipes drool off keyboard*

Polterabend!! YES! I participated in a few of these when I lived in Germany! Can’t wait for your post!

3/10/10 @ 5:26 pm (reply)

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tea (message) 7,263 posts, Bee Keeper

oooh! i LOVE pierogis! i think that was one of the best things i picked up during my stay in michigan. so yummy. did you know there’s an annual pierogi festival in whiting, indiana? i swear, i’m gonna go some day.

3/10/10 @ 5:26 pm (reply)

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Andrea

my rehearsal dinner is going to be HUGE! I’m so happy to have all my family coming in from out of town, but it’s def. causing us a little stress. My goal is to keep it fun and casual … and on the less expensive end

3/10/10 @ 5:30 pm (reply)

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ChiCat (message) 335 posts, Helper bee

@tea - ohmygoodness that looks amazing!! We’re in Chicago, and this years Pierogi fest apparently takes place the weekend after our wedding! Minimoon, anyone?

Miss Pudding - that food looks _amazing_! We’re doing a giant casual rehersal dinner, too. Since everyone’s coming in from out of town, we wanted to be able to spend as much time with them as possible. We’re seriously considering doing a BBQ with a whole roast pig. BBQ because my family’s roots are in Texas, and the whole roast pig because my FI is half cuban, and growing up his family had one every year for Noche Buena.

3/10/10 @ 5:42 pm (reply)

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Miss Cardigan (message) 8,645 posts, Bee Keeper

Wow - that’s a huge rehearsal dinner! I bet it will be a ton of fun! That food looks seriously tasty!

3/10/10 @ 5:43 pm (reply)

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Miss Hamster (message) 4,045 posts, Honey bee

Yum yum! This post was mouthwatering! I want to eat one of those pierogies, like, NOW.

3/10/10 @ 6:16 pm (reply)

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Miss Pretzel (message) 1,893 posts, Buzzing bee

Yummm! I wanna come to your rehearsal dinner… oh wait I have to go to my rehearsal dinner that night We’re paying tribute to the pacific NW at our RD.

3/10/10 @ 6:21 pm (reply)

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Miss Hot Wings (message) 2,213 posts, Buzzing bee

yuummmy! Our rehearsal is getting pretty huge too. We’re at 90 right now and that’s just wedding party and family. Those darn large families! It’ll be fun though right?!?!

3/10/10 @ 6:32 pm (reply)

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MeadowbelleMarket (message) 55 posts, Worker bee

PIEROGIES!!! Delicious. What is the red soupy stuff in the last photo? It looks like beet soup…which I’d be willing to try, as a vegetarian

We didn’t have a lot of out-of-town guests, so we weren’t obligated to have a large rehearsal dinner. However, I was soooo confused about rehearsal dinner etiquette. Since we paid for the wedding ourselves, we wanted to keep the rehearsal dinner relatively intimate, but I wasn’t exactly sure who we were supposed to extend the invites too (I mean, do you include the ushers plus his parents and all five brothers and sisters?).

Does anyone know a bit more about rehearsal dinner etiquette for those on a shoestrig budget (or just in general)?

3/10/10 @ 6:34 pm (reply)

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Miss Starfish (message) 1,924 posts, Buzzing bee

That will be fun! We are having a cozy rehearsal dinner with our family and bridal party.

3/10/10 @ 6:34 pm (reply)

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Miss Frozen Yogurt (message) 2,685 posts, Sugar bee

I LOVE pierogies!! yum!

3/10/10 @ 7:21 pm (reply)

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krissybee (message) 3,921 posts, Honey bee

oh fun!!!! right now i think our RD will be intimate but, man, this looks awesome!!!!!

3/10/10 @ 7:35 pm (reply)

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LittlestBirds (message) 2,605 posts, Sugar bee

Okay, you just made me have to go fix myself a second helping of lunch. Thanks.

Ours will be small and intimate! Probably about 40 people; though, that’s a lot considering the wedding reception will only have 60 people. I’m really looking forward to it, it’s going to be a low-stress and fun way to greet and hang out with all my awesome friends and family that I miss so much living out on the other coast.

3/10/10 @ 7:38 pm (reply)

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Miss Pudding (message) 1,180 posts, Bumble bee

@tea: I did not know that! I may just have to convince Mr. P to take a little road trip with me
@ChiCat: Wow! That sounds like so much fun…and an experience your guests are sure to remember!
@Miss Pretzel: You’ll be there in spirit!
@MeadowbelleMarket: It is beet soup! It’s one of the few vegetarian Polish dishes. As for the rehearsal dinner etiquette, as far as I understand, the people involved in the rehearsal should be invited to the dinner. I know that recently many couples invite out of town guests as well, just to extend the celebration. I am by no means an expert though

3/10/10 @ 8:48 pm (reply)

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Saeliz (message) 629 posts, Busy bee

Where do you plan on having your rehearsal dinner? My FI is 100% polish and I am trying to incorporate some polish themes into our wedding but am finding it hard to do so! He isn’t too sure what the traditions are and his mom didn’t have a traditional wedding because she came over so young and her mother is still in Poland. Any help you can offer is much appreciated! Also, I know there is a song they sing…but I can only pronounce it and don’t know the words. It starts with something like Stolacz. Forgive my spelling!

3/10/10 @ 9:13 pm (reply)

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