It Wouldn’t Be A Wedding Without Some Stress
3 05 2008We’re three weeks exactly from the wedding and things were going entirely too smoothly. 
We went to my now-former favorite restaurant in town with all five kids in tow and we had brought with us the list of menu choices for our rehearsal dinner on the 23rd. We had spoken with the restaurant owner over six months ago about it and three months ago he told us to bring a list a few weeks before the date so he could have enough food on hand.
So I’m there at the counter with the list and he walks over and asks what it is. When I say it’s the list for our rehearsal dinner he paused for a second and said that he had completely forgotten about it. Then he looks at the list and says he can’t handle that many people so we can’t do it. So basically, he left us in the lerch. (Which is kind of a blessing in disguise because we noticed after this incident that it seemed all the dinners on the menu jumped at least three dollars apiece…so we’re saving about $100 off the top by not having it there… and much more in the long run because it’s no longer on our list of places to eat.)
It leaves us in need of a place to have a rehearsal dinner. If you have any suggestions or recommendations for a place for us to check out, post it in the comments or drop me an e-mail. We know it’s a long shot to find a decent place with a banquet room still available on this short notice but we’ll be looking…
Jason:
Have no idea when the wedding is or what the budget looks like, but my niece had her rehearsal dinner at Bijan’s, and it was very nice and laid back.
Good luck. You are right, something happens at every wedding. Our bakery went out of business before mine, and didn’t notify us. These are the things that help you remember!
J. Parrino’s Italian Cafe. Old Springfield favorite. Locally owned. In the galleria, which is across from Hobby Lobby (south).
How many people, how formal, and are you wanting Italian (assuming you are referring to an Italian restaraunt that left you in a bind)? Also, must it be in Springfield?
Around 40, formality doesn’t really matter and it doesn’t have to be Italian. Doesn’t necessarily have to be in Springfield, either.
Why is getting married or anything else considered stressful ??? It is just another day on the calendar year that will come and go no matter what happens on that day.
I know someone who had a great rehearsal dinner at Landry’s (seafood) in Branson. You could try Rocky’s in Branson (Italian, don’t know if they have a big enough room). Meadows of Eden banquet hall is on 65 between Ozark and Branson. I went to a wedding reception there once and it was really nice. That’s all of the places I usually eat. Oh, have you called Nonna’s, downtown?