That would be about right for the rehearsal dinner for a formal wedding. Obviously, if the couple/family is on a budget, you could bring it down to $400 by using the church hall, recruiting the immediate family/friends to do the food preparation, and don’t serve alcohol.
My concern - validated by 2 cases in the past year alone - is that too many young betrotheds think of the wedding as the be-all and end-all, instead of just the beginning of the marriage.
The wedding will be in VA. Our son’s bride to be is from the Valley. Are you in that area?
Don’t feed the Bridezillas!