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Ideas for wedding rehearsal dinner parties:
1. BBQ Bash - self explanatory
 2. The Orient Express - Have a Chinese restaurant cater dinner, serve mini-pad thais as an appetizer, get soem colorful paper lanterns and parasols and whatever else you find from Chinatown or an online supplier that will make for a great Oriental festival. Fried bananas or mango ice cream bring a sweet finale to your gathering.
3. Go for a Dip -fondue pots with all different dips and things to dip in them. For favors, you can give guests a take-home version of one of the dishes or even a monogrammed fondue fork.
4. Let the Good Times Bowl - bowling parties. Some places have private rooms. Stage competitions between the two families, or do boys vs. girls, and give awards at the end of the night in which wnners receive a bowling shirt embroidered with “Team *insert first names of couple to be married*” while everyone else takes home sugar cookies iced to look like bowling balls.
5. Feelin’ Lucky? -Casino night complete with invitations on customized playing cards. Decorate surfaces with chocolate poker chips.
6. A Party You Can Really Dig - clambake party, could even do this at the beach with surf n turf. Fill buckets with shells and seafood-shaped candies at each table for fun favors.
7. Welcome to the Big League - baseball stadium or baseball field party. Many ballparks offer group packages, including with a congratulatory message on the scoreboard. Personalized baseball caps or plastic beer steins are great party favors. Guest book? Make everyone sign a "game ball".
8. Toast of the Town - wine tasting party. Mini wine bottles can be party favors.
9. Destination Theme - honeymoon themed to wherever you may be going on your honeymoon.
10. Tee Time - Golf party at a course or club. Favors: golf balls with name of couple printed on them.

and dont forget to use all those wedding cameras to take lots of pictures of the pre-wedding fun.