Taxman59
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This past weekend, my oldest DS got engaged. The "event" was attended by DW, DS2 and DS3 as well as her parents and sisters and me. It was a great weekend, and I got a chance to talk with the future in-laws. It appears that they are expecting us to throw the rehearsal dinner (which I expected) and they will have nearly 100 attendees (which I wasn't expecting ). Given the budgeted spending level for the wedding, my son and future DIL wanted to let me know that the cost for the rehearsal dinner would be in the neighborhood of $25k! They don't want me to break the bank meeting the required spending level, and they don't want to be embarrassed by me "going cheap".
My question for the forum is this, What is a reasonable expense for a rehearsal dinner in Chicago, and what is the etiquette for who should be invited?
My question for the forum is this, What is a reasonable expense for a rehearsal dinner in Chicago, and what is the etiquette for who should be invited?