Rehearsal Dinners

The night before,held with its own beauty.

A rehearsal dinner deserves to be its own event — the first held moment with both families around one table.

Overview

The night before your wedding, at one long table.

Our Sherwood Room is designed for exactly this evening — candlelight, a plated Hearth menu, and both families at one glowing table.

40–80
Guests in the Sherwood Room
2
Entrées on the Hearth
1
Long glowing table
3 hr
Evening minimum
Why Waterhouse

Held with quiet care.

One long table

Twenty to forty guests, seated together, no head table required.

Family-style menu

Warm, generous, easy to linger over — the right tone for the night before.

Time for toasts

The evening for the personal toasts that would be too much on the wedding day.

Warm, low, and held together.
The Sherwood Room

Warm, low, and held together.

Tapered candles beneath the glowing canopy, hand-written place cards, and one shared table with both families beside each other.

Family-style, always.
Menu Format

Family-style, always.

A shared centrepiece, three seasonal sides, and a single considered dessert. Bread arrives warm, always.

The Process

From first email to last dance.

01
Inquire

Tell us your date, your people, and the feeling you're after. We reply within one business day.

02
Tour & Tasting

Walk the rooms with your event lead and taste the season's menu at the mahogany bar.

03
Design

Menu, flow, floor plan, and light — composed together, down to the candle placement.

04
The Evening

You arrive as a guest at your own event. We hold everything else.

Always Included

Every gathering at Waterhouse includes.

A dedicated event lead from first email to last dance
Seasonal menus written the week of your event
A tiered bar program from a cellar built since 1973
Candlelight, pressed linen, and hand-polished glassware
Full staffing — captains, servers, and the bar team
One event at a time — the room is only yours
Free Estimate
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Sample Timeline

How the evening might unfold.

6:00 pm
Welcome drinks
6:45 pm
Family-style dinner
8:30 pm
Toasts · dessert
9:30 pm
Lounge · digestifs
Next Step

The night before, held with care.